Caroline Hurley

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Caroline Hurley |Katie Anthony |Dorothy Hernandez |Katie Anthony

While New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, Chicago has its own gluttonous Fat Tuesday holiday — Pączki Day. Pączki Day marks the last day before the Lenten season begins for Christians. Because Lent is meant to be a time of fasting and prayer, many people spend the day before gorging themselves on, well, pączki (POONCH-key). This year, Pączki Day falls on March 4. The Polish fried dough treats are similar to jelly doughnuts, but they’re not jelly doughnuts — they’re pączki.

1 month ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Caroline Hurley |Dorothy Hernandez |Katie Anthony

While New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, Chicago has its own gluttonous February holiday — Paczki Day. Also known as Fat Tuesday, Paczki Day marks the last day before the Lenten season begins for Christians. Because Lent is meant to be a time of fasting and prayer, many people spend the day before gorging themselves on, well, paczki (POONCH-key). This year, Paczki Day falls on March 4. The Polish fried dough treats are similar to jelly doughnuts, but they’re not jelly doughnuts — they’re paczki.

Apr 13, 2024 | worldbeyondwar.org | Caroline Hurley |David Swanson

By Caroline Hurley, World BEYOND War Ireland Chapter, April 13, 2024This is an extended version of an article first published by ZNetwork. If a pacifist humanity was forced to wreck the planet and cause climate change, it would invent war. Since every aspect of military activity is by definition destructive, war is never harmless, particularly at a time when millions are dying because of climate disruptions.

Apr 9, 2024 | znetwork.org | Caroline Hurley

If humanity was obliged to wreck the planet and accelerate climate change, it would invent war. Since every aspect of military activity is by definition destructive, it is never harmless, especially at a time when millions are dying because of climate change. [i] Just as the urgent need to address causes of climate change is being universally recognised, the renewed emphasis on armed state violence, packaged as security, is immeasurably and immorally counterproductive to survival goals.

Nov 29, 2023 | worldbeyondwar.org | Caroline Hurley |David Swanson

Northern Ireland ‘The Troubles’ 1960-1998, The IndependentBy Caroline Hurley – TRANSCEND Media Service , November 29, 2023Years of painstaking peace-making efforts culminated in the signing of the Good Friday Agreement over Easter in Belfast, on 10 April, 1998. The evolution of the agreement that brought to an end The Troubles in Northern Ireland, a thirty-year era of violent sectarian unrest, remains an instructive flagship initiative that secured positive change.