Racism
When empathy and love shall abide in the conscience of man, racism shall cease to be a problem to humanity.
When empathy and love shall abide in the conscience of man, racism shall cease to be a problem to humanity.
God Bless America, a phrase used so poorly by those who reside in such a baren and divided country to boast our so-called pride in our nation. How have we come from such humble, honest beginnings yet turned to such violent, bloodbath conflicts? To this day, we still struggle to unite the nations of this world and unite our people. Instead of loving our neighbors, we harbor resentment and fear against them. How long will it take for us to remove the covers we have placed on our eyes, and truly see what it takes to change the world than destroy it. When will our nations cease to exist as...
Young people are growing up in an unsettled time characterized by fear of political, social and economic instability. At the same time, young people are increasingly taking the lead in voicing the urgency and multiplicity of problems that affect them and their communities. From Emma Gonzalez demanding fierce and deliberate gun control policies to Muzoon Al-Mellehan fighting for the right to education for refugees, the needle of change has been moving for a while now. Despite dismissive stereotypes about millennials, young people are showing up, making themselves heard and are daring to act and...
Every student across the world at some point of time or the other hopes, wishes and prays for that blissful moment when you wake up on a Monday morning and school is somehow magically closed. The idea of exams getting cancelled is a dream only some of us dare to see. The coronavirus pandemic in spite of wreaking havoc across the world has managed to grant these unrealistic wishes. Four months into the worldwide pandemic and the indefinite closure of schools and colleges across the world has left us questioning our wish and desperately missing those 8 am classes. For most students across the...
I'm sure we all know at least one person whether it is ourselves or someone else say "We know how to find "x" but I don't know how to fill out a check" or something along those lines. I also cannot tell you how frustrated I get whenever I hear that. Sometimes it's because I know they learned that because I go to school with them, though they may not have paid attention. But I also get frustrated when I hear that because it truly shows us the flawed view people have on education. That flaw is that we believe that a normal education is supposed to just hand us everything in order to succeed in...
74 memories in my 63 days of quarantine. Too many to name, but here are just a few. COVID-19 I have never seen nothing as perilous as you. Switching from in-class to virtual first attacked me physically. Figuring out a new method was just as hard, Teachers thought that this transition would be fairly easy. I took on some many more responsibilities as a caregiver and a friend. Sticking with my grandmother through her husband’s very end. COVID, you did not allow one of the greatest men I knew see his 74th, Oh what pain I felt. By the next week I knew I was strong because there I was getting...
How horrendous is it inside the war zone? The echo of anguished cry and silent moan Resonates all over but can’t be heard As the war is noisy and jarred. On the Earth where flowers blossom, I see stains of blood. This bizarre sight gives me viperish dreads. Deepens my fright with sleepless nights. The purity of the soil gone. Father no more for a newborn. Hearts shattered and lives thrown. Endless tears on cheeks rolling down. Malice caused for the love of his nation, Turns out to be fiendish for humanity. Ain't the right way to express his affection, By harming another country. Killing and...
Delivering the Learners’ Voice Program on forced migration for a second year in Athens revealed that the landscape has changed significantly since 2017 and especially since the peak of the refugee crisis in 2015. The historic state of emergency has subsided but more than 50,000 asylum seekers remain in Greece with many moving from island to camp to city. At the same time, there is much to be optimistic about as the city has collectively galvanized support for sustainable and long-term solutions for refugees and newcomers, moving away from a purely emergency response. Education is high on this...
The Covid-19 pandemic is no doubt a dangerous and deadly disease that ravages the world and humanity in general. It has shut down many activities including economies and businesses around the world, tourism, education and many others. This has forced many countries to resort to online media to conduct businesses, especially learning and important government meetings. Many countries around the world have adopted e-learning or virtual learning programs to facilitate the process of learning among their populations so as not to hinder the learning process which is a very vital and critical aspect...
Nelson Mandela once said "Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world” and how great it is if this powerful weapon can be used to instill sustainable practices in young people. Late last year when I was trained to be a global schools advocate by SDSN youth, I was really excited to be part of this great initiative. It reflected my desire to help make a difference among young people who are the future generations and to educate them about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as global citizenship. At first, it was quite a challenge for me to get schools to...
My journey to getting an LLB is one that's full of mystery, hurdles and obstacles. It's years of struggles, hustles and bustles, adjustment and readjustment. To start with, I was not originally an art student during my O level program. I was a science student but I was very weak in calculations especially Mathematics and chemistry, albeit, I fared well in subjects like Biology, Agricultural science and other science subjects. And on top of that I was a lazy student. I didn't make a lot of commitment or put much effort towards learning the subjects I was weak in, instead, I always dodged them...
I believe we can’t really say we were ever fully disconnected in this entire pandemic. Physically we are apart, except the presence of various kinds of devices, social media, and the Internet has kept us far from feeling isolated and lonely. I think we all are thankful for having that, yet that’s the oversight of it. There are still locations where communication and connectivity to the world, both digitally and physically, is nonexistent, especially when it comes to learning. Yes, that’s right. The simple, empowering phenomenon of learning has still not been encountered by countless, much to...
All my life I knew I was 'different' to others, when I started to get older I started to come to the realisation that I liked boys, but how could this happen? I liked sports and being outdoors, I didn't wear make-up or dress up in dresses. The stereotypical gay guy, wasn't and still isn't me. My time being in the closet was hard, I kept it a secret for nearly 7 years! I'm good at keeping secrets. I even had girlfriends so people, my friends would think I was straight. Stereotypes hurt. Not being able to confide in people hurts more. I'm slowly starting to love myself more, and starting to...
Excellencies, Presidents, Leaders, When, in the early morning, in a mist of cloudy weather, you enter your office, sit down and start working, what do you hear, what do you smell? Human voices, the perfume of freshly made coffee, sun rays shining a light on your working table? After having worked long hours you return home and in your bedroom, in the silence of the night, you can sleep knowing that the following day you’ll get up again, in a mist of cloudy weather. Solving wars, finding impossible solutions, achieving equality, relieving the plight of millions is your everyday task and we all...
I am Shantanu Sharma, a 22 year old, B.Tech student. I am associated with social activism for last 4 years now, working on ground level to bring a significant change. I work in the field of education for underprivileged children who reside in slums and rural areas. My other initiatives involve Menstrual Hygiene Management workshops, Technical and Health Awareness Workshops, Rural Skill Development and Online Drives against Sexual Abuse. Currently, I run a voluntary social service group named Udgam Classes in slum an rural areas of Meerut city, India. We are dedicated towards education and...
For the last couple of months, we have witnessed a 180º turn to the world we’ve known. This global turmoil has taught us two definite lessons: we should never take anything for granted and that international cooperation has become more essential than ever. Regarding the latter, while politics and some schools of economic thought try to impulse an anti-globalization movement, it has become more than evident that, unlike other major global crises in our mankind’s history, we are living in an age of multilateralism, interconnection, high-end technology, and pluriculturalism. As a race for coming...
Justice has no religion. As we allow our children and youth to be killed and made to live in severe poverty we are helping the hand of injustice to dampen their future and leaders of tomorrow. Standing up for justice means the willingness to sacrifice your own life for the future of others. Let is stand together and save the future of our children and youth around the world.