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The 1.8 Billion Guardians of Earth
While some people deny climate change, our planet is under threat
How to deafen the psychotropic negativity
As a bullied child, people were used to calling me by different names: "ugly", "chubby boy", "useless". I had never paid much attention to these different comments. After all, everyone has the right to share their own thoughts. Since the wind was carrying these words away, I kept ignoring them and growing up accepting to face this obnoxious reality. I remembered it being kind of hard, sometimes, to believe that these judgements were only dust in the air, not facts. My classmates were seeing me standing, always smiling, but they could not distinguish what was hidden behind this facade, given...
16 child petitioners filed a landmark complaint demanding urgent climate action
What My Trip to Jordan Taught Me About My Voice
On the 14th of December, 2015 I left my home in Syria to start a special journey on Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and peacebuilding. However, because I have a Syrian passport, I had to go through many difficulties and interrogations before arriving in Jordan. Still, it was worth it. Back in the days, we didn’t need any security clearance nor a visa to enter our neighboring country. However, today, things are different. Finally, I arrived there. I entered the room and there I found 41 powerful advocates from 23 different countries. I stood there for a moment and my heart was pumping. The...
Back to the (ecological) future
We are India's daughters
“On campus, boys used to creep up behind us when we weren’t looking, and undo our bra clasps for kicks. In the bus, we couldn’t tell where our bodies stopped and where their hands began.” My whole life, I feel as though I’ve heard a constant commentary on the rapidly approaching change on our horizon. How the horrors of past centuries are behind us. How things are going to get better. “My friend was assaulted by one of our teachers. She never reported it though. She was terrified that her parents would pull her out of college.” My mother, reflecting on her former college life in Delhi, is...
Why The Amazon Matters
Around fifteen million years ago, the South American and Nazca tectonic plates converged into each other due to the weight of the ocean on the Nazca plate. The collision of the two plates caused the creation of the Andes Mountain Range, sitting on the edge of the Chilean border with the Pacific Ocean. The rising of the land there and the linkage of the Brazilian and Guyanese land caused the Amazon River (which had been flowing towards the west at the time) to become a broad, inland sea. With time, this large body of water became a vast freshwater lake. This meant that the marine life had to...
We are digging our own grave
It is renown news that climate change is affecting the environment and all the ecosystems our planet thrives upon. However, many fail to see how direct the impact is on our own kind, blinded by their daily activities considering themselves “too busy” to pay attention and take time to understand what is happening. I am here to show you why this will be fatal in the long run, especially if it is world leaders that need to take action. Ever since mankind has existed, it has depended on its surroundings. Hunting, fishing, farming and nature have been the fundamental source to the sink that is our...
Let's not betray our planet!
Transforming ordinary schools into green schools in Côte d'Ivoire
"A green school is a school where students are surrounded by trees, a vegetable garden, toilets and clean water points. It is a school where we can learn good eco-responsible behaviours at an early age and train a new generation that is more respectful of the environment," concludes Aicha Yele Soro during his pitch for greener schools in Côte d'Ivoire. Along with nine other young people, she appealed to the ministry of forestation and member of the government during the launch of the new Youth Advocacy Guide in Côte d'Ivoire.
How does climate change impact your life?
Let's be environmentally literate
What about the Environment?
What about sunrise That rises over the hill top ‘Top of the morning’ to you my dear Said the friendly face Now faced with the question of his sustainability What about… what about rain That refreshes and replenishes the earth, to make it alive again You’ve created regimes and policies Stating we have so much to gain Are you insane!! you are hurting our environment, Now we are all faced with the judgment Due to our misguided agreement to succumb to mismanagement Now I can no longer see…. the sun…set It became a prisoner by the fog, that clouds the air Making it hard to breathe, To breathe the...
A healthy planet for every child is a dream worth fighting for
Current Events, Climate Change and Your Health
With the two climate strikes that happened in September, important conversations are happening about what needs to be done to improve the planet for future generations. Surrounding the dates of the United Nations Climate Action Summit, strikers across the world demanded climate justice for everyone. The demands included an end to the age of fossil fuels, as well as an energy revolution with climate justice and equity as its driving factor. The climate strikes — which have involved everyone from school-aged children to senior citizens — show that climate change is no longer an issue that can be...
Insurgency and Everything In Between: My Yobe Experience
My one-year mandatory NYSC (National Youth Service Corps) service ended on the 3rd October, 2019. It was whole experience and although I hate that I eventually relocated, I am happy with the memories that filled my soul. Now that I am back to my regular location, I’ve had to deal with a ton of unending questions (you would think I went to Mars!) especially about the insurgency and northern culture. Well, this is no surprise as most people who were previously in my life (both far and near) haven’t been to the northeast before, because of the fear of insurgency. It’s funnier that most even...
Plastic Pollution is a big problem, we can not solve it individually
'Save Our Earth' is a phrase that many people talk about today. We are facing many problems today. One of them is Plastic Pollution. The amount of plastic in the ocean just keeps growing. If things do not change, maybe one day the ocean will have more plastic than fish. Plastic pollution problem is complex. Why? We are aware of the plastic pollution, but we are still use it, maybe depend on it. Companies are aware of the plastic pollution but its production increased exponentially; governments are aware too, but they do nothing. So ending plastic pollution is nearly impossible if we fight...
Racismo no Brasil (Racism in Brazil)
Negão, preta, escura e morana Are the words used to describe me To describe me To destinguish me from thee To further divide our unity This is your Brazilian country U—NI—TY a word that we once used to be Go ahead… Cut me You’ll see… go ahead …. I bleed The red, flowing, liquified blood Pouring, gushing, freefalling…. this is what we call living But somewhere along the line to you I’ve stopped existing And all you see is this little black girl This little black girl with no place or business in your world Shut up, shot down and shut out from the luxuries that you breathe Like a breath of fresh...