How are the seemingly mighty falling? I perceive what’s going on in the United States with mixed feelings. I mean the continuing trial of the former president Donald Trump. It’s a victory for the systems and institutions which democracy has put in place while at the same it’s a case of accounting for your deeds…
I love taking chances. If you say I take risks, you’ll not be far from the truth. I particularly love risking my ALL with people. I’m comforted by the fact that a school of thought believes that the world itself is a risk. That stand is particularly relevant in this age. It’s as if we’re…
THE UNJUST WEIGHT OF THE TERRORIST LABEL ON ACTIVISM This month, as we commemorate the signing of the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 signed on March 3, 1995 and the International Day of Action Against Large Dams annually held on March 14, we acknowledge the burden carried by indigenous peoples human rights defenders as we…
The corpses of eight migrants have been found after a boat accident off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast. AP reports the eight were suspected to be from Asian countries. Prosecutors in the southern state of Oaxaca said a survivor was found. The corpses were found near a beach in Playa Vicente. The town is 250 miles…
The ex-wife of Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott’s organization, Yield Giving, has given $2 million to the Normal-based The Immigration Project. The grant is part of Yield Giving’s Open Call initiative, which aims to award US non-profits that help underserved communities $640 million in grant money. The Immigration Project was just one of the…
To reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition, a Filipino villager was nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time. CTV News reports that Ruben Enaje was nailed to the cross in San Pedro Cutud. He said he would pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea….
