Face 2 Face Show

On this show we are speaking with Michael Beer about his new book Civil Resistance Tactics in the 21st Century, published by the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict. Michael is the director of the organization Nonviolence International, who advocates for active nonviolence and supports creative constructive nonviolent campaigns worldwide.

On this show we are speaking with Bahman Azad, Executive Secretary with the U.S. Peace Council and an NGO representative of the World Peace Council at the United Nations. Where are we standing with the Iran Nuclear Deal and how to understand the removing of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on September 11, promised by President Biden?

On this show we are speaking with Willa France, a transwoman with careers in naval architecture, marine engineering and then law. The discussion will revolve around Scientists engaged to find a biological explanation for the existence of trans, and, more generally, LGBTQ and the Humanist view about human intentionality.

On this show we are speaking with Antonio Carvallo, former General Secretary of the Humanist International, about the 8th Humanist World Centre of Studies (HWCS) International Symposium happening this weekend April 16, 17 and 18 2021. This year, online symposium is titled “Pluralistic exchanges from a world in crisis”.

On this show we are speaking with  Camillo Mac Bica, author and professor of philosophy at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, a long-time activist for peace and justice, a member of the Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and the coordinator of the Long Island Chapter of Veterans for Peace. His books include “Beyond PTSD: The Moral Casualties of War,” (Gnosis Press, 2016), and “Worthy of Gratitude: Why Veterans May Not Want to be Thanked for Their “Service” in War” (Gnosis Press, 2015), “There Are No Flowers in a War Zone.”

On this show we are speaking with Brian Ferguson, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at Rutgers University Newark. Brian Ferguson’s research on the origins of war, going back to the beginning of human history and our closest ape relatives, suggests war is not part of our evolution. Ferguson wrote an article in the Scientific American in 2018 titled, “War Is Not Part of Human Nature,” and we publish in Pressenza an article by April M. Short titled “War Is Not Innate to Humanity—A More Peaceful Future Is Possible, Says Historical Anthropologist” based on Mr Ferguson’s studies.

On this show we are speaking with Harpreet Toor, Richmond Hill resident in Queens, running for City Council District 23. Mr. Toor offers his 30 years of experience and activism with the Sikh community to a broader political front.

On this show we are speaking with Luca DiMatteo author of Green Haven a mystery novel happening in a nursing home. Mr. DiMatteo was a doctor who suffered an injury and had to retire from practicing a long-term career and dedicate the rest of his life to writing.

On this show we are speaking with Nicolas J S Davies author of "Blood On Our Hands: The American Invasion and Destruction of Iraq”. In his last article published in Pressenza, Mr Davies asked the question "Will Biden End America’s Global War on Children?” And the answer is “nothing in Biden long record in public life suggests that he will, unless the American public and the rest of the world act collectively and effectively to insist that America must end its war on children and finally become a responsible, law-abiding member of the human family.

On this show we are speaking with Catalina Cock Duque, Executive Director of Mi Sangre Foundation in Colombia about her works with the foundation providing psychosocial assistance to children and youth affected by landmines, and promotes peace education so they can become active agents of change