Youth issues
The Assembly “Towards a global agenda: the human right to education from the movements” took place at the World Social Forum 2021.
With the participation of a hundred delegates from organizations that converge around education as a human right, the self-organized assembly “Towards a global agenda: the human right to education from the movements” was held this Saturday (30) in the framework of the World Social Forum (WSF) 2021. The activity was… »
Enough ‘Blah Blah Blah’ From Global Elites, Greta Thunberg Declares at Digital Davos
“I’m only here to once again remind you of the emergency we are in. The crisis that you and your predecessors have created and inflicted upon us.” By Jessica Corbett In yet another fiery speech to attendees of an elite annual summit, climate activist Greta Thunberg made clear on Monday that… »
Living in Turbulent Times: College Students’ Reactions to Recent Challenges in America
By Rebecca Diers – SUNY Cortland For the past several months, Americans have faced numerous challenges in regards to politics and how American citizens feel the country should be run. These recent events have been incited by both Republicans and Democrats in the form of protests and riots in an… »
Listen to the Children!
It is said that pictures are worth a thousand words, and this is, of course true. Yet, in these months of COVID, when children have been deprived of their “life as usual”, parents, teachers, our friends and neighbors have taken steps to ease the burden for each other and strangers… »
Seal for “Excellent Engagement” received!
The volunteer platform GoVolunteer honours Pressenza with the seal for “Excellent Engagement”. Every year, GoVolunteer awards social projects that do exemplary work with volunteers. The following criteria are taken into account: Transparency & project presentation Good communication Easy entry & personal support Flexible & enriching commitment Clear impact goals Open… »
CLADE launches a report on Criminalization of the Student Struggle and Violation of Students’ Human Rights in Latin America and the Caribbean
Launched on Human Rights Day, December 10th, the document addresses the situation of students as protagonists in the defence of the right to education and other human rights and their increasing criminalisation in the region With the support of the Norwegian Students’ and Academics’ International Assistance Fund (SAIH), the Latin… »
Hungry Children in the Empire
By Farooque Chowdhury Many news from the Empire interest many readers, as the Empire itself is interesting. It’s interesting due to its economy, politics and diplomacy, part of its geostrategic and geotactical games, and for its audacity and arrogance, and for its hated character, and for its perished core, which… »
Why we created the Mock Cop26 treaty
Young people across the world are tired of empty climate promises – that’s why we created the Mock COP26 treaty. “If you won’t include us in the conversation properly, we’ll start the conversation ourselves.” It is evident, from the postponement and non-virtualisation of COP26 this year, that climate action sits… »
Children’s climate change case at the European Court of Human Rights: what’s at stake?
The European Court of Human Rights finally has the opportunity to take on climate change. And it is taking it seriously, thanks to a group of 8 to 21-year-olds. In September 2020, four children and two young adults from Portugal – all witness to the extreme heat and wildfires… »
Philippines Takes Step to Protect Children
House Passes Bill Increasing Age of Sexual Consent to 16 The Philippines House of Representatives took an important step this week to protect children with the passage of a bill raising the age of sexual consent from 12 years, one of the lowest in the world, to 16. The proposed legislation,… »
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