{"id":40739,"date":"2026-11-01T00:24:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T23:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=40739"},"modified":"2026-11-01T09:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T08:28:20","slug":"english-bulletin-of-cpnn-november-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=40739","title":{"rendered":"English bulletin of CPNN November 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

. POWER TO THE PEOPLE . <\/big><\/em><\/p>\n
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\nEvents this month inspired me to write a blog entitled “Power of the Person<\/a>” in which I trace how advances in communication and transportation over the course of human history have amplified the power of a person to influence that history.<\/p>\n

\nAs Myrian and Herbert describe, young people in Brazil used social media to mobilize other youth who did not vote in the first round to come out and support Lula in the decisive second round of the Presidential election.<\/p>\n

\nMobiliations in the United States and Western Europe were organized by means of new technologies that were not available to previous generations.<\/p>\n

\nIn the United States <\/a> on October 17, despite the shut-down of Zuckenberg’s META social media during the NO Kings mobilization, there were important events in all 50 states encouraging people vote in the upcoming elections that may be able to stop Trump’s culture of war. As this goes to press, we don’t yet know the result.<\/p>\n

\nIn Paris <\/a> on October 24, despite the violence of police and probably that of agents provocateurs, and despite the governments revoking freedom of assembly in the usual place, hundreds of thousands joined in the hastily-organied march demanding government reforms, especially in education.<\/p>\n

\nElsewhere in the world, the “Cockroach” movement of youth demanding educational reform continues to develop in India<\/a>. The movement began when an Indian student living in Boston, posted a comment on Instagram: \u201cWhat if all cockroaches come together?” and millions responded.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nThe October 24 mobilization continued mass mobilizations a week before in France, Spain, Italy, Belgium and Germany <\/a> that were led by students demanding education reform. Massive student mobilizations have been organized in Paris since October 9<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nIn Serbia<\/a>, also, it is the students who have mobilized and won an historic election against a corrupt government. They developed their movement by means of extensive and innovative use of social media.<\/p>\n

\nAs always, it is the youth who are the most receptive to the use of new technologies.<\/p>\n

\nThe European mobilzations were opposed by governments with violence and police brutality. As I have written in another blog this month<\/a>, this governmental strategy reminded me of the use of agents provocateurs by the American government to try to stop our student mobilizations against the Vietnam `War.<\/p>\n

\nAlso reminding me of the 1960’s in the United States, the mainstream mass media supported the government strategy by devoting most of their reports to violence rather than the demands of the students and other demonstrators. In the United States at that time, the mainstream mass media were infiltrated with government agents to determine their reporting.<\/p>\n

\nAgents provocateurs and infiltration of the media are conducted in secret for obvious reasons. Hopefully, the truth will eventually be revealed. <\/p>\n

\nI conclude my blog with the following.<\/p>\n

\nDespite the opposition of governments, will the new power of the people, led by youth, enable us to make the transition from the culture of war to a culture of peace? <\/p>\n

\nWhat more can we do to promote this peaceful revolution?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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EDUCATION FOR PEACE
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\nEducation protests in Europe
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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\n4th Biennale of Luanda: Strengthening water governance for a culture of peace in Africa
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DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION
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\nHow Social Media \u201cPumped Up\u201d the Protests in Serbia
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WOMEN\u2019S EQUALITY
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\nProfessor Ada Aharoni: A Unique Vision of Peace<\/p>\n

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TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY
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\nFrance\u2019s religious leaders appeal for peace and sustained dialogue<\/p>\n

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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY
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\nThe World March for Peace and Nonviolence: An Attempt to Sow and Nurture the Seeds of a Nonviolent Revolution<\/p>\n

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FREE FLOW OF INFORMATION
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\nChina: Heart Youth Peace Charity Organization; Peace Is What We Do Today
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HUMAN RIGHTS
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\nUSA: \u2018Power Lies at the Hands of the People\u2019: Thousands of No Kings Events Rally Voters for 2026 Midterms<\/p>\n

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