Healthy food, a real political and spiritual position

True way of life for some, political fight or simple psychological comfort, for others, our relationship to food says a lot about our time. In his book Food spirituality, detox juice brands or the myth of self-elevatingLouise Laclautre tells how we went from the talk of thinness at all costs to that of absolute well-being … Read more

“Today, claiming to be part of a food movement is a political position” (Louise Laclautre, author of “Food Spirituality”)

(ETX Daily Up) – True way of life for some, political struggle or simple psychological comfort, for others, our relationship to food says a lot about our times. In her book “Food spirituality, Detox juice brands or the myth of self-elevation”, Louise Laclautre tells how we went from the discourse of thinness at all costs … Read more

Mapuche Nation. In a Patagonian meeting, the following demanded: “Freedom for Mapuche political prisoners, demilitarization of the territory of Lof Lafken Winkul Mapu” and it was defined that “the solution is political”

Latin American Summary, December 4, 2022 Of Nomads communication LINKED NOTE Furilofche Mapu mew, inal Nawel wapi Lafken, epe apoy kuyen (Bariloche, Río Negro) We communicate to all our Mapuche people and to society in general. On the weekend of November 26 and 27, a fvta trawn was carried out in this territory. This was … Read more

For the mayor of Orléans, “by abandoning ecology to its opponents, the right is committing a moral and political fault”

At the time of the opening of COP 27, this apocryphal quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry has never been so topical in the face of the ecological challenge that stands before us: “We don’t inherit the earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children”. The planet is becoming ever more disrupted, ever faster, … Read more

Lessons from ecospirituality for political activity | e

The last four years have been lethal for defenders of the territory. In 2021, Mexico became the most dangerous country for land activism with 54 murders. Different community groups have sought to confront the devastation of ecosystems by claiming a spirituality and political praxis committed to life. This is how he explained it to IBERO … Read more

In South Africa, jazz is visceral, spiritual and political

Nduduzo Makhathini was 9 years old when Apartheid was officially abolished in South Africa in 1991, after forty years of racial segregation. Thirty years later, the kid from uMgungundlovu (district neighboring Durban) has established himself as one of the most emblematic and in-demand jazz pianists on the vibrant South African scene. But each note, each … Read more

The personal and the political: proposal for an opposition agreement in Nicaragua

I have had a long relationship with “politics” and with “the political”. He was born with me. It was in the family history, in my grandmother’s relationship with Sandino and in the anti-Somocism that I had breathed since my childhood. Over time, I learned the only difference between “politics” and “the political”: politics has been … Read more

The personal and the political: proposal for an opposition agreement in Nicaragua

I have had a long relationship with “politics” and with “the political”. He was born with me. It was in the family history, in my grandmother’s relationship with Sandino and in the anti-Somocism that I had breathed since my childhood. Over time, I learned the only difference between “politics” and “the political”: politics has been … Read more

“Caring for and planting the land is more than a job, it is a political act”

By: Laura Fontalba The Thursday evening, bizilur organized a discussion in which women from the UAWC, Union of Palestinian Agricultural Work Committees, participated; and the UNAC, National Union of Peasants of Mozambique. The event began with a mystique; a usual prayer to give way to all peasant life meetings, which symbolizes spirituality and the connection … Read more

Lula and the political use of religion in Brazil

In the 2018 electoral campaign, in which Jair Bolsonaro was victorious, the political use of religious discourse and the resource of electoralizing evangelical theology was an unexpected novelty. It perplexed analysts and political actors. Today things are different. Lula has known how to equip the attacks of the conservative Pentecostal churches, such as the powerful … Read more