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The Media Game in the US: A Threat to Democracy?

The State-Corporate Nexus in the US presents a challenge to the well-functioning of the Media as the fourth estate of democratic practice.

Oussema Othmeni May 2, 2021

Transformation comes from the process, and the process has to come from the people

On Tuesday, April 6th, 2021, a side event at the ECOSOC Youth Forum has taken place virtually with the help of the main sponsor, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) under the theme “Recalibrating & Rethinking Sustainable Future: The Importance of Health, Wellbeing & Empathy”.

Lei Nguyen April 24, 2021

16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence

GroundBreakers: Rara Reines, social media and the push for change

GroundBreakers is an innovative non-profit, helping activists connect. Learn about their recent campaign – 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Gurjinder Khambay February 28, 2021

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The struggle of being born intersex: conform or be ultracised

Intersex people face violence and discrimination everyday. Still today there is little information about this group of people.

Juan Nader February 25, 2021

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The Increasing Danger of Biphobia

Bisexual people face discrimination from different communities because of misconceptions. Awareness about biphobia must be fostered.

Juan Nader February 23, 2021

Pando: An Interactive Map for Community Resources

Volunteerism has faced new challenges in 2020 due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. A vast majority of the world has switched to an online format and social distancing has changed the way we interact as humans. Some organizations have been creative in adapting to the pandemic in order to keep others safe, but still allow them…

‍‍Anna Luthringer February 12, 2021

Saiko: The Illegal Sea Trade Benefiting All

Saiko is an illegal sea trade which is depleting Ghana’s fish stock. Since it benefits all players working on the high sea, this makes it difficult to fight.

Senyo Agbleze February 10, 2021

The festival of Diwali in a Pandemic

The celebration of the Diwali festival in a Pandemic and the double whammy blow of air pollution and COVID-19.

Adwitya Taneja January 31, 2021

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New educational challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic

The inequality in education in the world is surpsisingly big. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it worse.

Juan Nader January 24, 2021

Elderly farmers in their cabin at the Delhi border

Indian Farmers: The latest group to be under threat from the BJP government

Indian farmers have been protesting against the controversial new bills. The bills are controversial for several reasons. They, and the way the authorities have treated protestors, have spurred many similar protests around the world.

Gurjinder Khambay January 24, 2021

“This is War” – The fight for Abortion Rights

Across Poland women have been protesting the news restrictions the government have placed on abortion.

Gurjinder Khambay December 16, 2020

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Crisis and persons living with disabilities

This article looks into how crisis and emergency settings further increase the vulnerabilty of persons living with disabilities and how this can be adressed

Lynet Tinoza November 26, 2020

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