Good News Agency: A culture of peace is emerging in all fields of human endeavour

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

Good News Agency A culture of peace is emerging in all fields of human endeavour   Good News Agency carries positive and constructive news from all over the world relating to voluntary work, the work of the United Nations, non governmental organizations and institutions engaged in improving the quality of life …

Welcome to Ethical Markets Advisory Board: Jakob von Uexkull, Founder

Jay OwenAdvisors' Forum

Jakob von Uexkull, Founder   Jakob von Uexkull is the founder of the World Future Council (2007) and the Right Livelihood Award (1980), often referred to as the ‘Alternative Nobel Prize’, as well as co-founder (1984) of The Other Economic Summit. As a past Member of the European Parliament (1987-89) …

What if women ruled the world?

Jay OwenPoetry by Hazel Henderson

    What if women ruled the world?   Dee Dee Myers* – Viewpoint, BBC  Not so long ago, the idea that women might rule the world seemed slightly ridiculous – like something out of science fiction. But in an essay to mark International Women’s Day, political analyst and former …

Aiming at Global Disarmament by 2030

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Trendspotting

  Aiming at Global Disarmament by 2030   By Ramesh Jaura – IDN-InDepth NewsAnalysis   BERLIN (IDN) – An eminent Buddhist leader Daisaku Ikeda is calling for an “expanded nuclear summit” in 2015 to solidify momentum toward a world free from nuclear weapons and become the launching point for a …

New Bretton Woods Update (No.84) Jan/Feb 2013 out now

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

  Bretton Woods Update No. 84   January/February 2013     PDF version | At Issue PDF | text version Please find below the highlights of the Bretton Woods Update No. 84(January/February 2013). We have also launched a new At Issue briefing, The World Bank on Jobs: a “significant departure” or “business as usual”? by Public World’s Brendan Martin.  forest …

NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND COSTLY SYSTEM FOR BOILING WATER

Jay OwenArticles by Hazel Henderson

NUCLEAR FISSION: THE MOST WASTEFUL, STUPID, AND COSTLY SYSTEM FOR BOILING WATER   By Hazel Henderson   SAINT AUGUSTINE, MAR (IPS) I have opposed nuclear power since my service on the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment Advisory Council, from 1975 until 1980. Even back then it was clear that …

Equity Treaty Event – Saturday 16 June at People Summit

kristyGlobal Citizen

We at Ethical Markets have signed on to this INITIATIVE FOR EQUALITY, Hazel Henderson, Editor We, the Undersigned, call for deep systemic changes required to substantially end inequalities, eradicate poverty, prioritize human well-being, protect the right to sustainable development for all, achieve environmental justice, and bring about peace between peoples. …