Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE
@sanambna.bsky.social
Founder, ICAN-International Civil Society Action Network;
Author "Women Building Peace";
Adjunct Columbia/SIPA;
Podcast host of: IfYou Were in Charge;
UN Mediation Standby List;
full-time mom of twins;
Truth to Power;
Peace is our human norm
Author "Women Building Peace";
Adjunct Columbia/SIPA;
Podcast host of: IfYou Were in Charge;
UN Mediation Standby List;
full-time mom of twins;
Truth to Power;
Peace is our human norm
Today 25 years ago - we went to the UNSC
25 years of statements,
25 years of ongoing wars, of rape, of death - imagine if conflict prevention and resolution had been prioritized.
It can and must be now.
25 years of statements,
25 years of ongoing wars, of rape, of death - imagine if conflict prevention and resolution had been prioritized.
It can and must be now.
25 years after #UNSCR1325, women are still fighting to be heard in peace & security.
ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social reads our open statement from women #peacebuilders marking 25 years of the #WPS agenda.
Unmet commitments are just words. What are you waiting for?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ_E...
ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social reads our open statement from women #peacebuilders marking 25 years of the #WPS agenda.
Unmet commitments are just words. What are you waiting for?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQ_E...
Open Statement to the UNSC on behalf of Women Peacebuilders Marking 25 Years of the WPS Agenda
YouTube video by International Civil Society Action Network - ICAN
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October 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Today 25 years ago - we went to the UNSC
25 years of statements,
25 years of ongoing wars, of rape, of death - imagine if conflict prevention and resolution had been prioritized.
It can and must be now.
25 years of statements,
25 years of ongoing wars, of rape, of death - imagine if conflict prevention and resolution had been prioritized.
It can and must be now.
Happy to be back here and TU @Oxfam
How is feminist leadership transforming peace & justice 25 yrs on from #UNSCR1325?
Join ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social, #WASL partner WCLAC & an incredible panel for “Beyond Rhetoric.”
📅 Oct 30 | 🕓 4–5:30PM CET
🔗 bit.ly/3WsiUSS
#1325at25 #SheBuildsPeace
Join ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social, #WASL partner WCLAC & an incredible panel for “Beyond Rhetoric.”
📅 Oct 30 | 🕓 4–5:30PM CET
🔗 bit.ly/3WsiUSS
#1325at25 #SheBuildsPeace
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Beyond Rhetoric: Feminist Leadership for a Transformative Women, Peace, and Security Agenda at 25. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ...
Twenty-five years after the United Nations adopted Resolution 1325, the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda is both a landmark in diplomacy and a study in unfulfilled promise. Its most profound ach...
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October 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Happy to be back here and TU @Oxfam
Next week will be on #Iran
This week we are re-upping Palestinian #WomenoftheSun as they just won the #Vigdis prize #CouncilofEurope
in conversation with #Israeli #WomenWagePeace...
b/c we still need all #AllEyesonGaza
This week we are re-upping Palestinian #WomenoftheSun as they just won the #Vigdis prize #CouncilofEurope
in conversation with #Israeli #WomenWagePeace...
b/c we still need all #AllEyesonGaza
Ep 9️⃣ of #IfYouWereInCharge is live! @sanambna.bsky.social reflects on the war in #Iran & we honor Women of the Sun from #Palestine, 2025 Vigdís Prize winners, by re-sharing their conversation on peace.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Next week will be on #Iran
This week we are re-upping Palestinian #WomenoftheSun as they just won the #Vigdis prize #CouncilofEurope
in conversation with #Israeli #WomenWagePeace...
b/c we still need all #AllEyesonGaza
This week we are re-upping Palestinian #WomenoftheSun as they just won the #Vigdis prize #CouncilofEurope
in conversation with #Israeli #WomenWagePeace...
b/c we still need all #AllEyesonGaza
As it becomes clear that the purpose of the Israeli war on Iran is neither nuclear nor military, but political & societal sharing t 'The War Whisperers' I wrote in 2019.
Killing people to set them free..with the unemployed son of the former Shah as their cheerleader.
lobelog.com/he-war-whisp...
Killing people to set them free..with the unemployed son of the former Shah as their cheerleader.
lobelog.com/he-war-whisp...
The War Whisperers, Their Successful Iraq War, and the Targeting of Iran – LobeLogThe War Whisperers, Their Successful Iraq War, and the Targeting of Iran – LobeLog
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June 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As it becomes clear that the purpose of the Israeli war on Iran is neither nuclear nor military, but political & societal sharing t 'The War Whisperers' I wrote in 2019.
Killing people to set them free..with the unemployed son of the former Shah as their cheerleader.
lobelog.com/he-war-whisp...
Killing people to set them free..with the unemployed son of the former Shah as their cheerleader.
lobelog.com/he-war-whisp...
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Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
June 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.
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On the latest episode of The Sania Farooqui Show, I spoke to @sanambna.bsky.social from @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about the vital role of women in conflict zones, the UN’s impact, and why peace is more than just stopping the guns.
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?...
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?...
Sania Farooqui in Conversation with Sanam Naraghi Anderlini
YouTube video by The Sania Farooqui Show
https://youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?fe…
June 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On the latest episode of The Sania Farooqui Show, I spoke to @sanambna.bsky.social from @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about the vital role of women in conflict zones, the UN’s impact, and why peace is more than just stopping the guns.
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?...
📺 Watch now: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?...
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BREAKING: Judge says Mahmoud Khalil cannot be detained or deported based on Rubio’s determination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
June 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
BREAKING: Judge says Mahmoud Khalil cannot be detained or deported based on Rubio’s determination. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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🎙️ New episode drops June 12!
What does real peacebuilding look like in 2025? On the latest @SaniaShow, I talk with @sanambna.bsky.social of @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about women in conflict zones, the UN’s role, and why peace is more than just a ceasefire.
Watch here: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?si…
What does real peacebuilding look like in 2025? On the latest @SaniaShow, I talk with @sanambna.bsky.social of @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about women in conflict zones, the UN’s role, and why peace is more than just a ceasefire.
Watch here: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?si…
June 11, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🎙️ New episode drops June 12!
What does real peacebuilding look like in 2025? On the latest @SaniaShow, I talk with @sanambna.bsky.social of @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about women in conflict zones, the UN’s role, and why peace is more than just a ceasefire.
Watch here: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?si…
What does real peacebuilding look like in 2025? On the latest @SaniaShow, I talk with @sanambna.bsky.social of @whatthewomensay.bsky.social about women in conflict zones, the UN’s role, and why peace is more than just a ceasefire.
Watch here: youtu.be/WLAzMH7fW0M?si…
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🗣️ @sanambna.bsky.social: “If we're investing in #militarization, it takes us a certain way; if we’re investing in #peace, it will take us a different way. Imagine if just a percentage of the resources went to building a broader culture of peace. It’s so cheap compared to the cost of a tank.”
June 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🗣️ @sanambna.bsky.social: “If we're investing in #militarization, it takes us a certain way; if we’re investing in #peace, it will take us a different way. Imagine if just a percentage of the resources went to building a broader culture of peace. It’s so cheap compared to the cost of a tank.”
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🗣️ @sanambna.bsky.social: “We need to democratize national security & ask people “what makes you feel secure? What makes you feel insecure?” So instead of humanity being securitized, security becomes humanized. It becomes about street lighting, clean water, & shelter.”
June 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🗣️ @sanambna.bsky.social: “We need to democratize national security & ask people “what makes you feel secure? What makes you feel insecure?” So instead of humanity being securitized, security becomes humanized. It becomes about street lighting, clean water, & shelter.”
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🎙️ Ep. 8️⃣ of #IfYouWereInCharge is out!
@sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Jessie Stone, professional kayaker & health clinic founder in 🇺🇬 #Uganda, about USAID cuts, & local solutions.
🎧 Listen:
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@sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Jessie Stone, professional kayaker & health clinic founder in 🇺🇬 #Uganda, about USAID cuts, & local solutions.
🎧 Listen:
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June 10, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🎙️ Ep. 8️⃣ of #IfYouWereInCharge is out!
@sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Jessie Stone, professional kayaker & health clinic founder in 🇺🇬 #Uganda, about USAID cuts, & local solutions.
🎧 Listen:
🔹 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
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@sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Dr. Jessie Stone, professional kayaker & health clinic founder in 🇺🇬 #Uganda, about USAID cuts, & local solutions.
🎧 Listen:
🔹 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/069U...
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“Imagine if leaders had the courage women #peacebuilders show daily—to face adversaries & recognize their humanity.”
ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote at the #1325at25 conference.
🎥 Stay tuned for more clips!
👏 Thank you to the hosts.
ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote at the #1325at25 conference.
🎥 Stay tuned for more clips!
👏 Thank you to the hosts.
May 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Imagine if leaders had the courage women #peacebuilders show daily—to face adversaries & recognize their humanity.”
ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote at the #1325at25 conference.
🎥 Stay tuned for more clips!
👏 Thank you to the hosts.
ICAN's @sanambna.bsky.social delivered a powerful keynote at the #1325at25 conference.
🎥 Stay tuned for more clips!
👏 Thank you to the hosts.
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“We have the evidence. We have the practice. We’ve created the ecosystems.”
At #1325at25, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social spotlighted the courage & innovation of women peacebuilders—negotiating with armed actors, taking real risks, & leading where others hesitate.
🎥 Watch this powerful reflection.
At #1325at25, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social spotlighted the courage & innovation of women peacebuilders—negotiating with armed actors, taking real risks, & leading where others hesitate.
🎥 Watch this powerful reflection.
May 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“We have the evidence. We have the practice. We’ve created the ecosystems.”
At #1325at25, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social spotlighted the courage & innovation of women peacebuilders—negotiating with armed actors, taking real risks, & leading where others hesitate.
🎥 Watch this powerful reflection.
At #1325at25, ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social spotlighted the courage & innovation of women peacebuilders—negotiating with armed actors, taking real risks, & leading where others hesitate.
🎥 Watch this powerful reflection.
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🎙️ New episode of #IfYouWereInCharge!
In episode 6️⃣, @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Christine Van Ruymbeke on 🇮🇷 Iran’s poetic heritage, Sufism & women’s role in literature.
🎧 Listen:
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In episode 6️⃣, @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Christine Van Ruymbeke on 🇮🇷 Iran’s poetic heritage, Sufism & women’s role in literature.
🎧 Listen:
🔹 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
May 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🎙️ New episode of #IfYouWereInCharge!
In episode 6️⃣, @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Christine Van Ruymbeke on 🇮🇷 Iran’s poetic heritage, Sufism & women’s role in literature.
🎧 Listen:
🔹 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
In episode 6️⃣, @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with Christine Van Ruymbeke on 🇮🇷 Iran’s poetic heritage, Sufism & women’s role in literature.
🎧 Listen:
🔹 Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...
🔹 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
Excited to share this particular episode of #IfYouWereinCharge bringing Persian poetry as soul food to help navigate these time.
My guest is Christine Van Ruymbeke Soudavar Professor of Persian Literature & Culture @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
My guest is Christine Van Ruymbeke Soudavar Professor of Persian Literature & Culture @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
Persian Poetry: Food for the Soul in a Time of Uncertainty
If You Were In Charge · Episode
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May 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Excited to share this particular episode of #IfYouWereinCharge bringing Persian poetry as soul food to help navigate these time.
My guest is Christine Van Ruymbeke Soudavar Professor of Persian Literature & Culture @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
My guest is Christine Van Ruymbeke Soudavar Professor of Persian Literature & Culture @cambridgeuni.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0uYR...
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Image of library book display labeled:
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
May 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Image of library book display labeled:
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
“It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.”
Books on display:
• On Tyranny
• Twenty Lessons From
The 21st Century
• 1984
• A Handmaids Tale
• Diary of Anne Frank
• Parable of The Sower
• Fahrenheit 451
• Animal Farm
• Brave New World
~TAiLS of a Bookworm
🎙 ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social joined BBC World Service's Weekend to talk authoritarianism, conflict, journalism, & her podcast “If You Were In Charge.”
🎧 Listen:
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#IfYouWereInCharge #BBCWorldService #BBC
🎧 Listen:
Part 1: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Part 2: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#IfYouWereInCharge #BBCWorldService #BBC
May 8, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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🗣️ #WPSWednesday: The Council of Europe selection panel, including ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social, announced the shortlist for the 2025 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment, including Green Girls Organization, Gisèle Pelicot, & Women of the Sun Palestine. @coe.int. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
Three candidates shortlisted for the 2025 Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment - Portal - www.coe.int
Parliamentary Assembly Strasbourg 2 May 2025
www.coe.int
May 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
🗣️ #WPSWednesday: The Council of Europe selection panel, including ICAN’s @sanambna.bsky.social, announced the shortlist for the 2025 Vigdís Prize for Women’s Empowerment, including Green Girls Organization, Gisèle Pelicot, & Women of the Sun Palestine. @coe.int. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...
Pod 5 #IfYouWereInCharge 🥁
What if Israeli & Palestinian women were in charge?
#Israeli Yael Braudo-Bahat of #WomenWagePeace & #Palestinian Marwa Hammad of #WomenoftheSun about weaving trust & waging peace.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2V...
What if Israeli & Palestinian women were in charge?
#Israeli Yael Braudo-Bahat of #WomenWagePeace & #Palestinian Marwa Hammad of #WomenoftheSun about weaving trust & waging peace.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2V...
If Women Were in Charge: Ending the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
If You Were In Charge · Episode
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April 30, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Pod 5 #IfYouWereInCharge 🥁
What if Israeli & Palestinian women were in charge?
#Israeli Yael Braudo-Bahat of #WomenWagePeace & #Palestinian Marwa Hammad of #WomenoftheSun about weaving trust & waging peace.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2V...
What if Israeli & Palestinian women were in charge?
#Israeli Yael Braudo-Bahat of #WomenWagePeace & #Palestinian Marwa Hammad of #WomenoftheSun about weaving trust & waging peace.
#Israel #Palestine #Gaza #WPS #WomenPeaceSecurity
open.spotify.com/episode/3t2V...
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Join @sanambna.bsky.social as she flips the script on global challenges, spotlighting activists and peacebuilders who are reshaping the world. Discover their achievements, dreams, and hopes for a better future.
April 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Join @sanambna.bsky.social as she flips the script on global challenges, spotlighting activists and peacebuilders who are reshaping the world. Discover their achievements, dreams, and hopes for a better future.
Reposted by Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, MBE
Our first #Afghanistan case study is here! It was an honor to work with the team on this important piece about the intersection of #mentalhealth & #peacebuilding. Afghan women are using powerful & ingenious strategies to create more peaceful, resilient communities, even amid Taliban rule.
🧠 Afghanistan is facing a mental health crisis— & #Afghan woman #peacebuilders are on the frontlines of the response.
Our latest case study is out now:
📘 The War Against Ourselves
🔗 icanpeacework.org/2025/04/the-...
#NotAboutThemWithoutThem
Our latest case study is out now:
📘 The War Against Ourselves
🔗 icanpeacework.org/2025/04/the-...
#NotAboutThemWithoutThem
The War Against Ourselves: Afghan Women Peacebuilders’ Response to the Mental Health Crisis in Afghanistan
Afghanistan is facing a complex mental health crisis inextricably linked with and compounding the dire state of physical, political, and economic insecurity in the country. Afghan women-led peacebuild...
icanpeacework.org
April 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Our first #Afghanistan case study is here! It was an honor to work with the team on this important piece about the intersection of #mentalhealth & #peacebuilding. Afghan women are using powerful & ingenious strategies to create more peaceful, resilient communities, even amid Taliban rule.
Feeling bereft and wondering why all the good people are leaving us at this time of crisis.
I'm not Catholic but I always felt #PopeFrancis was a global figure whose moral compass was a source of comfort.
His legacy will be speaking truth to power in his support to #Gazans.
#RIPPopeFrancis
I'm not Catholic but I always felt #PopeFrancis was a global figure whose moral compass was a source of comfort.
His legacy will be speaking truth to power in his support to #Gazans.
#RIPPopeFrancis
Pope Francis has died this morning at the age of 88.
His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to “deplorable” violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
His final message, on Easter Sunday, called for an end to “deplorable” violence in Gaza, Sudan and around the world
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope at Urbi et Orbi prays for an end to all violence, from Gaza to the Sahel - Vatican News
Pope Francis dedicates his Easter Urbi et Orbi message to calling for peace worldwide, for global disarmament and for the release of prisoners.
www.vaticannews.va
April 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Feeling bereft and wondering why all the good people are leaving us at this time of crisis.
I'm not Catholic but I always felt #PopeFrancis was a global figure whose moral compass was a source of comfort.
His legacy will be speaking truth to power in his support to #Gazans.
#RIPPopeFrancis
I'm not Catholic but I always felt #PopeFrancis was a global figure whose moral compass was a source of comfort.
His legacy will be speaking truth to power in his support to #Gazans.
#RIPPopeFrancis
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For a major reality check regarding events across the pond, and a dose of hope & inspiration.
My conversation with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social about the 7 steps from democracy to fascism & back..
My conversation with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social about the 7 steps from democracy to fascism & back..
🎙️ In Episode 1, @sanambna.bsky.social speaks with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social, renowned author of How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps from #Democracy to #Dictatorship, exploring the workings of autocracy & the decline of democratic principles.
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0YIo...
🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0YIo...
Democratic Downfall: The Rise of Fascism with Ece Temelkuran
If You Were In Charge · Episode
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March 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
For a major reality check regarding events across the pond, and a dose of hope & inspiration.
My conversation with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social about the 7 steps from democracy to fascism & back..
My conversation with @ecetemelkuran.bsky.social about the 7 steps from democracy to fascism & back..
Thank you @podcastdelivery.com
Join @sanambna.bsky.social as she flips the script on global challenges, spotlighting activists and peacebuilders who are reshaping the world. Discover their achievements, dreams, and hopes for a better future.
April 9, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Thank you @podcastdelivery.com