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Diversity should be a top priority of the sustainability movement | The Underground
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Hawaii – Geneva of the Pacific? | Gary Hooser via The Garden Island
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ICAN to Accept Nobel Peace Prize on December 10 | The Japan Times
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The Fight to Stop a New Base in Okinawa | Joseph Gerson
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Sign Up for ‘Take Action Now,’ the Newsletter that Helps You Connect to the Resistance | The Nation
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UN urges countries to stop conflicts during winter Olympics | The Middletown Press
Environment
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How Maine climate activists found their power potential by moving past one-off protests | WNV
What we found at Earth Quaker Action Team was that a campaign — a series of actions, escalated over time — combines both personal expression and the satisfaction of making an impact
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How the Wonder of Nature Can Inspire Social Justice Activism | YES! Magazine
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How Blue Planet II captured never-before-seen views of the ocean | The Verge
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The Politically Impossible Has Suddenly Become Possible | Naomi Klein, RSN
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Washington activists launch ‘Climate Countdown’ to push lawmakers for urgent action | WNV
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‘It’s a perverse system’: how Colombia’s farmers are reforesting their logged land | The Guardian
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Initiatives for Environmental Activism Take Off in Cuba | Global Voices
Columnists
Big Power Competition: A Dangerous Turn | Conn Hallinan
The problem with designating “great powers” as your adversaries is that they might just take your word for it and respond accordingly.
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Politician lies, wars, and atrocities versus local action | Mazin Qumsiyeh
To abuse, to dispossess and to expel the Palestinians -- this is one of the means to show that Israel has no moral right and actually never had to induce guilt feelings for example in Europe.
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As Congress Feeds the Merchants of Death, the People Must Divest | Medea Benjamin, Elliot Swain
A new coalition of about 70 groups across the country has formed to launch a Divest From the War Machine campaign.
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Doomsday and the Apocalyptic Trump Nuclear War Fighting Doctrine | Joseph Gerson
Nuclear weapons are already poisoning this and future generations. As Martin Luther King Jr. reminded us, we can't enjoy justice if humanity ceases to exist.
Read More »Notable Peace News
General Dynamics doesn’t need Connecticut’s money | The Day
The hope is the subsidy will help ready Electric Boat to build the U.S. Navy's next fleet of nuclear-armed submarines ....
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FOR’s Reparations webinar: audio recording & resources | FOR
The resources section in the brand-new Coming To The Table "Reparations: The Time Is Now" publication provides a foundation for a reparations bibliography.
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GAO: CAR Peacekeeping Would Have Cost U.S. Twice as Much as UN | Homeland Security Today
A report by the Government Accountability Office suggests the US has realized savings by contributing to United Nations peacekeeping operations rather than conducting its own efforts.
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Remembering Gene Sharp, a pioneer of people power | WNV
Nearly everyone who has taught, researched, written about or engaged in nonviolent struggle owes some debt to Gene Sharp.
Read More »Disarmament
President Trump’s Nuclear Posture Review | FAS Roundup
FAS' always-updated Nuclear Posture Review Resource provides clarity and context for President Trump's Nuclear Posture Review ...
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With nuclear weapons, evacuation is not an option | TheHill
The draft Nuclear Posture Review should be scrapped and replaced with the commitment to take nuclear weapons off high alert status; implement No First Use; and achieve the only number that makes sense in a nuclear context: Zero.
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Doomsday Clock now only two minutes to Armageddon | Nature, Truthout
The last time humanity was so close to annihilation was in 1953.
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Nuclear War: A Thousand Buttons | Dispatches from the Edge, Conn Hallinan
Unless we get serious about abolishing nuclear weapons—something 122 nations voted to do last July—some unnamed captain in a submarine could do the same.
Read More »Middle East
On Denmark’s exclusion of settlements | Omar Barghouti
With a landslide vote Denmark has become the first European state to publicly commit to supporting the soon-to-be-issued UN list of companies operating in or with Israel's illegal settlement enterprise.
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Who Is Responsible for the Protests in Iran? | FOR’s Blog
With U.S. and other nations speaking out in support of a surprising protest movement shook #Iran in the new year, while new international sanctions are considered and enacted, Leila Zand takes a critical look at the movement.
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Israeli Activist Chooses Jail Over Military Service to Protest the Occupation | Global Voices
Helman said he knew he would be jailed for his decision, but was willing to accept it.
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Israel Publishes a Blacklist; and ‘What Can Be Done?’ | Mazin Qumsiyeh, other sources
“We will continue to stand up for peace and justice in Israel, occupied Palestine, and around the world.” ~ Kerri Kennedy, Associate General Secretary for International Programs at the American Friends Service Committee
Read More »Human Rights
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Snowden Bashes Nunes: I Was More Careful With Government Secrets Than You Are | RSN
The GOP-led intel panel disregarded concerns about risk, unlike when he leaked classified info, the whistleblower said.
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Russia: trade unionists and anti-fascists unite | People and Nature
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Egypt: Release of activist Mahienour el-Massry a rare moment of justice | Amnesty International
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Israeli Activist Chooses Jail Over Military Service to Protest the Occupation | Global Voices
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A Former Political Prisoner’s Fragile Freedom in Indonesia | Human Rights Watch
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Well Respected Human Rights Commissioner Leaving: ‘Job Has Become Impossible’ | UN Dispatch
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Human rights issues that made headlines | The Nation
Peace in the Arts
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We have what it takes to meet the crisis of our democracy | WNV
In 1999, Dee Hock, founder of Visa, quipped, “It’s far too late and things are far too bad for pessimism.” But 18 years later, pessimism can feel like the new realism.
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How Blue Planet II captured never-before-seen views of the ocean | The Verge
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Between the Hills and the Sea: Bridgeport Brought to Life Through Fiction | Andy Piascik
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ICIJ awarded $1 million grant at 2018 Golden Globes | ICIJ
Latin America
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‘It’s a perverse system’: how Colombia’s farmers are reforesting their logged land | The Guardian
In the wake of Colombia’s peace deal, the rush to clear Amazon jungle for cattle ranches and coca caused deforestation to soar. A new scheme hopes to enable farmers to make a sustainable living from the forest
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Initiatives for Environmental Activism Take Off in Cuba | Global Voices
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The Conviction of Another Dancehall Star Fails to Shock Crime-Weary Jamaicans | Global Voices
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Mexico’s Senate approved the prohibition of nuclear weapons | Vallarta News
Africa
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GAO: CAR Peacekeeping Would Have Cost U.S. Twice as Much as UN | Homeland Security Today
A report by the Government Accountability Office suggests the US has realized savings by contributing to United Nations peacekeeping operations rather than conducting its own efforts.
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A Crisis in Cameroon is Forcing English Speakers to Flee in Alarming Numbers | UN Dispatch
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Our fractured society is finally realizing we need each other | BusinessDay
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South Sudan: Kiir Promises New Dawn of Peace in South Sudan | allAfrica.com
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War drives record $22.5 bln aid appeal in 2018 | Reuters, KUNA, ET
Events
OrganiConn | CT NOFA’s Winter Conference March 10, Danbury
The premier event for organic fans, farmers, gardeners, foodies, and families.
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‘Expand the Olympic Truce, No War in Korea’ Teach-in and Rally 3-5 p.m. Feb. 11, New Haven
Sponsor: Promoting Enduring Peace Co-sponsor: CT Peace and Solidarity Coalition
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Teach-In: Experts, Activists Explore Climate Movement Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018, Noon to 6, West Hartford
WHAT: A Teach In : Experts and Activists Explore Some of the Toughest Questions Facing ...
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Connecticut Interfaith Conference on Drone Warfare March 14, Hartford
The Connecticut Interfaith Conference on Drone Warfare will take place from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 14 at Hartford Seminary, 77 Sherman St., Hartford, Connecticut. Click for more information.
Read More »Economy
US, Switzerland singled out for financial secrecy by new index | ICIJ
Switzerland and the United States are the biggest promoters of financial secrecy according to an ...
Read More »Worker cooperatives offer real alternatives to Trump’s retrograde economic vision | WNV
While Trump's plan to revive the economy has failed, a rising movement — led by women, people of color and immigrants — is demonstrating the power of worker-owned cooperatives to provide dignified work conditions and fair pay. #NowWeOwn #justeconomy #workercoop
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Why the UN is investigating extreme poverty … in America, the world’s richest nation | The Guardian
At the heart of Philip Alston’s special mission will be one question: Can Americans enjoy fundamental human rights if they’re unable to meet basic living standards?
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China takes economic hit as environment nears ‘point of no return’ | CNN Money
Beijing wants to swap its polluted air for blue skies. Doing so will be costly.
Read More »Asia
We Can Avoid War with North Korea — If We Listen to Women Peacemakers | Ms. Magazine Blog
If we want to truly achieve peace, we must listen to the voices of those who have witnessed the human costs of war on the Korean Peninsula.
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US Lawmakers Nominate Hong Kong, Serbian Activists for Nobel Prize | VOA
American lawmakers have nominated three leaders of Hong Kong’s 2014 pro-democracy movement for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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UN chief says reviewing strategy of peacekeeping | Anadolu Agency aa.com.tr, AP
Opening the leaders’ summit, African Union Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat commended Turkey and China for what he described as laudable development cooperation with Africa.
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Filipino Bloggers Rally to Defend Rappler News Site | Global Voices Advox
Filipino bloggers are rallying to defend press freedom against moves by Rodrigo Duterte's administration to shut down Philippine-based news website Rappler.
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