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It’s that time of year again: festival season! We’re here to announce the best news of all: Global Citizen Festival will return to New York City on Sept. 23, 2023. It’s a free, ticketed event on the iconic Great Lawn of Central Park in New York City ... Also taking to the stage are José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste; Governor Helder Barbalho, and State Secretary for Indigenous People Puyr Tembé from the Brazilian State of Pará; as well as Bill Nye, Bridget Moynahan, Busy Philipps, Carmelo Anthony, Common, Connie Britton, Danai Gurira, Gayle King, ... ​Renowned advocates ... will also...

First lady Michelle Obama called for young people in both South Africa and the United States to be “citizens of the world” through the use of social media. “For you guys to begin to talk to each other and realize that you have so much in common whether you are in Soweto or Houston or anywhere in the world there is so much we can do together,” the first lady said. “And I want you all to start thinking about being citizens of the world, and in order to do, that you’ve got to start reaching out, and this is...

Elton John has said stars are scared to speak out against war in Iraq because of "bullying tactics" used by the US government to hinder free speech. "There's an atmosphere of fear in America right now that is deadly. Everyone is too career-conscious," he told New York magazine, Interview. Sir Elton said performers could be "frightened by the current administration's bullying tactics", The singer likened the current "fear factor" to McCarthyism in the 1950s. "There was a moment about a year ago when you couldn't say a word about anything in this country for fear of your career being shot...

The Legacy of Garry Davis On this Fourth of July, when 89% of Americans express pride and satisfaction with their country and its institutions, and are praising the blessings of liberty while listening to patriotic music and watching joyous fireworks, we might reflect on the case of Garry Davis, who, at the age of 26 in May 1948, flushed with youthful idealism, renounced his US citizenship and became a self-proclaimed Citizen of the World. He declared that nationalism had been "rendered obsolete by actual world conditions" and needed to be supplanted by a world government that would guarantee world peace....