This article was published in the October 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Its name gives its position away: Workers World News (WWN) . Combining a critical analysis of the news with a summary of recent social science findings is the foundational purpose of this newsletter. WWN informs, connects, and gives voice to unions and social movements principally in Africa, but on other continents as well. This newsletter was founded in the (...) Next ...

This article was published in the February 2008 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Common destinies in India, voiceless and faceless, become the principal characters in Unsuni, a musical-theatre production, directed and presented by Mallika Sarabhai, a very well-known Indian dancer and the director of the Darapana Academy of Living Arts in Ahmedabad. The work attempts to raise awareness and motivate Indian society, especially young people, (...) Next ...

“A cultural revolution” are the words Martina Novotna uses to describe Varianty to us. Martina organises Varianty for the Czech non-governmental organisation People in Need. By providing students with information and suggesting activities on modern subjects that interest them, such as ecology, development and democratic participation, this programme brings a breath of fresh air to the country’s educational system. The programme has been on air for the last 8 years and has had more than 4000 (...) Next ...

This article was published in the March 2008 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Radio Yaravi of Peru wants “all voices” to be heard. Thanks to this community station with more than 150,000 listeners, children, young people and adults can express themselves freely on social issues or current affairs which are of relevance to them. These people are invited to participate directly in programmes, either by telephone or in the studio. Radio (...) Next ...

This article was published in the April 2008 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. The idea? Create a new medium to inform, educate and entertain. The answer ? Laabaali ! A magazine unlike any other, created by participants in the training scheme to teach Gulmacema, the language of Burkina Faso. The journal has become a forum for these students to use their new language skills to write articles and to become “press correspondents”. They also form (...) Next ...

This article was published in the October 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. In the Congo, in 1989, Jose Bau Diyabanza founded an NGO theatre troupe, which specializes in community education by giving free performances (relating to health, the environment, and human rights) in small villages. Where do you come from? I was born in Matadi, a port city on the coast, in the province of Bas Congo. I was the youngest in a family of four (...) Next ...

This article was published in the October 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Education for all has a generational dimension. After encouraging an educational program in primary and secondary schools, the Rwandese organisation Umusuke started to get parents and local authorities involved. This new program named Les Sentiers des droits de l’enfant (Paths for Children’s Rights) started at the beginning of 2007. It aims at discussing (...) Next ...

This article was published in the October 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. A simple and strong symbolic idiom: Takatouf el Hadarri . That’s the name given to the Algerian régies de quartier created between 2005 and 2006. Based on the French model of cooperation between inhabitants, local authorities and social partners, they intervene in the management of a particular territory. The collective management is both technical (cleaning, (...) Next ...

This article was published in the May 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists . The first issue of UNAC’s news bulletin was published on 30 th august 2003. For this peasant organization, which manages to finally accomplish a long-time project, this is a great victory. The idea was to create a news bulletin made by and for the peasants in Mozambique. The result is truly there. Nowadays, the bulletin is still published regularly, every three (...) Next ...

This article was published in the March 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. It is 6:00 p.m. in Indonesia. Many radio stations are switching over from their programs to broadcast a series offered by Voice of Human Rights (VHR). Today, a legal news program is being aired. With almost 300,000 listeners who tune in and a network of 266 partner stations, this “data bank” has successfully created a network throughout the country! Its success (...) Next ...