Ramadan observed with calls to free Palestine
"Because Israel is not deserving to be a state. It is a state committing genocide."
Ramadan observed with calls to free Palestine
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Occupier-Occupied, not two equal sides
Occupier-Occupied, not two equal sides
This entanglement between settler colonialism and imperialism has been exposed by non-stop protests worldwide. More recently, the brave and impactful university and college encampments in North America and Europe have made at least one thing clear: the war on Palestine does not consist of two equal sides, occupier-occupied.
PH groups commemorate ‘Nakba’ in support of Palestine
PH groups commemorate ‘Nakba’ in support of Palestine
During the protest, Filipino activists decried that the Philippines is next only to India in terms of purchases of armaments from Israel amounting to billions. Last year alone, a $114 million contract between the Philippines and the Israeli government was forged for refurbishing two planes for intelligence gathering. Such contracts, the group said, help fund Israel’s genocidal wars against the Palestinian people.
Progressives commemorate Filipino-American war, call for a stop to US military intervention
Progressives commemorate Filipino-American war, call for a stop to US military intervention
Filipino activists marked the 125th anniversary of the Filipino-American War with a protest against the expansion of US military bases and the US role in genocide in Palestine, Feb. 4.
‘Prevent acts of Genocide in Gaza,’ int’l court tells Israel
‘Prevent acts of Genocide in Gaza,’ int’l court tells Israel
“This is a landmark ruling, though short of an actual ceasefire order, that places the burden on Israel and the entire world, to ensure that genocide is not committed."
Relentless resistance against APEC
Relentless resistance against APEC
The "shutdown APEC" protests in San Francisco, California gathered more than a thousand people who shared testimonies about how APEC impoverished a generation, displaced Indigenous peoples, and undermined the rights of workers.
Groups condemn heightening U.S. military intervention in PH
Groups condemn heightening U.S. military intervention in PH
"Filipinos must not allow our country to be used as staging ground for any US military intervention in the region. The US is engaged in provocations with China using the issue of Taiwan. Allowing US use of our facilities will drag us into this conflict which is not aligned with our national interests" -- Bayan
Amazon’s squeeze will be stopped
Amazon’s squeeze will be stopped
For working people, the price of everything is going up. For everyone, the global temperature keeps rising. But instead of supporting its workers, communities and the planet, Amazon is squeezing every last drop it can. That’s why, today, they are coming together across 35 countries to Make Amazon Pay.
Land monopoly and climate crisis: A look at Asia
Land monopoly and climate crisis: A look at Asia
The people rising for climate justice necessitates the struggle to dismantle corporate monopoly control over land and resources and give humanity a fighting chance to survive and reverse the climate crisis.
COP27: Perspectives from the world’s poorest
COP27: Perspectives from the world’s poorest
Will this gathering of world leaders finally heed the demands of environmental defenders for genuine and systemic solutions to the climate crisis? Will the world’s biggest polluter be finally made accountable?
Repression for land and profits
Repression for land and profits
Over the past five years, at least two people from rural communities have been killed weekly in the struggles against land grabs, based on estimates by the Pesticide Action Network Asia Pacific (PANAP). More than eight are arrested and detained weekly, and more than two are harassed or assaulted.
War and hunger: Ukraine crisis and food insecurity in Asia
War and hunger: Ukraine crisis and food insecurity in Asia
The Ukraine conflict is compounding in a multitude of ways the already upward and alarming trajectory of overall food prices.
The political economy of the Ukraine crisis
The political economy of the Ukraine crisis
The Ukraine conflict is an example of how sovereign countries become launching pads of inter-imperialist proxy wars mainly because of their geopolitical and economic positions.
On fascism before and after World War II
On fascism before and after World War II
In his study of fascist movements and fascist regimes that arose before and after World War II, Prof. Jose Maria Sison writes his observations on their elements in their character and conduct.
Southeast Asian environmentalists persist amid aggressive mining operations
Southeast Asian environmentalists persist amid aggressive mining operations
A regional network of environmentalists called on international human rights bodies to pay close attention and actively condemn humans rights violations committed by governments and mining corporations during the pandemic and the recovery period to follow.
The WTO as a neoliberal project: Testimonies from people of the Global South
The WTO as a neoliberal project: Testimonies from people of the Global South
The crisis of neoliberalism has been widely discussed long before the outbreak of the COVID-19. The pandemic has even further exposed deep shortcomings in the dominant mode of global economic and political organizations reflected by the WTO. The free trade agreements brokered and promoted by the WTO have perpetuated this system of inequality between nations of the North and the South.
Question Everything | War and resistance in Myanmar and the Philippines
Question Everything | War and resistance in Myanmar and the Philippines
Myanmar’s experience offers relevant lessons for those who are monitoring the pro-democracy movements in Thailand, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.
‘No let-up on human rights abuses despite UN reso, joint program in PH’ – advocates
‘No let-up on human rights abuses despite UN reso, joint program in PH’ – advocates
In her oral update, Bachelet urged political aspirants on all sides to “set aside the ugly rhetoric against human rights defenders, attack (on) independent media, or (in condoning) extra-judicial killings and other violations and abuses.”
ICYMI | What is wrong with the UN Food Systems Summit?
ICYMI | What is wrong with the UN Food Systems Summit?
Advocates of food sovereignty, peasant rights and the enviroment held their own Global People’s Summit (GPS) on Food Systems as a way to counter the “global corporate food empire.”
Wire| Farmers, not corporations, will transform the food system
Wire| Farmers, not corporations, will transform the food system
The UN Food Systems Summit is tainted by corporate interests — the people are building an alternative.
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