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At the 2025 ISTR LAC, academics discuss civil society challenges
Alliance Magazine
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August 13, 2025
Between July 2nd and 4th, the XIV Regional Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean and the XXIII Congress of Research on the Third Sector, and its PH Student Seminar, took place at the University of Anáhuac, in Mexico City. The Congress...
Winnebago Historical Society presents ‘Walk Through History’ guided tour honoring veterans
Rock Valley Publishing - Illinois
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PHOTO COURTESY DARIN LONGANECKER/COMPASS PHOTOGRAPHY The Gazette A Civil War soldier’s monument in the Winnebago Cemetery, dedicated in 1899. The base reads, “Dedicated by the Citizens of Winnebago to the Memory of Fallen Heroes.” View this...
Civil society groups reject President's National Dialogue as exclusionary
IOL
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The President’s planned “National Dialogue” is being sharply criticised by civil society groups, who say it is “neither national nor a dialogue” as it fails to unite the country. In an interview with IOL on Tuesday, Paul Maritz, Free SA Campaigns...
Civil society welcomes new alcohol policy
The Standard
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Civil society groups have expressed support for the National Policy for the Prevention, Management, and Control of Alcohol, Drugs, and Substance Abuse (2025). In a joint statement in Nairobi, the groups said alcohol abuse in Kenya is not just a...
Safety Above All: New Release Warns of Growing Threat to Civil Liberties in Canada
Canada Free Press
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Editor’s Note: Every Canadian, Canada wide, and their brothers and sisters, including Americans worldwide, who want to know exactly where the Civil Liberties of Canadians now stand, should read the CANADIAN CONSTITUTION FOUNDATION’S Press Release:...
Henrico looking to build trail in Varina, connecting Civil War history in the area
WWBT - Virginia
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August 13, 2025
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Off Kingsland Road in Henrico, tucked away behind trees and cornstalks, sits a piece of American history. It’s where the Battle of New Market Heights took place, when three brigades of U.S. Colored troops broke through...
UA receives funds for endowed professorship in civil engineering
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 13, 2025
A $1 million gift to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville from a longtime professor and researcher will support faculty excellence and expand research opportunities in computer modeling and computational mechanics, according to the university....
ASCE honors civil engineers with Moisseiff Award
Civil Engineering - Virginia
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ASCE has honored Qian Chen, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE; Hongfan Wang; Baidurya Bhattacharya, Ph.D., F.ASCE; Sherif El-Tawil, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE; Anil K. Agrawal, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, Dist.M.ASCE; and Waider Wong with the 2025 Moisseiff Award for...
ASCE recognizes 3 civil engineers with Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award
Civil Engineering - Virginia
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ASCE has honored Idil D. Akin, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE; Taiwo O. Akinleye, S.M.ASCE; and Peter R. Robichaud, Ph.D., P.E., M.ASCE, with the 2025 Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award for the paper “Changes in Soil Properties over Time after a Wildfire and...
Patients and civil society groups demand action against doctor’s suspension at Life Westville Hospital
IOL
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Willem Phungula|Published 50 minutes ago 3min Pressure is growing on Life Westville Hospital management in Durban to finally act against a medical doctor who allegedly coerced patients to lay a fabricated complaint against a colleague. On Monday,...
Commission mulls intervention over ‘homophobic’ video on charity’s website
Civil Society Media
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The Charity Commission is assessing whether to intervene after a newly registered Christian charity was accused of promoting homophobia on its website. A video on the Potters House Christian Fellowship UK Uxbridge Church website page claims people...
Nigeria News10 minutes ago ‘A Nation Where Power Exempts One From Consequence’ – Ex-TUC President Criticizes K1 De Ultimate’s Airport Incident Former President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, Peter Esele, has strongly condemned Fuji music…
Naija News
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August 12, 2025
Former President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Nigeria, Peter Esele, has strongly condemned Fuji music icon Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as K1 De Ultimate, over the recent incident in which he allegedly refused to comply with airport...
The Devolution Bill: A potential game-changer for the charity sector
Open Access Government
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August 13, 2025
As the Devolution Bill moves through parliament, UK charities are preparing for some dramatic changes and the potential benefits that civil society could gain from the proposed changes. In this exclusive, leaders from the Mayor’s Fund for London...
From civil society to evil society: The story of Sierra Leone’s so-called watchdogs
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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August 12, 2025
Dr Doma: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 August 2025: In any true democracy, civil society is meant to be the voice of the people and the watchdog that keeps government on its toes. But in Sierra Leone, that watchdog seems to have turned into something...
New EU rules threaten the future of crowdfunding—and civil society
Alliance Magazine
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August 12, 2025
Crowdfunding is a critical lifeline for civil society. Stringent regulations in Europe are putting it at risk. Amid declining donor funding and growing restrictions on civic expression, crowdfunding offers a direct way to support causes that...
Civil Society Letter on the UN80 Process: Proposals for Strengthening the UN Human Rights Pillar
CIVICUS
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Geneva 21 July 2025 We have joined fellow civil society organisations in signing a joint letter to the UN Secretary-General and High Commissioner for Human Rights, urging that the UN80 process prioritise a stronger, more principled and accountable...
Zim must stop targeting civil society organisations
Zimbabwe Independent
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ZIYAMBI ZIYAMBI The undersigned organisations urge the government of Zimbabwe to desist from targeting and negatively profiling civil society organisations, which provide invaluable services and support to the people of Zimbabwe and play a vital...
Communities Minister announces £3.3m for Housing Rights
UK Department for Communities
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August 14, 2025
Date published: 14 August 2025 Communities Minister Gordon Lyons has today announced a three-year £3.3 million funding package for Housing Rights. Minister Lyons made the announcement during a visit to Housing Rights in East Belfast to meet the...
Civil Society urges AU to intervene on detentions of Machar and other leaders
Eye Radio
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August 11, 2025
Author: Emmanuel J. Akile | Published: 1 hour ago Dr. Riek Machar, First Vice President of the republic of South Sudan - Courtesy JUBA, South Sudan (Eye Radio) — Civil society groups in Juba have urged the visiting African Union (AU) Peace and...
It's not apathy, it's strategy: how young people are reinventing civil society
Equal Times
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August 12, 2025
Far from apathetic, young people in countries such as Spain are strongly mobilised around very specific and urgent causes. The climate crisis is perhaps the most prominent: inspired by global movements such as Fridays for Future, thousands of...