HUMANISFESTO: THE BIOMIMETIC SYMBIOSIS BETWEEN ECOLOGICAL SUSTAINABILITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Learning from the Nature in the Banaue Rice Terraces of the Philippines. Versión castellana Solidarity is a trans-dimensional phenomenon that goes beyond the ontological essence of human nature. In fact, when we analyze the connections between the microcosm and the macrocosm, we perceive that human beingsare not involved in chaos and arbitrariness, but belongs to […]
Second UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Building Peaceful and Sustainable Societies: Preparing for Post-2015
Download final report here On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of UNESCO Second UNESCO Forum on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) Building peaceful and sustainable societies: preparing for post-2015 In support of the UN Secretary-General’s Global Education First Initiative (GEFI) 28-30 January 2015, Room XI, UNESCO HQ, Paris Organized by the Division of Education for […]
Women at COP 20 Blast Failure for Real Action in Lima
Women at COP 20 Blast Failure for Real Action in Lima: “Time to Stop Calling and Start Doing. Leaders, You Have 12 Months to get it Right.” As COP20 comes to a close, the members of the UNFCCC’s Women and Gender Constituency, representing hundreds of thousands of women and men from around the world, respond to the […]
The Deterioration of Human Rights in Iran continues: Interview with Shabnam Assadollahi
Shabnam Assadollahi is a veteran human rights advocate who has worked extensively helping newcomers and refugees resettle in Canada. She has distinguished herself as a broadcaster, writer and public speaker. While her primary and heartfelt interest focuses on the Iranian community and events that affect both women and minority communities in the land of her birth […]
Other Place on the Globe. Education of Children in Montenegro
An exclusive Interview with Jasmina Kalezic a Montenegrin Teacher and Children Rights Activist, by: Kaveh Taheri Introduction: – Unlike other countries of the Balkan Peninsula, Montenegro was able to maintain its independence from the Ottoman Empire. From the 16th to 19th centuries, Montenegro became a theocratic state ruled by a series of bishop princes; […]
Solidarity Is the Key Value of Growing Together
Français Version Sonia Colasse Author the children bilingual book: “The Adventures of Enzo” e-mail: soloinfinity.ws@gmail.com website: www.soloinfinty.com/enzo Remember our friend Enzo! A few months ago, Enzo thought you to act with great respect for the planet, as well as telling you about his adventures with Isaak and the human rights. Even if several months have passed, tolerance, respect and rights for each man are not always equal! What is solidarity? Why is it important? […]
Sexual Violence in Mogadishu: ‘Ending Impunity is Far from Reality on the Ground’
Ifrah Ahmed Communication Advisor, Minister of Women and Human Rights, Somali Federal Government. Human rights defender working to fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) the practice, worked before in Ireland and currently in Somalia. Ifrah, also works as a social workers with various NGOs and hopes to make a difference for women and girls of Somalia. […]
NATIONAL ECONOMIC PLANNING IN THE CAPITALIST SYSTEM
Fernando Alcoforado Member of the Bahia Academy of Education (Brazil). Engineer and Doctor of Territorial Planning and Regional Development from the University of Barcelona (Spain). e-mail: falcoforado@uol.com.br . Abstract This article aims to present: 1) the differences between national economic planning in system of market economy and national planning in economy system planned by […]
Cambodia at a Crossroads: New Laws Would Limit Freedoms
Translations can be found here: French, Spanish and Portuguese Michael Switow Global Call to Action Against Poverty Email: switow@whiteband.org / Web: www.whiteband.org . . Abstract: I recently returned from an international solidarity mission to Cambodia, where so many of the issues that progressive rights-based civil society origanisations campaign on slap you right in the face: Land grabs: […]
Solidarity: Out of Guilt or Desire for Change?
Travis Green Independent Researcher interested in Peacebuilding, Conflict Studies and International Development. trav.s.green@gmail.com . Abstract: This is a reflection on the concept of solidarity. In particular it looks at three cases and problematizes how solidarity is expressed in regards to each situation It links these thoughts with several definitions of solidarity that follow the case studies. […]
