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The film allows people on two continents to have their say about the effects of Swiss corporations on their well-being. Dick Marty and other voices from Switzerland and abroad explain why they are calling for clear rules to ensure that corporations are held accountable for their misconduct.

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What do we need to be happy? A mini-version of the exhibition GLOBAL HAPPINESS on personal and global happiness through sustainable lifestyles will be shown at three universities as part of the Sustainability Week Switzerland.

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Two women who have been awarded for their work for gender justice discuss social injustice in Chile and Switzerland. Theologian Cecilia Castillo Nanjari reports on her work against torture and injustice during the current social unrests in Chile and pastor Evelyne Zinsstag talks about women liberating theology and draws attention to Swiss pioneers.

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Alliance Sud InfoDoc takes the stronger presence of civil society as an opportunity to discuss the history and present of activism in Switzerland with representatives of different generations. Equal rights, freedom for young people, social justice: what has been achieved in recent decades? Where can we still see challenges?

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In 2019, 40% of murdered human rights defenders were reporting violations related to land grabbing or environmental degradation. What are the risks and challenges they face? What tools can we mobilise in Switzerland and internationally to support them? The debate will focus on the Latin American context and on actions here and elsewhere.

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PWAG is launching a new podcast series “PeaceWomen Across the Globe”! In each of the eight episodes, a PeaceWoman talks about her work, the challenges for peace in her country, and how she came to dedicate her life to peace work. The series, featuring women from countries as diverse as Afghanistan, Colombia and Burundi, will be available on Spotify, iTunes, our website and on our Facebook page from 8 March.

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Young people around the globe are taking the initiative to actively shape the world of tomorrow. But how does an idea become a joint project or movement? And what role can older generations play in this? These are the questions explored at the annual event.

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The film portrays three young women from Norway, Kenya and Canada who are committed to environmental and climate protection in their home countries. The three women show how protest, education and local networks can be used to fight environmental degradation, consequences of climate change or the abandonment of oil production.

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The exhibition sets out on a search for traces of happiness - in Switzerland, Liechtenstein and around the world. The journey explores the question of what sustainable happiness could look like. Happiness that contributes to personal, collective and global well-being and does not harm the environment, other people or future generations?

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The second edition of the Reclaim Democracy Congress will take place from 27 to 29 February. Nadia Kuhn, political secretary at the GSoA, will hold a workshop on climate and conflict, which will take place on 27 February, from 16.30 to 18.00 in the Fabriktheater.

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