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Moroccans stage ‘kiss-in’ in support of arrested teens

You can’t kiss publicly when you are teenagers, in Morocco. A few dozen Moroccans took part in a “kiss-in” Saturday in Rabat to support three teenagers arrested for posting a picture of themselves kissing on Facebook. The protesters were confronted by onlookers as they kissed...

Greenpeace activists detained, Violence against women & girls, Dr. Denis Mukwege, Malaria, Journalist Intimidation

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Greenpeace activists detained in Russia; Violence against women and girls; Two Peace Awards for Dr. Denis Mukwege; Leveraging soccer to take shots at malaria; Stop Journalist Intimidation! - Concern for health of...

#SudanRevolts – News roundup October 5-6, 2013

Must-read articles and tweets on #SudanRevolts:   Head of doctors’ union taken into custody by Sudanese security – SudanTribune Sudan’s security forces have briefly detained the head of Sudan Doctors’ Union (SDU) Ahmed Al-Sheikh, from his office in down town Khartoum on...

Mukesh Kapila ‘Against A Tide Of Evil’

Mukesh Kapila is a medical doctor, humanitarian expert, and international aid diplomat. He wrote a book with award-winning and bestselling British author, Damien Lewis. As announced this Summer, ‘Against A Tide Of Evil‘ is the new book we will discuss tomorrow. From...

Join us to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington!

We announced it earlier this month, we will organize tonight a discussion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Information regarding how to join us has been sent in our Newsletter, we hope that as many of you will join us as at our previous discussion. In the...

Grace Akallo comes back from the last place on earth

UNICEF published an awful, true story. The story of Grace Akallo who was abducted by Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army and forced to fight – to live.  She talks about her captivity and how education became her hope, her salvation – and her impetus to fight for peace. From the...

Mandela Day: Join us and donate 67 minutes of your day to doing something good

Mandela Day is a Sama Day on the MagkaSama Project: each year, we celebrate it. This year we want you to join us and Take Action; Inspire Change; Make Every Day a Mandela Day. As announced in our weekly Newsletter last Sunday, today we are going to organize with some members of the Sama...

Malala Day: Teens ready to report on historic education summit

Tomorrow, on Friday 12 July 2013, Malala Yousafzai will celebrate her 16th birthday by delivering a keynote speech to the United Nations advocating global education. The teenage was brutally shot in the head in November 2012 by the Taliban in Pakistan, for being a schoolgirl and asking...

Support I am a Nuba and Sudan Sunrise for Nuba Day 2013!

I am a Nuba, the Nuba Youth in Diaspora living in the United States of America, and their partner Sudan Sunrise would like you to help Nubans from across the US gather in Des Moines, Iowa, USA on July 5-7 for Nuba Day 2013. They posted a video on Youtube and explain: Help Nubans from...

Join One Million Bones on June 8 on the National Mall, Washington D.C.

On June 8, one million handmade human bones, created by students, artists, and activists will be laid on the National Mall as a symbolic mass grave and visible petition for bold action towards an end to genocide and mass atrocities. The installation will cover the area between 3rd and 7th...