Gerd_Brodowski#israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #democracy / #government / #domesticpolicy / #settlers / #violence / #repression / #ngo / #civilsociety
csDemocracy Dies in a Day : #Throughline 🎧
NPR discusses the coup that overthrew the Allende government and the opposition to Pinochet that eventually returned Chile to democracy. The story provides a lesson as to how quickly a republic can fall and how civil society can continue to resist and bring back the rule of law & political freedom even in the harshest environment.
#Chile #Democracy #history #Pinochet #coup #CivilSociety
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/20/nx-s1-5614229/democracy-dies-in-a-day
NPR discusses the coup that overthrew the Allende government and the opposition to Pinochet that eventually returned Chile to democracy. The story provides a lesson as to how quickly a republic can fall and how civil society can continue to resist and bring back the rule of law & political freedom even in the harshest environment.
#Chile #Democracy #history #Pinochet #coup #CivilSociety
https://www.npr.org/2025/11/20/nx-s1-5614229/democracy-dies-in-a-day
Paul Belcher FRCP MFPH Hon 🇪🇺🇬🇧The dying voice of #CivilSociety in EU policymaking
“The commission claims it wants civil society to be a partner in policymaking. But it shies away from defending NGOs against recent political attacks and fails to secure the stable funding that they need to survive"
euobserver.com/eu-political...
The EU's so-called Civil Socie...
The EU's so-called Civil Socie...
The EU's so-called Civil Society Strategy: a band-aid on a gaping wound
The EU Commission’s new Civil Society Strategy, promised by Ursula von der Leyen in 2024, aims to protect civic space, strengthen participation, and secure funding for NGOs. On paper, it sounds promising. But in practice, it is deeply undermined by the recent commission’s own actions.
Commissioner for Human RightsMy message at the #ENNHRI's high-level #partnerships event: United in our pursuit of #HumanRights, we can counter the threats to the protection system's very survival.
I pledge to deepen engagement and support for #NHRIs and to speak up for them.
I urge everyone to intensify their efforts to stand up for #civilsociety.
We must act together to make a difference for the people we serve.
Headlines AfricaAfrica: Civil Society Warns of New Land Grabs As World Bank Pushes for Tenure Reforms in Africa: [IPS] The idea of land abundance is a colonial fiction that refuses to die. Our research shows that Africa's lands are already intensively used and deeply valued by millions of rural people. Professor Ruth Hall, Director-PLAAS at the University of the Western Cape. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPMVt6 #LandReform #Africa #CivilSociety #WorldBank #LandRights
oldguycrusty#Evil But #stupid
is still very #Dangerous
#Fascism
#Belligerence
#Ignorance
#Hate
#incompetence
#Racism
#Colonialism
It all feeds the furnace of #noise and #chaos in which the fires of #totalitarianism and #oligarchy #rage
#CivilSociety if it ever claws back a toehold - MUST adjust the rules.
#ExpandTheCOurt ( should be 27 - not 9)
#Statehood for #DC #Guam and #PuertoRico
Thats it.
The rest will work itself out.
Susan Ville🗨️ 👩🏽💻 Good morning from the French-border to fediverse, I'm with colleagues (all genders) amid a drill for #firstresponders and #civildefence - will be back tonight, in the meantime: keep up your great work and humanitarian digital boosts, wherever you are - and stay safe
🫡 ✌🏽
My takeaways from #Warsaw meeting on #HumanRights and pathways to peace in #Ukraine:
- Peace might be distant, but justice is non-negotiable. #Accountability & reparations are essential.
- Defending rights of all Ukrainians now can enable a dignified #peace.
- Support for grassroots #civilsociety is vital.
- Peace might be distant, but justice is non-negotiable. #Accountability & reparations are essential.
- Defending rights of all Ukrainians now can enable a dignified #peace.
- Support for grassroots #civilsociety is vital.
Teun 🌏 ❤️ 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 🇵🇸My dear Belgian comrades,
The Flemish government is defunding critical organizations whom they deem undesirable. These organisations all had positive reviews from the independent institutions that are supposed to make these calls, but our power-hungry right-wing overlords are intent on getting rid of them anyway. Because civil society is a menace to them.
LABO vzw, one of the affected organisations, is going to fight this decision in court. And surprise surprise, they need money for that!
If you can miss something, please support their lawsuit. This is about more than just these organisations — this is about stopping the rising tide of fascism.
https://opencollective.com/fonds-voor-tegenspraak/contribute/support-labo-95487
#fascism #Flanders #fascisme #Vlaanderen #LABOvzw #VredesActie #DeWereldMorgen #CivilSociety #MaatschappelijkMiddenveld
