Category: Asia/World
Confronting a Mega Deal: People’s Resistance to RCEP
by Joseph Purugganan Governments are now scrambling to conclude negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP), the mega free trade and investment deal launched 7 years ago by the ten countries...
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Rachmi of Indonesia for Global Justice speaks at a Climate Justice rally during the 5th session of negotiations for a UN Binding Treaty for Transnational Corporations on Human Rights/ [Photo by Joseph Purugganan]
Trade & Investment Agreements and Human Rights
by Joseph Purugganan How do we ensure corporate accountability in the wake of rising power of...
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Job post: Programme Development Officer (Regional)
Focus on the Global South (Focus) is currently seeking to the fill the position of Programme...
Read MoreHundreds of Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Denounce World Economic Forum´s Takeover of the UN
240 civil society organizations and 40 international networks have called on the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General to end the recently signed UN’s Strategic Partnership Agreement with the World Economic Forum (WEF). The...
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Message from a Filipino Peace Activist from the Global South during the 2019 Japan Peace March International Youth Relay
We publish this final blog post by our colleague Galileo De Guzman Castillo on his participation...
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NOTES FROM THE FIELD #10: Of No Goodbyes But See You Soons
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 11 and 12, 2019 Fuso and Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture and Kakamigahara,...
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Photo by Ridan Sun
The ASEAN We Want
In 2009, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) based in Southeast Asia and working closely with local...
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WELL, LET’S TRY IT. Sate, sate, sate! (さて / Now… / So… / Well…) Ajima Midori-san, a cultural worker and artist for peace, in one of her theatrical performances.
NOTES FROM THE FIELD #9: Of Rainbows and New Days
Sunday and Monday, June 9 and 10, 2019. Nagoya, Kiyosu, and Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture Text and...
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An airplane takes off at the Nagoya Airfield. The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) shares the runway as a part of Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komaki Base (航空自衛隊小牧基地 Kōkū Jiei-tai Komaki Kichi).
NOTES FROM THE FIELD #8: Of Strange and Icky Feelings
Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8, 2019.Tsushima, Aisai, Inazawa, Komaki, and Kasugai, Aichi...
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OUR LESSON FOR TODAY IS… Written on the blackboard: We want kapayapaan! / heiwa / ピース [peace written in katakana]
NOTES FROM THE FIELD #7: Of Language and Singing Lessons
Wednesday and Thursday, June 5 and 6, 2019/Seto, Moriyama, Ichinomiya, and Konan, Aichi Prefecture...
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PLANTING SEEDS OF PEACE. A farmer gives his support to the heiwa koshin.
NOTES FROM THE FIELD #6: Of Shomei and Kampa
Tuesday, June 4, 2019/ Tokoname and Toukai, Aichi Prefecture Text and Photos by Galileo de Guzman...
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BLUE SKY. The sun is sure to shine / For you and me for everyone / So don’t be sad it’s just the start / Of a new beginning in your life (Hale)
NOTES FROM THE FIELD #5: Of Mushroom Clouds and Blue Skies
Monday, June 3, 2019 Chiryu and Kariya, Aichi Prefecture Text and Photos by Galileo de Guzman...
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