Convergence of Cultures’ Newsletter (en)_feb2012

Ana Añaxat, Qom people! (Force, Qom people!)

In 2010, community members of Qom Potae Napocna Navogoh* camped in the center of Buenos Aires during 5 months. In that moment members of ‘Convergence of Cultures’ got in touch with them. Since then, we have been supporting them with their complaints and today we are taking part actively in new initiatives.

Interchange in the Park Toledo

Park Toledo (Spain). ). On January 14, 2012 an informal meeting was held between members of Convergence of Cultures of Spain, Italy and France. These are the notes of the meeting.

In the Global Action Day for the rights of immigrants, refugees and displaced person

Rome (Italy), 17 to 18 December 2011. Following the success of recent years, the African Party III event this year has grown.

International Migrant Day

Madrid (Spain). On 18th of December the International Migrant Day was celebrated, and for this day the team of Convergence of Cultures in Carabanchel (Madrid) wanted to organize a special memorial towards those persons locked-in in the Internment Centres of Immigrants (CIE), persons who previously had suffered the police raid of foreigners' identification and who now are deprived of freedom without having committed any crime or offence, except an administrative lack, that should be settled as others are, with a simple fine.

Just one race, the human race

December 17th, with several Associations from Mollet del Valles (city near Barcelona, Spain), we organized an event at Plaza Catalunya in the city, that with The name JUST ONE RACE, THE HUMAN RACE, wanted to commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from 1948 (December 10th) and the Day of Global Action against racism and for the Migrant's Rights (December 18th).

IST FORUM "THE AWAKENING OF THE PEOPLE IN THE ARABIC COUNTRIES”

In order to discuss about ‘Where is the Arabic Spring going?’ Convergence of Cultures is organizing a forum in Madrid (Spain) in collaboration with the Association of Support to the Syrian people, Moroccan and other Arab countries communities on Saturday, December 3th.

The world we want: Nonviolent ways towards a Universal Human Nation

Roma (Italy). On 2 October there was a local initiative to mark the International Day of Nonviolence. The event, titled "The World We Want: Nonviolent ways towards a Universal Human Nation," was held in a park in the city of Rome.

White March against Violence in Ivory Coast

Abobo, Abidjan (Ivory Coast). The Humanist Center of Cultures is organizing in Abobo a “White March against Violence” on 2 October 2011 to commemorate the International Day of Non-violence.

Nonviolence march in Turin

In Turin, Italy, the International Day of Non-Violence was celebrated for the purpose of spreading the message of nonviolence and creating public awareness. We performed the March of Non-Violence, a colorful and lively “snake”with more than 200 people marching through the streets of downtown.

Day of non-violence in Las Palmas (Canary Islands)

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. The Humanist Center of Cultures in Las Palmas organized the celebration of nonviolence in the Plaza Saulo Toron, las Canteras.

A day of extraordinary nonviolence

Milan (Italy) celebrates the International Day of Nonviolence. See the program:

International support for Qom conference in Buenos Aires

After a year of unanswered complaints, the “carache” (leader) of Navogoh Napocna Potae Community (Spring) renewed their complaints in the same place where they camped with his brothers and sisters for months.

Convergence of Cultures was present in the press conference, and gave their accession to the media.

Statement about Bolivia events

In connection with the violent breaking up of the peaceful march in defense of the TIPNIS indigenous territory, Bolivian humanists state:

First, we totally reject the use of violence on the part of the Bolivian Government to break up the peaceful march that indigenous comrades were doing from El Beni to La Paz against the construction of the Cochabamba-El Beni road.