It is only in overwhelming victory that modesty can really flourish. Chris Froome's unassuming, yet magnificent win at the Vuelta a España makes him one of sport's few truly understated legends.
Finishing at the top of the Vuelta yesterday renders the Gran Campeón the first sportsperson in history to win the Tour de France and then go on to victory at Spain's biggest race. When the Vuelta preceded the Tour and a double was achieved in that order, the Iberian race was a fortnight of suffering, not the current three weeks of mountain based purgatory. Froome is now in an elite group of the greatest ever grand tour cyclists - with Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault, Jacques Anquetil and Miguel Indurain, each of whom possesses a style appropriate to his era.
Rather typically, at yesterday's electric sprint finish on a balmy Madrid evening, Froome took nothing for granted. After a surprise final appearance in the midst of the sprinters, he thanked his team mates. Then came the great comment. When asked whether he felt particularly proud of the now lavish praise from his defeated general classification rivals, he said that he was "honoured" to be approved of by such riders. Chris, you beat them hands down, and when you had a bit of spare time on your hands you also picked up two other jerseys.
Froome's very humble nature, which has characterised both his early days in Kenya and his current global stardom, is what most effectively deals with some of the unpleasant reception he received during several stages of summer's Tour de France. Perhaps Froome is a victim of the damaging questions surrounding Sir Bradley Wiggins, and perhaps he is also prone to being disliked for his consistent abilities to outshine the competition. Probably his quiet personality is mistaken for being uninteresting. Yet these conclusions all seem rather unfair: he is his own individual, it is a competition, and he's very sportsman like.
However Chris Froome is viewed, his athletic abilities, his impeccable pacing and race sense, and his rather gentle personality, ought to be positive attributes. The inspiration for the next generation of young sportspeople is obvious, and deserves full recognition among the wider public. It's time for the BBC to get into road cycling, and for Froome's global success to get some decent news coverage too.
Whatever happens in reality, modesty wins. Froome's cycling keeps doing the talking.
In how many European cities can you sit overlooking the sea in such an environment, and not have to pounce on a free chair or pay 10 Euros for a coffee?
One of the first things to jump out from Croatia in early autumn - apart from its lively residents, green countryside and warm climate - is its lesser known inhabitants. Bears. Driving one October day from the capital's airport to my charming destination, the coastal town of Poreč, I was accosted by roadside signs advising of who is really boss in the countryside.
We British city dwellers are not used to bears. Croatia was going to be fun.
Following my flight's arrival in the capital, Zagreb, and tackling the usual baggage reclaim and car hire, I was rather enjoying my drive (safely inside my car). Alas, I didn't see a bear, but after a couple of hours I was met with another wonderful sight - Poreč appearing over the horizon as I descended from the hilly forested roads.
Poreč in October - rather like the bears - symbolises the best of Croatia immensely well. It's different, it's off the beaten track but not by far, and it's just not too busy. Don't mistake me, in summer it's very popular - but, shhh, in October it's just as good and you get so much more to yourself.
My next near-bear experience was upon arrival at my temporary home, the Gran Hotel Palazzo, in the form of a bear sized grin from the receptionist. Apparently I'd brought too much luggage, but I was ready to enjoy myself in myriad pursuits. We chatted for I don't know how long, I checked in, dumped stuff in some wardrobes in my rather beautifully decorated room, and could no longer resist a cool orange juice on the terrace by the sea.
And this is it. In how many European cities can you sit overlooking the sea, surrounded by beautiful landscape, and not have to pounce on a free chair, breathe in next door's smoke or pay up to 10 Euros for a coffee? On top of this, the friendliness of local staff was once again abundantly clear.
I took the opportunity to eat well and rest for the night before an intrepid early morning of local exploring. That next day, Poreč easily revealed delightful coastal paths, side road art galleries, the smell of fresh coffee, fishermen preparing for the next outing, children and their parents walking to school. Poreč is obviously a real city to live in for regular people, as well as a place to visit and find lots to do.
On offer for my week's stay were a fantastic boat voyage round the local coves, swimming in the pool and the sea, decent and original shopping, excellent eating, great bike trails and crazy inflatable water sports, numerous towers and churches you can just stumble upon, and its highlight - an imposing sixth century Basilica. I could also visit nearby historic Rovinj and a stunning amphitheatre in Pula. I delighted in all of it, and in having such a pleasant hotel in which to rest weary bones after hours of walking and admiring.
In spite of many happy holidays in Spanish, French, Italian and Greek coastal towns, I can't say I've ever been quite as wholly charmed as I have by Croatia's little gem of Poreč.
The trick is, of course, not to go at the height of summer. But with pleasant autumnal temperatures of 20 degrees (70 Fahrenheit for those of us who enjoy an old fashioned beer and buying second hand novels from dusty bookshops), it's lovely. Combined with the culture and the warm local personalities, it's better described as irresistible.
Leo visited the Gran Hotel Palazzo in Poreč (average £80 per night in October through booking.com) and flew with Croatia Airlines to Zagreb (£130 return at the time through kayak.co.uk). Flights to nearby Pula are not always available outside summer.
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File photograph of APJ Abdul Kalam Popularly referred to as the Missile Man of India, for his dedication in the direction of growing ballistic missile and launch car know-how, Kalam was chosen because the President of India in 2002 by […]
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Popularly referred to as the Missile Man of India, for his dedication in the direction of growing ballistic missile and launch car know-how, Kalam was chosen because the President of India in 2002 by the then-ruling Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) and supported by opposition Indian Nationwide Congress (INC).
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July 27 marks the demise anniversary of the 11th president of our nation, APJ Abdul Kalam. Born and raised within the south Indian coastal city of Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu, his full identify was Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam. His curiosity in studying about physics and aerospace engineering helped in shaping his profession as a scientist and science administrator on the Defence Analysis and Growth Organisation (DRDO) and Indian House Analysis Organisation (ISRO).
After taking a discharge from his duties because the President of India, Kalam went again to his ardour. It was throughout delivering a lecture on the Indian Institute of Administration in Shillong, when he collapsed and died from an obvious cardiac arrest. India misplaced one in all its visionary leaders on July 27, 2015, on the age of 83.
On his demise anniversary, let's honour the chief by recalling a few of his phrases:
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5. Man wants difficulties in life as a result of they're essential to take pleasure in success
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After leaving Lower Silesia, in the beginning of February "The Queen of Peace" moved to the North of Poland, the region lying on the shore of the Baltic Sea, called Pomerania.
There, the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament for peace was organised in many different parishes, big and small.
Photo: Rumia (Pomerania), by "Comunità Regina della Pace"
During the last week of February, the peregrination continued in the East of Poland, and during the month of March, although the whole world was struck with the pandemia of coronavirus, the peregrination is held in Warsaw.
In the capital city of Poland, the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament was organised first in the Shrine of the Divine Providence. Photo below:
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It doesn't take a lot of digging to find critics who question President Joe Biden's physical and mental fitness, especially with the backdrop of Biden's numerous gaffes, including extreme difficulty walking up stairs and riding bikes. Former President Donald Trump, fresh off a Senior Club Championship win at his Palm Beach County-based Trump International Golf Club over the weekend, reminded his followers in a Truth Social post that, unlike his successor, he's got the stamina and physical health to not only win championships but also to run the United States. The 2024 Republican hopeful didn't name Biden in his announcement, but it could easily be interpreted that way. "A great honor to have won the Senior Club Championship at Trump International Golf Club, one of the best courses in the Country, in Palm Beach County, Florida. Competed against many fine golfers, and was hitting the ball long and straight," Trump wrote. "The reason that I announce this on fabulous TRUTH is that, in a very real way, it serves as a physical exam, only MUCH tougher. You need strength and stamina to WIN, & I have strength & stamina — most others don't. You also need strength & stamina to GOVERN!" he added. At issue are the results of Biden's last physical examination, which he promised would be released by the end of 2022. It's nearing the end of January, and nothing has been reported. The results of his 2021 physical examination, CNBC reported, were announced in mid-November of that year. At the time, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, Biden's physician, provided the president with a clean bill of health and noted that he remained "fit for duty." However, as the country has witnessed throughout his presidency, Biden has had more than his fair share of painfully embarrassing physical gaffes that became comedic content for many. [firefly_poll] The first reminder of Biden's questionable physical fitness was his dramatic, unfortunate series of falls while climbing the stairs to Air Force One in March 2021. The president was boarding the jet at Joint Base Andrews for a trip to Georgia, which turned out really bad.
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It appears Pres. Biden was stationary when he fell off his bike this morning.pic.twitter.com/4Eg83HJnl6
— Election Wizard 🇺🇸 (@ElectionWiz) June 18, 2022
While many on the left have heavily criticized Trump for his time spent on the golf course and even for his physique, any honest person, just by observing, would have to admit that Trump is considerably more physically capable of outperforming Biden at virtually anything requiring stamina and physical prowess. No contest. There's probably a pretty good reason why we don't see Biden playing much golf. This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.


New to MUD's f2p serpent, was wondering what would be a good town and race for serpents. With the town preferably being active during Asian-based hours.
Join Targossas, we have a Serpent snipe squad. In seriousness, pretty much every city has a place for Serpents-- the class has versatile RP and great utility.
Short racial breakdown: Racial specializations mean you can adjust the stats of whatever race you choose to an extent. While Serpents do better with a dexterity-heavy build, you can build that with more or less any race, though I'd suggest making sure you end up with a dexterity of -at least- 13, and remember that Strength is your dump stat. Many Serpents, myself included, are Mhun because the extra movement racial bonus goes well with a Serpent play style (slippery rather than tanky). You might want to look at racial bonuses before deciding whether you'd prefer faster movement to, say, Atavians' ability to fly above the ground or Humans' extra critical hits. And remember you get one free race change if things don't work out-- I've never used mine, though, because Mhun suits me nicely.
More detailed racial stuff:If you -really- want to min/max, the dexiest races are mhun and Rajamala. Mhun without racial specializations has 1 point less con than Rajamala (so is slightly less tanky) but 1 point more intelligence, which contributes to your mana and willpower reserves. This can be good to have because Serpent abilities like weaving drain mana and willpower.
On the other end of the spectrum, Horkval are constitution-heavy and have a racial bonus that makes them even tankier.
I'm fairly sure Mhaldor is still the most asian-focused timezone city. Sometimes it has quiet hours during those times, but there's a reason Mhaldor's been called 'azndor' for years of its existence, lol.
That said, I believe Cyrene and Hashan have some people at those hours, too. The other cities aren't very active at asian hours that I know of, though Ashtan has a small pk squad that is around at those hours so that could work if pk's your main interest.
For cities, all of them are 'good' for serpent, really. Just pick whichever RP focus you like most.
@Jiraishin is sort of right, but Atavian is just as 'dexy' as Mhun/Raja, and imo is the most min/max race for the class because it doesn't give up any important stats. The only thing atavian misses out on is some backstab damage, while mhun is squishy and raja has lower mana. The secondary racial effects are really not very important for those three, the raja dodge bonus is unnoticeable unless you stack dex arties/mounts etc., atavian flight is nice but not game-breaking (especially since ring of flying is a common artefact), and and mhun celerity is a quality of life thing mostly.


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English bulletin January 1, 2022
. . THE BIENNALE OF LUANDA . .
For almost a decade now, CPNN has been following the Biennale of Luanda as it strives to make Africa the first continent to adopt everywhere a culture of peace.
The process began in 2013 with the Pan-African Forum "Sources and Resources for a Culture of Peace " held in Luanda, Angola. It was extended in by the 2nd international conference on the culture of peace in Africa , December 2016 in Luanda.
The process was formalized to occur every two years as the Biennale of Luanda, and the first Biennale was held in September 2019.
Last month, the process culminated in the Second Biennale of Luanda held from November 27 to December 2 as a hybrid programme of in-person and on-line events.
The representative of UNESCO who led this process from the beginning, Enzo Fazzino, was honored in a videoconference, as he retired after this year's event. The account on the UNESCO website is entitled, Une étoile s'ajoute parmi les grands sages de l'UNESCO (A star is added to list of the great wise men of UNESCO).
This year's Biennale gathered high-level participants from governments, international institutions, the private sector, the artistic and scientific communities, and many more. It was organized as an intergenerational dialogue involving young people from all the countries of the African Union, as well the diaspora.
In the end, 118 young people were selected from 49 African countries and 14 countries of the Diaspora to take part in the Biennale, of whom 10 came in person to Luanda and the others participated virtually. The youth made a number of commitments, including to "Strengthen the capacity of Pan-African youth to promote the culture of peace, identify and support youth initiatives and best practices that work towards the sustainable implementation, individually and collectively, of the concepts of the culture of peace."
The event included a rich selection of films and shows for culture of peace in Africa. Links to videos of 20 are provided on CPNN, coming from Cape Verde, Congo, Ghana, Morocco, Namibia, Rwanda, Senegal and Zimbabwe, as well as the Diaspora in Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Germany, Haiti, Portugal and Sweden.
The Biennale was opened by the President of Angola, João Lourenço, He recognized the involvement of the African Diaspora, "Many of Africa's children have been leaving the continent in inhumane conditions and at the risk of their own lives in fleeing conflict zones or looking for a job and better living conditions. Regardless of their age, academic or professional background, they are all important and needed for the development of our continent. We always have the expectation that one day they will voluntarily return with the desire to contribute towards leveraging progress and development in all sectors of African national life.
Speaking as the President of the African Union, Félix Tshisekedi, assured their continued support and paid tribute to the role of youth, ""Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, in the words of the illustrious Agostinho Neto Kilamba, President and Poet, champion of the liberation of man and human brotherhood, 'poet of sacred hopes', we should 'look at Africa with the eyes of the future',"
And in her speech, UNESCO Directrice-General Audrey Azoulay said "UNESCO will continue to give its full support to this pan-African initiative, so that it is sustainable, in cooperation with the African Union and the Government of Angola. The culture of peace and non-violence is a long relay race ; it takes s a united team, generation after generation, to be victorious."
The Biennale will be re-convened in two years, again organized by the African Union, Angola and UNESCO. In the meantime, it is up to the youth to keep the flame going.
FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION
Highlights of the Biennale of Luanda 2021 : Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace
TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY
Youth at the Luanda Biennale – Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace
WOMEN'S EQUALITY
Phyllis Kotite has passed away
DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
DISARMAMENT & SECURITY
Mexico: Toys and Games as Instruments of the Culture of Peace
January 1, 2022 d-information, d-united nationsenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin December 1, 2021
..THE FAILURE OF COP26. . .
Once again, this time the 26th, the Conference of Parties has failed – the conference of the nation-states of the world to deal with the climate crisis.
As described by Greta Thunberg, it was a "greenwashing event" of "blah, blah, blah": "The leaders are not doing nothing; they are actively creating loopholes and shaping frameworks to benefit themselves, and to continue profiting from this destructive system. This is an active choice by the leaders to continue the exploitation of nature and people and the destruction of presents and future living conditions to take place".
As described by Amnesty International, "Leaders have catastrophically betrayed humanity at large by failing to protect people most affected by the climate crisis and instead caving into the interests of fossil fuel and other powerful corporations.
The crisis has intensified, but little else has changed since the previous conferences such as those described in CPNN bulletins in 2012 and again in 2015 and summarized here.. After those conferences, CPNN remarked that while the nation-states could not deal with the crisis, the organizations of cities were taking effective action, and young people around the world were mobilizing into a global youth movement.
Again this year, the organizations of cities are showing the way.
Global city partners C40, ICLEI, the Global Covenant of Mayors, CDP, UCLG, WRI and WWF, are working together to recruit cities to the Race to Zero. The 1049 cities and local governments signing onto the Race to Zero represent 722 million people and will pursue ambitious climate action in line with limiting global temperature rise to 1.5℃ – the global standard for climate action. The mayors' presence at COP26 is the culmination of years of visionary climate leadership from local leaders who have leveraged their influence to bolster global climate ambition. They have promoted their vision for a Global Green New Deal, which aims to place inclusive climate action at the centre of all urban decision-making to create healthy, accessible, liveable, and sustainable cities for all.
And again this year, it is the young people like Greta Thunburg who are seizing the initiative.
At Glasgow there were an estimated 250,000 demonstrators, led by young people and their organizations like Fridays for the Future which was started by Greta Thunberg.. Other demonstrations, largely led by youth, took place in Brussels, Melbourne, Palu (Indonesia), Paris, Berlin, Seoul, Manila, New York, Dharmsala (India), Wellington (New Zealand), Fiji, Istanbul, and Victoria (Canada), just to mention those for which we published photos.
The peace movement recognizes that the struggle for climate justice is an essential part of the struggle for a culture of peace. An example is our report from Mouvement de la Paix in France.
Religious organizations are also mobilizing. Many Catholics joined the demonstrations in Glasgow, inspired by the 2015 encyclical letter of Pope Francis entitled "LAUDATO SI' drawn from the words of Saint Francis of Assisi. "Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us."
A global movement is forming and it is led by youth. Quoting from the website of Fridays for the Future, "Along with other groups across the world, Fridays for Future is part of a hopeful new wave of change, inspiring millions of people to take action on the climate crisis. . . The goal of the movement is to put moral pressure on policymakers, to make them listen to the scientists, and then to take forceful action to limit global warming. Our movement is independent of commercial interests and political parties and knows no borders. We strike because we care for our planet and for each other. We have hope that humanity can change, avert the worst climate disasters and build a better future. Every day there are more of us and together we are strong. Everyone is welcome. Everyone is needed. No one is too small to make a difference."
COP26: Thousands of young people take over Glasgow streets demanding climate action
Some villages in France have found a second life by welcoming refugees
United Nations : UNiTE by 2030 to End Violence against Women
From LA to Bogotá to London, global mayors unite to deliver critical city momentum to world leaders tasked with keeping 1.5 degree hopes alive at Glasgow's COP26
What I Saw on Election Day in Nicaragua
Remembering Georgi Vanyan: for peace between Azerbaijan and Armenia
Amnesty International: Leaders' catastrophic failure on climate at COP26
December 1, 2021 d-sustainableenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin November 1, 2021
CITIES, TOWNS FOR CULTURE OF PEACE
As we have previously remarked in this bulletin most recently in 2020 and 2016, the leadership for a culture of peace is often taken by cities and towns, since, unlike nation-states, they are not heavily invested in the culture of war and since they tend to be more responsive to the needs of their citizens.
This month, there are four articles in this regard from Mexico.
The mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, has emphasized the social programs that she has implemented during her mandate to improve security conditions. She explains that "security is also the result of social justice, that is why we address the causes of violence with programs that allow access to education, culture and sports." She emphasized the projects that have been the foundations of her government in the capital of the country: the Points of Innovation, Freedom, Art, Education and Knowledge (Pillars), Yes to disarmament, yes to peace, Inside the Neighborhood and Wellbeing for Girls and Boys, My Scholarship to Get Started.
Mayor Sheinbaum also hosted the third World Forum on Cities and Territories of Peace in Mexico City. The Forum demonstrated the power of women and their influence in the most important positions to run large cities in the world. In the first session of the event, all the participants were women. Claudia Sheibaum (representative of Mexico City), Claudia López (mayor of Bogotá), Ada Colau (mayor of Barcelona), Manuela Carmena (former mayor of Madrid) and Reyna Rueda (mayor of Managua).
Women have also taken the lead for a culture of peace in the Mexican city of Chihuahua. Their network, the Red Mesa de Mujeres, highlights the importance of training women leaders in this area. "We started with the idea of building a group of ten women and we already have 65 of all ages."
In the Mexican city of Saltillo, the Mano Cadena program works to create, implement and disseminate preventive strategies for conflict resolution that promote a culture of peace. Actions include more than 138 information and awareness talks on the subject of alternative justice, 30 workshops on Peace Circles, and more than 50 training courses-workshops in community, school and alternative justice mediation given to more than 1,800 participants, community representatives and teachers.
Other articles come from Spain, United States, Japan, China, United Kingdom and France.
In Spain, United States and Japan, organizations of cities are putting pressure on their national governments to join the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which so far has only been signed by non-nuclear countries. Details are provided in the newsletter of Mayors for Peace.
Also in the United States, the city of Pittsburgh is taking steps to create "a city of peace with a culture of nonviolence." A group, which called the Black Elected Officials Coalition, announced it would begin a series of community events to promote peace in the streets.
In China, the city of Nanjing hosted the 2021 Nanjing Peace Forum, co-sponsored with UNESCO. The Forum conducted a lively and in-depth discussion on the natural environment and human destiny, sustainable development goals and green investment, environmental challenges and youth actions, global green recovery and good business, peace actions and international practices. The "2021 Nanjing Peace Consensus" was passed. This has become an annual event, as the 2020 Forum was described in CPNN.
In the United Kingdom, the city of Coventry, the current City of Culture, which is known as a city of peace and reconciliation, welcomed Little Amal, a giant puppet of a child, as she nears the end of a 5,000-mile walk from Syria to "rewrite the narrative about refugees". Coventry is home to about 1,500 people seeking refuge.
In France, the welcome of refugees also contributes to a culture of peace. The lead in this regard is being taken by small villages that have lost population in recent years and that find a revitaliization by refugees. In Notre-Dame-de-l'Osier, the refugees have engaged in gardening and a weekly market, as well as pottery workshops, cooking and honey harvesting that have enlivened village life. In Pessat-Villeneuve, the immigrants took responsibilty for the creation and distribution of masks that were needed to combat the epidemic of COVID.
The mayor of Grigny, France, Philippe Rio was chosen as best mayor in the world by the London association " City Mayors Foundation "to reward his management of the Covid crisis, and his fight against poverty in his city." He has also taken part in the welcome of refugees and the struggle to abolish nuclear weapons.
Mayor Rio spoke at the first national forum of the AFCDRP (Association of Mayors for Peace, France) that took place October 13 in Montpelier.
At the Forum I was privileged to deliver an address that described how cities can contribute to the culture of peace, with reference to the Declaration for the Transition to a Culture of Peace in the 21st Century.
Mexico City successfully holds the World Forum of Cities and Territories of Peace
Successful start of the Latin American March for Nonviolence, Multiethnic and Pluricultural
Our future, our decisions: young activists call for seat at climate table
The programs of Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum to reduce violence in Mexico City
The Nobel Peace Prize 2021
World Peace Congress concludes in Barcelona with successful participation
USA: Women Rally for Abortion Justice Amid 'Unprecedented Attack' on Reproductive Rights
Chad: AJPNV training for democracy and human rights
November 1, 2021 d-democraticenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin October 1, 2021
. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE .
In our survey of the Internet this year we found actions for the International Day of Peace in 628 communities located throughout the world. This total is similar to what we found last year, with the greatest number of actions taking place in Europe.
In Western Euope we found reference to actions in 191 communities. The greatest number was recorded in Belgium where 114 towns and municipalities participated in a campaign to fly the peace flag on official buildings, calling for a Belgium without nuclear weapons in a world without nuclear weapons. In France, the Collective for 21 September coordinated and described actions in 46 communities, including marches and demonstrations, often linked to the struggle to preserve the planet from global warming. The Collective is composed of 35 French organizations, led by Mouvement de la Paix.
Mikis Theodorakis, who passed away on September 2, was honored in Athens by dancers celebrating the Day of Peace, with the following quote from him, ""We are a vast, deep river that is constantly deepening, that is constantly widening and enriching as it moves towards this endless, wide sea, which is global cooperation in a world of peace."
In the former Soviet countries of Eastern Europe, especially Russia, and the Ukraine, we found actions in 157 communities, most of them involving the children in schools. Following the tradition of recent years, the children made paper doves and wrote their wishes for peace, sometimes attaching them to balloons to fly into the sky and travel across the earth. This year many of the schools prepared videos of their actions and wishes.
As was the case last year, many of the actions took place in communities across the two sides of the armed coflict in the Ukraine. One of the celebrations, in Yasinovataya, took place despite being under an artillery attack. In one school after another, the war was mentioned, for example in Markivka it was said that "In the conditions of the war in the East of Ukraine, this holiday acquired a special, at the same time sublime and tragic significance. "
In North America we found actions in 159 communities, of which 122 were coordinated and listed on the website of the Campaign Nonviolence, mobilizing "across the country and around the world for a culture of peace, economic equality, racial justice and environmental healing." 48 of the 50 states of the United States were represented, along with the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Quebec.
As usual, the most intensive celebration was in Philadelphia (Peace Day Philly) with 15 events, including four events with colorful flyers for which links are provided.
Ongoing wars and recent peace accords were addressed by the day's celebrations in the rest of the world.
In Africa we found celebrations in 36 communities in 19 countries, many of them torn by violent conflict. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Youth Parliament of the Beni region declared ""We launch a vibrant appeal to all young people in the province of North Kivu to dissociate themselves from the armed groups in order to make possible the return of peace and security in our region." In Cameroon, thousands who marched in several cities and towns said they were tired of burying civilians caught up in the fighting. They called for a cease-fire between the military and separatists. In Abuja, Nigeria, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution called on all Nigerians to work assiduously to return peace to the country. And the African Union repeated its call for "Silencing the guns."
In the Middle East and North Africa, we found actions in 18 communities in 12 countries. In Taiz, Yemen, the Abductees' Mothers Association spoke of the suffering of mothers and families of the abducted, arbitrarily arrested, and forcibly disappeared individuals while waiting for peace resolutions leading to their sons' freedom. In South Sudan, the Ecumenical Network on South Sudan called upon the leaders of South Sudan, both in government and in opposition, the security forces and citizens to finally take responsibility and resolve conflicts both national and locally through nonviolent means. In Jerusalem, some 1,000 Jewish and Arab mothers gathered for a number of events held by Women Wage Peace, including creating a human chain and a rally, demand that the government do everything possible to resolve the conflict with a political agreement. And the Arab League called on all nations and peoples, especially Arab countries experiencing armed conflicts, to immediately cease fire, abide by the cessation of hostilities, and resort to a political solution, as it is the only way to settle conflicts and disputes
In Latin America we found actions in 29 communities and 11 countries. Celebrations in Colombia were linked to commemoration of the fifh year since the signing of the peace agreement. In Bogota, the Unit for Victims reiterates its commitment to those most affected by the violence, working to implement all the actions that are the central axis of the Final Agreement with the FARC. In Medellin, the Mayor's Office noted that the city is becoming an epicenter for the implementation of the Peace Accords, above all, putting in the center to the victims and their right to access justice, truth and guarantees of non-repetition. And in Nariño, the Third World Summit announced that San Bernardo and Tablon de Gómez iare now free of antipersonnel mines.
In Asia and the Pacific we found actions in 42 communities in 13 countries. The plight of Rohingya refugees was addressed by the Center for Peace Studies in Dhaka, Bangladesh and by the NRS Relief in refugee camps. The plight of the people of Kashmir was addressed by the Kashmir Parliamentary Peace Conference. And the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process in the Philippines called for strengthening institutional an popular support for this effort.
As mentioned above, women are playing a leading role in peace efforts in Yemen and Jerusalem. Similarly, in the Ukraine, the "Women for Peace" "demonstrated and demanded fulfillment of promises by the government and Supreme Council to establish peace in the country. "We very much hope that once again the demands of our women, which we set out in our appeal, will be heard and measures will be taken." And in Casamance, Senegal, it is the Platform of Women for Peace that is most active.
Summing up the sentiments of Peace Day participants, and repeating a phrase of young activist Greta Thunberg, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres concluded "We need peace to recover from the pandemic and re-build shattered systems and shattered lives. We need peace to level the playing field and reduce inequalities. We need peace to renew trust in one another — and faith in facts and science. And we need to make peace with nature — to heal our planet, build a green economy, and achieve our net-zero targets. Peace is not a naïve dream. It's a light in the darkness. Guiding us to the only pathway to a better future for humanity. Let's walk the pathway of peace as if our lives depended on it. Because they do."
What has happened this year: International Day of Peace
United States and Canada: International Day of Peace
Europe: International Day of Peace
Asia and Pacific: International Day of Peace
EX-SOVIET COUNTRIES
Ex-Soviet countries: International Day of Peace
ARAB STATES AND MIDDLE EAST
Arab and Middle Eastern States: International Day of Peace
Latin America: International Day of Peace
Africa: International Day of Peace
October 1, 2021 Uncategorizedenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin September 1, 2021
. AFGHANISTAN AND HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI . . .
The commercial media this month was dominated by the American withdrawal (in defeat) from Afghanistan. However, it was difficult to find anything worthy of this bulletin, since we insist that articles must "promote at least one of the 8 domains of the culture of peace".
Eventually we found something positive: the courage of Search for Common Ground to stick with their culture of peace principles and to resist the mass exodus from Afghanistan. The organization will continue working there on the grounds that "intensive and consistent dialogue between all parties is the key to building a safe, healthy, and just society." Similar decisions were taken by a few other aid organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières.
The defeat of the American Empire in Afghanistan has inspired renewed efforts to defend Julian Assange, who is under attack because of his courageous research and publications that predicted the defeat from the very beginning. As expressed in an article coming from his home country of Australia, "The true nature of the war in Afghanistan has long ago been revealed by Assange, Wikileaks and others, counter to the propaganda justifying and promoting the war. . . . As events in Afghanistan demonstrate, never has the call for peace and justice for all peoples been more urgent. And given Julian Assange's situation, never has the call for his release been more urgent."
Meanwhile, as usual, the most important events for human history are ignored by the commercial media. The greatest threat to humanity is nuclear weapons, and the media mostly ignored the calls coming from Hiroshima and Nagasaki and peace activists around the world to ensure that they will never be used again.
The mayor of Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, writes, "At this Peace Memorial Ceremony marking 76 years since the bombing, we offer heartfelt prayers for the peaceful repose of the souls of the atomic bomb victims. Together with Nagasaki and likeminded people around the world, we pledge to do everything in our power to abolish nuclear weapons and light the way toward lasting world peace."
The mayor of Nagasaki, Tomihisa Taue, writes, "While extending our deepest condolences to those who lost their lives to the atomic bombs, I hereby declare that Nagasaki will work tirelessly alongside Hiroshima and all people who desire peace to spread a "culture of peace" around the world and bring about the abolishment of nuclear weapons and the realization of eternal peace."
The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres, says he continues to be humbled by the "selfless acts of the hibakusha, the name given to those who survived and continue to bear witness. Your courage in the face of immense human tragedy, is a beacon of hope for humanity. I reaffirm the full support of the United Nations to ensuring that your voices are heard by the world's people, and especially by younger generations."
And the United National Antiwar Coalition (USA) writes, "Many people now believe that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was not to end WWII, which was in its final days but to start the Cold War and show the Soviet Union and the world what the US could do if any country dared to oppose it. . . . the United National Antiwar Coalition sees the main danger of nuclear war coming from the United States and believes that we in the US have a special obligation to the world to oppose that danger."
CPNN readers were invited this month to take part in three virtual conversations about Hiroshima and Nagasaki .
On August 6, a webinar on abolishing nuclear weapons was held by UNITAR, in collaboration with the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs, Hiroshima Prefecture and the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace.
Also on August 6, peace activists associated with the United Nations in New York, including the NGO's Voices for a World Free of Nuclear Weapons and Charter for Compassion held a webinar asking "Hiroshima Day: Have we done enough?"
And on August 5, antinuclear groups in Brisbane, Australia, commemorated the anniversary of the bombings with a webinar celebrating the work that the community has done over time in opposition to nuclear weapons. One of the speakers was the renowned Dr. Helen Caldicott.
We at CPNN join in the global chorus demanding the abolition of nuclear weapons before nuclear weapons destroy our planet.
Afghanistan and Julian Assange
Benin: Traditional kings and religious leaders pray for peace in Parakou
Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC
Declaration for the Transition to a Culture of Peace in the XXI Century
In addition to articles, we list virtual events for the culture of peace: Click here for upcoming events. Last month we registered 17 virtual events.
United Nations: Strengthening women's meaningful participation in peace processes
The City of Hiroshima: PEACE DECLARATION
58 Years After Historic Rally, Thousands March on Washington for Voting Rights, DC Statehood
Childrens Message for Peace
September 1, 2021 Uncategorizedenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin August 1, 2021
PROGRESS IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
This month sees continued advances on the themes presented in the last few bulletins: the leadership of women and youth for a culture of peace in Africa; and the struggle against Israeli apartheid in the Middle East.
The Luanda Biennale, to be held October 4-8, will continue the development of networks promoting the "creation of a continental and sustainable movement for peace." These include the Pan-African Youth Network for the Culture of Peace and the Pan-African Women's Network for the Culture of Peace and Sustainable Development.
The Kinshasa Declaration, launched at the Generation Equality Forum [Paris, July 2], outlines concrete actions for African Union member countries to advance gender equality in Africa by 2030. The Declaration was drafted during the Conference on Gender Equality held in Kinshasa on June 10, and is the result of a large mobilization of pan-African groups including youth, civil society, researchers, government officials, activists and international organizations.
The African Union has announced that they have finished the call for nominations of African women who have exceptionally advanced the women, peace and security agenda in Africa. The selected women will be featured in an upcoming commemorative book featuring twenty African women. A chapter will be dedicated to each woman to share her story or contribution to either of the four pillars of UN Resolution 1325 namely; prevention, protection, participation and/or relief and recovery as part of the peace and security activities.
The African Union Special Envoy for Women Peace and Security, Mme Binetta Diop, has shared the findings of the UN-AU high level Solidarity Mission to the Republic of Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In both countries, the delegation met grass root women leaders, and the Chibok Girls, who have been rescued from Boko Haram. There are big camps for IDPs (displaced persons) including the Dalori camp in Nigeria, and the Mugunga IDP camp in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We held a focus group discussion with women IDPs to further gain understanding and learn from their experiences.
In Nigeria, The First Ladies of Osun and Kaduna States have been elected chairpersons of the Southern Governors' Wives Forum and Northern Governors' Wives Forum respectively. The forums ensure increased participation of women in governance, the construction of a culture of peace in communities across the country and access to education for girls.
In Côte d'Ivoire, delegations of women from several African countries have been participating in a training workshop in peace education and socioeconomic empowerment. "Women cannot remain on the sidelines of our priorities. For this, we need to take into account the issue of gender and education for a culture of peace as a new and promising theme allowing everyone to truly play the role of mediators, educators, actors. of peace and reconcilers," underlined Dr Diénéba Doumbia, the director of the Regional Center for Education and the Culture of Peace that provided the training.
At the WANEP-GUINEA school, a training workshop was held with about 50 women "in order to allow the communities of Conakry and those of Upper Guinea to develop the culture of peace." The training enables a sharing of experiences between women with strong experience in their professional career and young women at the start of their careers.
In Uganda, 15 Rotary Peace Fellows gathered at Makerere University for the inaugural session of Rotary International's new peace center. Among them, the peace center's first cohort represented 11 countries and spoke, in addition to English, a dozen African languages, including Luganda, Swahili, and Zulu. "Coming from diverse backgrounds, and yet with a shared desire for peace in Africa, they are the epitome of unity in diversity," said Anne Nkutu, the host area coordinator for the Makerere University peace center.
Finally, in a remarkable contribution to the struggle against Israeli apartheid, two former ambassadors from Israel to South Africa have written that "It is time for the world to recognize that what we saw in South Africa decades ago is happening in the occupied Palestinian territories too. And just as the world joined the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, it is time for the world to take decisive diplomatic action in our case as well and work towards building a future of equality, dignity, and security for Palestinians and Israelis alike."
Culture of Peace and the Luanda Biennale
Different religions come together to pray for peace in Peru
WWF report: The custodians of nature crucial to any and every effort to protect our planet
Mayors for Peace Adopts New Vision and Action Plan
In addition to articles, we list virtual events for the culture of peace: Click here for upcoming events. Last month we registered 9 virtual events.
African women propose a 10-year plan for gender equality in Africa at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris
Barcelona will host the Second International Peace Congress from October 15-17, 2021
It's Apartheid, Say Israeli Ambassadors to South Africa
Argentina: Teachers lead national strategy for Comprehensive Environmental Education
August 1, 2021 Uncategorizedenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin July 1, 2021
AFRICAN WOMEN, YOUTH LEAD THE WAY
As UNESCO helps prepare the Biennale Pan-African Forum for the Culture of Peace that will take place in October in Luanda, the UNESCO Directrice-General Audrey Azoulay, has emphasized the participation of women, especially in the session on "Women's Networks for Peace in Africa". She explains that "Around the "Pan-African Network of African Women in Conflict Prevention and Mediation" ( FemWise-Africa ) created in 2017, it is important that the various networks of women for peace that exist in Africa can exert more influence, unite and enhance their complementarities. It is only through collective action that we can effectively contribute to building and consolidating peace on a daily basis."
The Biennale is also placing a priority on African youth. It is being organized as an intergenerational dialogue. 150 young people (from all AU countries and the Diaspora) will be invited to take part in this Dialogue. These young people will be selected from among members of National Youth Councils, National Coordinating Bodies of the Pan-African Youth Network for a Culture of Peace (PAYNCOP) and other youth leaders and organizations, through a call for applications. They will discuss with Heads of State and Government, Ministers in charge of Youth / Culture, Commissioners of the AU and Regional Economic Communities in charge of Youth, representatives of the United Nations, international organizations and technical and financial partners invited to the Biennale.
Among the many networks of women for peace in Africa, several have featured in recent CPNN articles.
The Nala Feminist Collective (Nalafem); a Pan African group of 17 young feminists with a mission to foster and mobilize young women from Africa and the diaspora, advocate for Africa Young Women B+25 Manifesto; a groundbreaking political document that sets out ten critical issues of concern for young African women. The manifesto calls on world leaders to scale up action for progressive gender inclusion and will be presented at the upcoming Generation Equality Forum in Paris.
In Mali, the national restitution conference "Palabre trees of Timbuktu and Gao" engaged more than a hundred women from the north, some of whom are on their first trip to the capital. The initiative lays the groundwork for a return to lasting peace and cohesion with a dual objective:
– to restore and make available to all participants the diagnosis of the Mali situation by women in the regions;
– and to give a voice to the representatives of women from the municipalities for the implementation of structuring projects for local community development.
In Kenya, The inaugural season of Think African is inspired by Nobel Prize Winner Wangari Maathai's political philosophy, which she likened to a traditional African stool, comprising a seat and three legs. First leg: Inclusive Democracy. Second leg: Sustainability. Third leg: " a culture of peace"; fairness, respect, compassion, forgiveness, recompense and justice. The first episode features Kenyan climate change activist Elizabeth Wathuti. She is the founder of the Green Generation Initiative, which nurtures young people to be environmentally conscious from a young age and has planted 30,000 tree seedlings in Kenya.
In Senegal, the members of the Platform of Women for Peace in Casamance (PFPC) have called for serenity and social stability in the country. "Our nation is characterized by a multiethnicity which, instead of being a source of division, is a richness and a pledge of a symbiosis, a harmony, a mutual respect. The joking cousin is the real social cement that unites the Serer to Pulaar, Diatta Ndiaye to Diop, the game of fraternal alliances which banishes any hostility between Diola and Serer."
African youth networks for peace have also been featured recently.
In Gabon, The Pan-African Youth Network for the Culture of Peace, Gabon section (PAYNCoP Gabon) has recently launched, in Libreville, a project to promote the culture of peace and fight against violence in schools. The initiative will sensitize key actors (supervisory staff, students, parents of students) on the effects of violence in schools, train them on the culture of peace and peaceful conflict resolution. In order to engage students in the continued promotion of the culture of peace within the school, the project also plans to create a club of young peacemakers within the school.
In Chad, an interactive conference was held on "The involvement of young people in the preservation of culture of peace". The objective was to make young students understand the essential role of peace and the culture of peace. Following ideas expressed by students regarding peace, the speakers emphasized that peace is the acceptance of others, peace being the foundation or the basis of life in society. The president of the organizing committee, Wardougou Moussa Abdelkader, on behalf of the students of HEC-TCHAD, thanked the United Nations association of Chad, for the initiative, and pleaded for the sustainability of this theme.
In Cameroon, UNESCO is supporting five exemplary leaders of youth-led organizations engaged in early warning and response Mechanisms for peacebuilding. These young leaders include- Christian Achaleke of Local Youth Corner (LOYOC), Loic Atangana Nkulu of the Pan-African Network for a Culture of Peace (PAYNCOP), Brice Nisebang of the Cameroon National Youth Council (NYC), Paul Bernard Noah of "G-54 Afrique Avenir" and Gladys Tchegoue of Dynamique Mondiale des Jeunes (DMJ). Other youth leaders equally participated in this initiative such as Desmond Ngala of Rog Agency for Open Culture, Stephane Mebonde of Accord Parfait and Ramatu Abdou of the Association for the Welfare of Women and Indigenous Persons (ASOWWIP).
In her interview, Directrice-General Audrey Azoulay concludes that "Africa is the continent of today. The African continent is rich in knowledge and opportunities, it is the youngest continent in the world and UNESCO is committed to ensuring that this youth has the skills, education, creativity, all the capital. human potential to build a better future."
And in supporting the Luanda Biennale, the African Union says, "The strategic objective of the event is to promote a peaceful and prosperous Africa through the defense and encouragement of actions that prevent conflicts in the management of national and cross-border natural resources on the African continent, as well as to educate a generation of young Africans as agents of peace, stability and development."
Gabon: Youth for the Culture of Peace
Past virtual events in June
Netherlands: Court orders Shell to cut carbon emissions 45% by 2030
Mexico City prepares third culture of peace meeting
Mali National Restitution Conference: Women propose possible solutions
US-Russia Summit advances key points in international Open Letter
#NowIsTheTime – A global call to President Biden
Building peace, from the bottom up: A Q&A with Séverine Autesserre
July 1, 2021 Uncategorizedenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin June 1, 2021
SOLIDARITY WITH THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE .
As they suffered attacks from Israel which, according to the United Nations experts and Amnesty International, may end up being condemned as crimes of war, there was a global movement of solidarity with the people of Palestine.
It was as if the Israeli government and military wanted to prove the allegations, as described in last month's CPNN bulletin, that they are imitating the apartheid policies of South Africa half a century ago.
The Israeli attacks began against Palestinians who protested forced evictions of their countrymen living in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. Amnesty International condemned the evictions and what they called "repeated, unwarranted and excessive force against Palestinian protesters in occupied East Jerusalem." After that the Israeli attacks were broadened into a war against Gaza, where, according to the UN, "222 people, including 63 children, were killed . . . More than 450 buildings in the Gaza Strip were completely destroyed or damaged by missiles, the statement continued. Among them were six hospitals, nine healthcare centres and a water desalination plant, supplying around 250,000 Palestinians with clean drinking water, as well as a tower which housed media outlets including the Al Jazeera network, and Associated Press (AP)." The war was almost completely one-sided, as the UN said that only "12 people died in Israel as a result of the fighting."
The list of solidarity events with the people of Palestine was global in scope, including events listed from almost all of the 50 states of the USA and 27 cities of the UK. Also in Europe: Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canary Islands, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, Also in the Americas: Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala. In Asia/Pacific there were events in Australia, Bangladesh, New Zealand and Pakistan, while in Africa: Morocco and South Africa.
Photos showed huge mobilizations in London, New York City, Washington, D.C., Beirut and Pakistan.
In addition to the international solidarity movement, there were mobilzations for peace in Palestine and Israel.
According to our source in Palestine, "Today [May 18] will go down in history as one of the most powerful days of Palestinian non-violence resistance against the Israeli aggressions. Palestinians across the occupied West Bank, Gaza, and inside Israel took part in "GENERAL STRIKE" to protest against the Israeli occupation, aggressions in Jerusalem, and the bombardment in Gaza!!"
In Israel, thousands of Jews and Arabs rallied in Tel-Aviv in a mass march and rally for peace and coexistence, organized by the movements "Standing Together" and "Breaking the Silence".
The solidarity movements made use of social media, despite attempts by facebook to censor them, according to a letter to facebook signed by many well-established progressive movements in the United States. They wrote that "Facebook executives' decision at this moment to directly collaborate with Israeli Defense and Justice Minister Gantz on content moderation, without appropriate parity of government engagement until prompted by civil society, is beyond outrageous. . . . Facebook must take . . . urgent and crucial steps to repair this mistrust with our communities and ensure that we can count on Facebook and Instagram as free civic spaces and tools for holding governments accountable:"
In response to the question as to what people can do to support the Palestinian struggle for freedom, justice and equality, the BDS movement has listed five kinds of actions, including the kinds of international moral, economic and political pressure that contributed to the end of South African Apartheid.
Can we imagine that freedom, justice and equality will eventually be achieved as was the case in South Africa? The answer is "Yes," according to this month's blog for the culture of peace.
People Around the World Stand Up in Solidarity With Palestine
Nonviolent Response to the Crisis in Colombia
France: March for the Climate: Thousands Demonstrate in Paris
Haiti: CNDDR workshop finalizes its national disarmament strategy
Think African Podcast Episode 1: Planting Seeds
Australia : Brisbane Weapons Expo Protest Planned
Amnesty International : End brutal repression of Palestinians protesting forced displacement in occupied East Jerusalem
Mexico: Quintana Roo celebrated a unique virtual hip hop festival in Maya language
June 1, 2021 d-human rights, d-toleranceenglish bulletin, MideastCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin May 1, 2021
. OVERCOMING ISRAELI APARTHEID . .
Believing that a solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine is the key to peace in the Middle East, CPNN has carried many articles on this subject. Increasingly it is recognized that the situation resembles the apartheid of South Africa.
The overcoming of apartheid was accomplished by a combination of struggle within South Africa and international pressure through boycotts, divestment and sanctions. In this regard, a number of important developments have occurred since the beginning of this year.
A report released by Human Rights Watch : Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution Human Rights Watch on April 27 states that the Israeli oppression of Palestinians has reached a "threshold and a permanence that meets the definitions of the crimes of apartheid and persecution." According to HRW director Kenneth Roth, "Those who strive for Israeli-Palestinian peace, whether a one or two-state solution or a confederation, should in the meantime recognize this reality for what it is and bring to bear the sorts of human rights tools needed to end it."
The HRW report confirms previous reports, such as that of January 12 by the Israeli human rights group, B'Tselem labelling Israel as an "apartheid state." According to Richard Falk, who served from 2008-2014 as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, B'Tselem is Israel's most respected human rights organization. He states that the report "confirms earlier UN reports and allegations that the Palestinians are victimized by an apartheid regime that seeks to impose policies and practices that ensure the supremacy of Jews by victimizing the Palestinian people."
Perhaps the most important development is the decision of the International Criminal Court on February 5, 2021. By a 2-1 vote the Chamber's decision affirmed the authority of Fatou Bensouda, the ICC Prosecutor, to proceed with an investigation of Israeli war crimes committed in Palestine since 2014. Richard Falk considers that ICC decision may turn out to be a turning point in the struggle against Israeli apartheid, not unlike the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in South Africa.
According to Michael Lynk, the present United Nations Special Rapporteur for the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, the ICC decision "offers profound hope to those who believe that consequences, not condonation, must be the answer to the commission of grave crimes . . . Ending impunity and pursuing justice can only bring us closer to peace in the Middle East."
BOYCOTTS AND DIVESTMENT
Boycotts and divestment continues to develop around the world, especially from religious and academic institutions, as reviewed in the website of the BDS movement.
STRUGGLE WITHIN PALESTINE
Pressure continues to grow for elections in Palestine in order to arrive at a unified struggle against apartheid, since elections previously scheduled for May have been postponed. Palestinian activist Mazin Qumsiyeh reports on key points towards a electoral program for the needed social change, as agreed to in recent discussions with Palestinian activists. These include, among other points :
– Support for human rights including a) the right of return for refugees to their homes and lands and to be compensated for their suffering, b) the full equality to women (in all aspects of social, educational and economic rights, c) the right to education to all, d) the right to due process of law, e) the right to clean and healthy environment, d) right to food/sustenance and shelter;
– Complete freedom of expression through all communication media;
– Mechanisms created to weed out corruption, nepotism and other unethical behaviors in all levels of society;
STRUGGLE WITHIN ISRAEL
Israel has not seen mass demonstrations for justice for Palestine since 2017 when some 15,000 Israelis attended a Tel Aviv rally to demand progress for a two-state solution to the conflict.
However, there continues to be a movement among young Israelis to refuse to serve in the armed forces. In January of this year sixty Israeli teenagers published an open letter addressed to top Israeli officials declaring their refusal to serve in the army in protest of its policies of occupation and apartheid.
WHEN WILL IT END, AND HOW?
Quoting Richard Falk, "the African majority waited more than 30 years for their emancipation from apartheid. The Palestinian people have already endured the hardships and humiliations of racist subjugation and Jewish supremacy for more than 70 years. When will it end, and how?"
Human Rights Watch : Abusive Israeli Policies Constitute Crimes of Apartheid, Persecution
Glen Greenwald : My New Book on Journalism, Exposing Corruption, and the Resulting Risks, Dangers and Societal Changes
Biden's Climate Summit Falls Short : Lofty Words But Where is the Plan?
We the Peoples : Call for Inclusive Global Governance
Generation Equality Forum: Mexico City, 29-31 March 2021
Latin American Congress of Research for Peace will be held virtually in August
Richard Falk: A Palestinian Balance Sheet: Normative Victories, Geopolitical Disappointments
Brazil: Compaz invites schools to the 19th edition of the book Londrina Pazeando
May 1, 2021 Uncategorizedenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator
English bulletin April 1, 2021
. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY . .
This year's celebration of the International Women's Day was especially strong in Latin America with millions marching in Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay.
In Mexico, it was the biggest March 8 protest in the country's history. On March 9, many women walked off the job for "A Day Without a Woman." The primary motor for the protest was the indignation with femicides, which are all too common in Mexico. In 2019 alone, about 10 women were killed every day and thousands more have gone missing.
In Argentina, where marchers demanded abortion rights, a new law to legalize abortion is in process.
Marking International Women's Day across Europe and Asia, women shouted their demands for equality, respect and empowerment, with protesters in Spain launching a 24-hour strike and crowds of demonstrators filling the streets of Manila, Seoul and New Delhi.
In Australia, tens of thousands of women gathered outside the parliament and across the country calling for gender equality and justice for victims of sexual assault. The rallies were spurred by a recent wave of allegations of sexual abuse, discrimination and misconduct in some of Australia's highest political offices.
The United Nations theme this year was "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world," to celebrate the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to highlight the gaps that remain. UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said "During the pandemic, we have seen increased violence against women and girls and lost learning for girls as school drop-out rates, care responsibilities and child marriages rise. We are seeing tens of millions more women plunge into extreme poverty,"
Mlambo-Ngcuka added, "There are breakthroughs to celebrate, where women have taken the helm of organizations such as the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank and we look forward to more such appointments that help to change the picture of what a leader looks like. Yet this is not the norm. In 2020, as a global average, women were 4.4 per cent of CEOs, occupied just 16.9 per cent of board seats, made up only 25 per cent of national parliamentarians, and just 13 per cent of peace negotiators. Only 22 countries currently have a woman as Head of State or Government."
Women continue to take the lead in the struggle for peace and justice around the world.
In Belarus, women are at the forefront of the human rights struggle.
In Syria, women are seen as key to the struggle against violent extremism.
In Palestine, their leadership can be traced since the the first Arab Women's Congress of Palestine in 1929.
The project "Weaving Alliances for Gender Equality" prepared by the Coordinator of NGOs in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, highlights examples of women's leadership for peace and justice in Guatemala, Haiti, Colombia, Bolivia and the Mahgreb.
In Africa, Adja Kadije is highlighted for her work as a peace mediator in the Central African Republic and Quitéria Guirengane for her work as an organizer of women. She is based in Mozambique but her work extends to all of Africa.
Participants from 45 African countries took part in the formulation of the Africa Young Women's Manifesto, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. The manifesto is reprinted by CPNN with its extensive demands for Generation Equality Forums.
Although the marches and demonstrations remain vital for the movement, there is also an increasing role for virtual meetings. The Africa Young Women's Manifesto was formulated in a series of virtual meetings in five regions on the continent that were followed by CPNN. To celebrate March 8, CPNN readers could take part in virtual meetings held by the Pan American Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, UNFOLD ZERO, Youth Fusion and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament. And in the weeks that followed there were four more virtual meetings for the 65th Commission on the Status of Women and six others about women's equality and leadership.
Financial Press Fears Brazilians Will Be Allowed to Elect President of Their Choice
In Central Africa, Villages Join an Experiment To Save the World's Second-Largest Rainforest
The Rotary Club of Pétion-Ville : promoting the culture of peace in Haiti
Belarus: Women at the forefront of human rights struggle
Civil society in northeast Syria promotes women's role to fight extremism
Danny Glover on Amazon Union Drive in USA, the Power of Organized Labor & Centuries of Resistance in Haiti
Mexico: Second Edition of the International Festival of Cinema for the Culture of Peace
April 1, 2021 d-womenenglish bulletinCPNN Coordinator


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Lakeland looks to push the tempo this year
Andy Hildebrand
Sheboygan Press Media
As the Lakeland College football team gears up for their season opener against Carroll College Saturday night, players and staff realize a win would mean the first step toward a much larger objective, one last year's group fell just shy of.
A loss in the regular season finale, despite entering as one of the favorites, meant instead of a spot among the final 32 teams taking part in the national tournament, Lakeland looked on from home.
Now a year later, they're looking to correct that wrong.
"The biggest thing we talk about is getting great effort every day," said head coach Colin Bruton. "With that and more specifically, we want to be a team that's competing for a conference championship every year. With that conference championship comes the opportunity to go to the national tournament as one of the 32 teams left. For our program, that's a goal to be there at the end of the season."
To get there, Lakeland will lean on a stable of returning players who were unified after last year's collapse. Nothing creates focus like a shared goal, and earning a spot in the national tournament has been on their minds all offseason.
"I think it's a really close-knit group," he said. "We have a really good group of seniors who have come on and become better leaders. We don't have a ton of depth, but I think our core group is really talented. We're very deep at wide receiver and we return seven veterans from a very talented defense a year ago."
Leading the way is a crop of senior linebackers who Bruton said have the potential to anchor a particularly stout front.
"Freddy Fielding, a second team all-conference selection a year ago, and Romain Johnson are two returning linebackers," he said. "Those two guys are captains with another senior linebacker, Levi Barske, who didn't see a ton of action last year. He played in our dime set last year, but should be an important starter this year."
On the other side of the ball are plenty of skill players, especially at receiver, who could do a lot of damage for Lakeland this year, including a couple more captains.
"Offensively, we expect things from two of our captains, receiver Michael Esiobu and receiver Richard Micheaux. Our five senior captains on both sides of the ball have done a nice job so far."
Tasked with getting those perimeter playmakers the ball is quarterback Michael Whitley, who will be making his first start against Carroll. Bruton said despite the lack of experience, he's got full confidence in his signal caller.
"Our quarterback is Michael Whitley," he said. "He's a sophomore and was our backup last year, but played in 10 games. He's an athletic kid from Louisiana and does a lot of great things. He's our sixth captain, so as a sophomore, he was elected as a captain. He's learning to become a more complete passer, but he's a complete leader and a dual threat guy that puts a lot of pressure on the defense. We're expecting him to have a great year."
With Whitley at the helm and an abundance of playmakers at the perimeter, Bruton has designed his offense to give his guys the greatest chance at big plays. That means playing fast and pushing the ball down the field.
"We're going to be a really exciting brand of offense," he said. "We're going to be a spread-type offense with four wide receiver sets and an up-tempo pace. We really want to try to emulate the Oregons, Texas A&Ms and Auburns of college football. We want to wear teams down with our tempo. With that, we'll have a lot of run/pass option stuff, where our quarterback will come to the line of scrimmage with the option to run the play as a run or throw the ball outside, depending on what he sees."
If Lakeland wants to get where they want to go, they can't afford many mistakes. That journey starts with Carroll College.


Did you know the Arab American National Museum turned 10 years old this month? We've had 10 years of fascinating exhibits and exciting events in our building, and we are celebrating this whole year! Learn more about our many upcoming events on our 10th anniversary page.
Our Grand Opening in 2005 was a huge event. We literally closed down the street to accommodate the party that happened out our front door. So to celebrate our anniversary here on the Curatorial Blog, I thought I'd share some images of the opening from our institutional archives. If you were at the opening ten years ago, let us know what you remember in the comments. We'd love to hear from you!
Uni-cyclist entertaining the crowd outside.
Visitors start to head inside.
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