Focus on Arts and Ecology

By Global Communities, October 18, 2023 #CeasefireNow: Open Call for an Immediate Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to Prevent a Humanitarian Catastrophe and Further Loss of Innocent LivesWe have witnessed unfathomable death and destruction in the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thousands of people have been killed, injured, displaced, and nearly two hundred remain held hostage, including children and elderly.In Gaza, the UN has said that

Día de los Muertos is celebrated across Mexico with skulls, skeletons, and graveside visits—but what does this beloved holiday really represent? BYLOGAN WARD, OCTOBER 15, 2022Revelers in Mexico City celebrate the Day of the Dead by dressing up as the holiday's most ubiquitous symbol, a skeletal figure known as the calavera Catrina.PHOTOGRAPH BY TOMAS BRAVO, REUTERSHere’s one thing we know: Día de los Muertos, or Day of the