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Published in: democraciaAbiertaPutting the Pacific on the Map
The 23rd Council of Parties (COP23) has beeen held this week in Bonn, Germany at the headquarters of the UN Climate...
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Published in: HomeMoment of truth for refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island
Australia can end this human rights tragedy. Wherever they end up eventually, the Australian government needs to...
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Published in: HomeManus Island and spiritual warfare
Things are not going to change for the better without some sort of national repentance and the casting off of our...
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Published in: HomeActivism and political organising in academia: a conversation with Ilan Pappe
Maybe resistance over Palestine in academe is part of a larger project: the creation of a fundamental change in the...
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Published in: 50.50“We’re not just here to learn – we can lead too”: young women human rights defenders speak out
Young activists from four continents talk about their local struggles and what motivates them.
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Published in: HomeParticipatory democracy in emerging contexts: Fiji and Nepal
“They used to insist that they were sufficiently conversant with the issues. How would they know unless they discuss...
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Published in: HomeThe end of anonymity? Trump and the tyranny of the majority
Worldwide, there is an administration-sanctioned attack on anonymity, online and off.
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Published in: Home“You black bastard” Offensive, friendly banter, somewhere in between or both?
“There is no justification for racial discrimination, in theory or in practice, anywhere” and certainly not in...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesMethod in Trump’s madness?
A look at Donald Trump’s 'travel bans' with an eye to the harvesting of personal data, and the EU-US Privacy Shield,...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIn community philanthropy, relying on existing local institutions is the answer
‘Assuming the fact that local communities have a better understanding of what their exigencies and needs are, is...
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Published in: 50.50What lies beneath prostitution policy in New Zealand?
The rosy rhetoric that surrounds prostitution policy in New Zealand is being exposed by survivors of the...
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Published in: HomeOur 350 on Donald Trump: electoral reform
"The recent success of campaigns, such as Trump and Brexit, should compel us to make a critical analysis of the way...
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Published in: 50.50Whose work was the inspiration for the first nuke-free country?
New Zealand was the first country in the world to pass national nuclear-free legislation. Marilyn Waring reflects on...
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Published in: HomeThe Australian Senator for Beijing?
“Perhaps his mistake was to say something sensible about Australia's relations with China, not something we normally...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHorse trading in the UN
The leading candidate to succeed Mr. Ban Ki-Moon as new Secretary General of the UN is former Portuguese PM Antonio...
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Published in: HomeBring them here
“We are generous to refugees on the one hand and we penalise undocumented refugees on the other. The two practices...
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Published in: HomeA brief guide to the Don Dale scandal
The shock of politicians was always hard to take seriously. The problem is not a lack of knowledge. It’s that...
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Published in: 50.50Self-immolation and asylum in Australia: ‘This is how tired we are’
The slow violence inflicted upon the 28,621 individuals seeking refuge in Australia waiting on bridging visas to...
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Published in: HomeFar away view of Brexit
“To go to a referendum was curious… the UK has a regime of representative government that works to ensure that...
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Published in: HomeWaiving the rules again
The British armed forces have quietly turned to their traditional methods of finding “manpower” when they see...