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Arlington Historical Society celebrates 250th anniversary of the Virginia militia
Arlington Now - Virginia
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August 12, 2025
Re-enactor Peter Vaselopulos speaks to attendees at the Arlington Historical Society program (staff photo by Scott McCaffrey) Re-enactors Sara and Lawrence Kline took part in the Revolutionary War program at the Ball-Sellers House (staff photo by...
Sarah Ferguson pictured beaming alongside Kevin Spacey at glitzy charity event in Italy
GB News
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August 12, 2025
Sarah Ferguson has been pictured smiling ear to ear alongside US actor Kevin Spacey at a plush do in Italy. The Duchess of York, 65, was attending an “exclusive evening” as part of Andrea and Veronica Bocelli’s Notti Toscane charity dinner. Sarah...
Bengal’s civil society rally behind TMC protests against ‘attack’ on Bengali language
The Shillong Times
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August 4, 2025
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI, Aug 4: Members of the civil society and a section of intellectuals from West Bengal have expressed solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress’ sustained protests on the attack of the...
The making of an invisible carceral city
Daily Trojan - California
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August 20, 2025
In “Discipline and Punish,” French philosopher Michel Foucault presented a new vision for the modern-day carceral system, where prisons extend beyond bars and cells, shaping society through over-surveillance and other control mechanisms. These...
Edo Civil Society Asks Police Commissioner To Arrest Hoodlums Who Vandalised Activist Kelly Osunbor’s House Over 'Development Levy'
Sahara Reporters
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The Edo Civil Society Coalition for Human Rights (EDOCSCHUR) has strongly condemned what it described as a barbaric attack on the residence of frontline activist, Comrade Kelly Osunbor, by suspected community thugs in Amagba, Oredo Local...
What Is “Civil Society”—and How Is It Under Threat?
The Nonprofit Quarterly
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August 4, 2025
Credit: Madison Oren on Unsplash “Civil society”—a term that, while common in much of the world, is less commonly used in the United States—has been cropping up everywhere lately. “Law firms, universities and now civil society groups are in...
Delia can do it
Times of Malta
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August 20, 2025
Many people in Malta, mostly politicians, have long been saying that we need ‘a new kind of politics’. In the daily noise of Maltese politics – the press conferences, the party rallies, the endless exchange of accusations – one theme is quietly...
From geopolitics to geocivic: Building the ASEAN Community from the ground up
The Jakarta Post
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SEAN’s decision, formalized in 2015, to become a “people-centered and people-oriented community” has been rightly hailed as a historic milestone for the organization. It signified a recognition that ASEAN could not be a genuine community unless...
Africa's richest country pushes rule review that would ease Elon Musk's Starlink entry
Business Insider Africa
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August 20, 2025
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies is considering 19,000 public submissions on proposed changes to the Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) rules. The review would assess whether tech firms could meet the requirements through...
NCAA orders phones switched off during flights
Peoples Gazette
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August 19, 2025
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered that all mobile phones should be switched off during flights on all Nigerian airlines. NCAA director-general, Capt. Chris Najomo, gave the directive at an “Emergency National Civil Aviation...
Saving old Lansing
City Pulse - Michigan
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August 20, 2025
By LEO V. KAPLAN In July, a single word was changed on the Richard and Deborah Glaister House’s Wikipedia page: “is” was replaced with “was.” The building had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017, but it had no local...
APD Foundation from Mangaluru Inducted into WHO’s Global Civil Society Commission
The Hans India
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August 4, 2025
Mangaluru: In a significant international recognition, Mangaluru-based Anti Pollution Drive Foundation (APDF) has been inducted into the Civil Society Commission of the World Health Organisation (WHO), joining a global network of organisations...
Catching up with RURALIZATION: Promoting a more populated, diverse and sustainable rural society
Cordis
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August 11, 2025
More than 2 years after the EU-funded RURALIZATION project’s end, its outcomes continue to drive efforts to foster rural regeneration across Europe. In 2019, the RURALIZATION(opens in new window) project set out to combat the unequal development...
Dima Hasao: Mass rally in Haflong demands justice in rape-murder case
The Sentinel - Assam News
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CORRESPONDENTS HAFLONG/ KHERONI: In response to the clarion call issued by the United Women Forum of Karbi Anglong (East & West) Central Committee, thousands of individuals from all walks of life gathered on Tuesday in front of the District...
Bengal's Civil Society, Intellectuals Rally Behind TMC Protests Against 'Attack' On Bengali Language
MENAFN
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August 4, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Kolkata, Aug 4 (IANS) Members of the civil society and a section of intellectuals from West Bengal have expressed solidarity with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool Congress' sustained protests on the attack of...
SEWE: We must confront bribery in public service head-on for a just, prosperous society
Star
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Corruption-free zone banner. The recently released National Ethics and Corruption Survey (NECS) 2024 findings by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), revealing that graft cases in Kenya’s public offices involve giving and taking...
The Civil Society Forum has begun its work on the Caspian Sea coast
Turkmenistan State News Agency: Turkmenistan Today
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Today, the Civil Society Forum, held within the framework of the Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs), began its work in the «Avaza» National Tourist Zone. The large-scale event is attended by the UN...
GPF urges Korea to adopt ‘Korean Dream Vision’ in bold proposal for unification
The Korea Times
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August 20, 2025
Global Peace Foundation (GPF) founder and Chairman Hyun Jin Preston Moon has a bold proposal to the Lee Jae Myung administration: It should adopt the GPF’s Korean Dream Vision, transform the current Ministry of Unification into a nongovernmental...
Why civil society wants Hustler Fund scrapped
The Standard
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President William Ruto during the first anniversary celebrations of Hustler Fund in Nairobi. [ELLY OKWARE/PCS] A report by a human rights organisation wants President William Ruto’s pet project, the Hustler Fund, scrapped, saying it is a political...
Women & Society : Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: The Brave Leadership of Neneh Bojang
The Point
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The Gambian-Norwegian career guidance expert, peace ambassador, and media personality has spent more than three decades breaking barriers and building futures for those often left behind. Born in The Gambia on January 19, 1971, Bojang’s journey...