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Chile Turns to the Left: The Daunting Challenges Ahead By Alejandra Garcia
Leftist Gabriel Boric became Chile’s president-elect this week, the man who will run the politics of…
The sound of music quietens the sound of guns
Join Bands, Not Gangs offers music lessons to vulnerable teens in dangerous Western Cape neighbourhoods, encouraging…
Book Review: The Soul of Uganda Through Song by Michiel van Oosterhout
The Soul of Uganda Through Song by the Dutch journalist, music archivist and documentary filmmaker, Michiel van…
Earth’s Greatest Enemy – A New Film by Abby Martin [OFFICIAL TEASER]
Abby Martin’s second feature film is an anti-imperialist environmental documentary. Join her on the journey, and…
Haiti Revolution, sparks for freedom
by Ustadi Kadiri, Haiti Action Committee In 1789, French Haiti – St. Domingue at the time…
The Power of Education without Exclusion: Learning from UNIFA in Haiti
Watch last Saturday’s fantastic program with Haiti’s former First Lady Mildred Aristide speaking about UNIFA with…
Applications of Ahimsa-Nonviolence in Daily Life
The TRANSCEND Peace Development Environment Network started with geopolitical macro and mega conflicts; many well known…
The Empires of Gates- Interview with Vandana Shiva, Ph.D.
In this interview with Dr. Joseph Mercola, Vandana Shiva says, “… if In the next decade,…
Laughter is an everyday form of resistance – Spire
June 2017. The death of Carol Atuhairwe, the smiling lady whose story of battling throat cancer…
Food Insecurity and the Prospects for Emerging Players
With the inauguration of Joe Biden, and the coming post-Covid era being bound to create uncertain…
Arundhati Roy: Our battle for love must be militantly waged – and beautifully won
The text of Arundhati Roy’s speech at the Elgar Parishad 2021 on January 30. I thank…
Haitians continue struggle against US-backed Moïse regime
A new wave of protests began in Haiti on January 10 against US backed president Jovenel…
A letter to Ange Kagame from Carine Kanimba
By, Carine I. Kanimba Dear Ange, I hope that this letter finds you well. My name…
Arts project re-imagines the realities of Riverlea
A photography and theatre project gives residents from the ruptured and under-resourced community an opportunity to…
Half a million march in France against police violence, racism By G. Dunkel
In an explosion of anger and political rejection, 200,000 people marched in Paris Nov. 28 while…
Text Messages | The words of Che Guevara
His image may be instantly recognisable as the face of revolution but Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara’s words…
Why some governments fear even teens on TikTok
IN Egypt, teenager Menna Abdel Aziz used social media to ask for protection after a sexual assault. She…
Decolonising Peace Journalism – And Putting It to Work in East Africa By Fredrick Ogenga
8 Jun 2020 – Conflict resolution is a recurrent theme in East Africa. This has prompted the need…
Listen to Your Mother: Nobody Should Be Too Rich or Too Poor
The wisdom of our mothers and mothers’ mothers from the dawn of time is reverberating throughout…
Uganda: How music is shaping war on Coronavirus By Denis Nsubuga
It is good to see mainstream artistes step up against coronavirus, even when most of their…
‘Vulgarity makes the point polite conversation can’t’ — a conversation with Ugandan dissident Stella Nyanzi
Radical Ugandan activist and academic Stella Nyanzi discusses her recent imprisonment, the power of vularity and…
Too Fast to Be a Woman
When South African track star Caster Semenya won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games,…
NO ROSES FROM MY MOUTH: Stella NYANZI´S POEMS FROM PRISON By Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire and Esther Mirembe
In Carole Boyce Davies’ study of the political activism of the Black Communist, Claudia Jones, Davies…
Charmant Mushaga: The refugee who has found stardom in Uganda
By Musinguzi Bamuturaki The gifted Congolese guitarist, singer-songwriter and band leader Charmant Mushaga fled to Uganda…