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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Peace activist, 91, walks across Ireland in protest against US military stopovers

Lelia Doolan completed a two-week, 220km trek on Wednesday, ending at the gates of parliament accompanied by throngs of supporters. She made the journey to protest against the US military's use of Shannon airport in County Clare.
Europe politics
Boston
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Protesters in downtown Boston demand 'complete end' to 'illegal wars' with Iran, Lebanon

Demonstrators in Boston protested against U.S. military actions in Iran and Lebanon, calling them illegal and unjustifiable.
Left-wing politics
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Sen. Markey, local clergy call for end to Iran war and Trump's time in office

Markey calls for an end to U.S. involvement in the Iran war and criticizes Trump's rhetoric as dangerous and unfit for a leader.
Yoga
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Mehr Fardoonji obituary

Mehr Fardoonji spent 60 years developing Oakcroft, one of Britain's earliest organic market gardens registered with the Soil Association, while teaching yoga and pursuing peace activism.
#buddhist-pilgrimage
fromFortune
3 months ago
Mindfulness

Buddhist monks are walking barefoot from Texas to D.C. with their dog, drawing big crowds across the South | Fortune

fromFortune
3 months ago
Mindfulness

Buddhist monks are walking barefoot from Texas to D.C. with their dog, drawing big crowds across the South | Fortune

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fromIrish Independent
5 months ago

Tributes to 'mad, bad and dangerous' peace activist and artist Margaretta D'Arcy who has died aged 91

Ms D'Arcy, a long-time peace activist and candidate, returned an honorary doctorate in protest and campaigned for animal rights, local power, and ending military transit.
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Catalyst for peace? Welsh women's 100-year-old petition gets new home

The story it tells is a glorious one: how a century ago a determined band of campaigners trailed door to door persuading a third of all Welsh women to sign a petition calling for world peace and delivered it to the US. But the idea of a new exhibition at the National Library of Wales is not just to remember an historical event but, in these troubled times, to inspire the belief that change is possible.
Social justice
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