Type
Topic
Country
How Youth Can Help Fight Climate Change
Climate Change is one of the most pressing global issues in our world today. Almost every country in the world has issued their own environmental laws in order to minimize the effects of climate change and a lot of ads, slogans, posters and campaigns against climate change have been launched by concerned environmental organizations and government institutions in order to raise awareness to the public of how we could help stop this global crisis. But it's sad that out of billions of people in the world, only few have responded to the call. When a climate change occurs, temperature drastically...
How to support a friend if you think they could be at risk of violence
Understanding the Problems America Faces is the Key to Solving Them
Once a year we get a physical with our local doctor to check up on our overall well being. Every four years we elect a leader to head our nation. When we run out of toilet paper we go to the local store and pick up some more. All of these things share a common denominator, that paired with collaborative fostering will be the key to attempting to solve the current societal issues. That common key factor is trust. We trust that our doctors will adequately give us care to the best of their abilities. We trust our officials to represent our various interests. We trust our stores to have toilet...
Beirut dreams.....
Yesterday's dream is about a beloved angel she carried me in her wings to the heaven She uplifted me from the poisonous air filled with Ammonium nitrate, which is proportionally burning with screams, Tears, fire and desire I hope the next air i inhale, will fill my lungs with light and love....not fire and tears....
INDIA, OUR COUNTRY OUR PROPERTY
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan is one of the most popular or probably the well-known and significant missions in the history of India. This campaign was introduced by the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and was launched on 2nd October 2014 to honour Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of a clean country. But how far was it implemented? Are we still honouring Mahatma Gandhi’s vision? Maybe Gandhi’s vision wasn’t just to have the roads clean but to have our whole country clean. But what we did wasn’t that. We cleaned the roads and dumped all of them in a huge land, in the so-called dump yard. I don’t think it is right...
The Cheerharan
Sometime ago in the previous month, I was watching the ‘Draupadi Cheerharan scene’ from the epic Mahabharata. But my mind was somewhere else: why was someone not doing anything? Why did she receive silence when she pleaded in front of at least a hundred people? The culture has been in trend since so many centuries and is unfortunately being continued till now, till this date, till this very minute. Long story short, I want to say that students don’t get sex education in schools but gain access to free porn, it cripples their minds and they don’t understand how to deal with it. They start to...
Why is Climate Change always referred to in the future tense?
As it stands, it is not the case that climate change will be a future threat to our Planet. This ‘threat’ is already happening and will continue to do so in many unimaginable ways. A point I think should be emphasized is that climate change is always referred to in the future tense. For example: “it will cause…”, “It’s going to be…”, “in 100 years’ time…”. Let’s stop for a second...What about the unusual hurricane activity of 2017? What about the devastating heatwaves of summer 2018? What about in Bangladesh where climate refugees are already a reality? There is no doubt that we are in the...
They deserve it too!!
Animals…what could they possibly be thinking about us? What would they say about us humans?? Do they talk?? Yes they DO!! We just cannot figure it out. Think for a moment, if they could communicate with us as how we do with each other, what would they say?? Just because we are human and we are able to talk, that does not mean the animals do not have rights to stand up for. At the end, we all are the children of Mother Nature, aren’t we? Nowadays everyone is speaking about human rights and equality, but no one seems to be caring about rights of animals. Even though they do not fight for it...
Change starts with you
Contributed by Parth Dinil, participant of Ocean Heroes Bootcamp. Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Be the change you want to see in the world" and in fact, I became that change. Plastic. It was never considered to be something that could be used, it was a byproduct of refining petroleum. It was in the 1900's, when it was used in many items. It was advertised, stating it was a magic material and the dream substance. Then onwards, people started changing to plastic, wood to plastic, ceramic to plastic, and many more. Now it is the 2020. The so-called 'magic material' has become the 'tragic material'...
Tik Tok is Harming the Earth
I am ashamed to say, but being in quarantine I can say I spend majority of my day scrolling through tiktok. TikTok has played a major role in the entertainment of Gen Z and actually has good impact such as educating in politics and raising awareness of topics that don't get much coverage. On the other hand, TikTok is harming the earth without even knowing. Fashion is a major niche of the platform and many creators promote their favorite affordable clothing stores such as Aliexpress, Shein, and Zara. The issue with these affordable brands are the ethics and sustainability. Many of these brands...
A South African woman's survival guide: How to not get killed
In South Africa leaving the house as a woman, whether it is day or night, you need to continually be on full alert. So, here is a guide to not get killed. Before you move, do a thorough check; so in front, check, rearview, check, left, check, right, check, oh yes blind spots, check; and then only you can move. Continually monitor and screen the men around you, you can do this by asking yourself these questions; Are they walking too fast? Was their stare longer than usual? Does he look like the type that would…? Where might he be going? Could he be a predator? Why are this vehicle's windows...
Pillars of Climate Migration - A Youth Perspective
My name is Chiara (26 y), and I am the Human Rights and Migrant Protection focal point at the United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UN MGCY), while also performing as Project Assistant at the University of Bologna – Alma Mater Studiorum. Meanwhile, I write articles to enrich the environmental section of an online youth-led journalistic review. I am deeply interested in climate migration, its features, and dynamics. My main purpose for commitment in climate migration is to provide solutions and protection guarantees to vulnerable people affected by changes in the climate. Since...
75 years of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
We know more about ballistic missiles and war weapons than we know about peace on earth. The onset of August 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the horrific Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing of 1945, memories of which are still fresh in the minds of the people who witnessed and suffered it. It was the fateful morning of 6th and 9th August when citizens woke up to clouds of smoke and not sunshine, an experience that took the entire world by storm, a day when people were separated from their loved ones, a day that went down in every history textbook, an event that still makes headlines and a day...
Why don't we humans care about the thing that cares about us the most?
Climate change is real. Temperatures are rising, and in a few years, if we still continue our ignorant and malevolent actions, the peaceful and green environment will not exist and trust me it wont be mendable. Fossil fuels: petrol, diesel, oil, etc. Non-renewable sources. The wreckers of the pleasant atmosphere. Burning of fossil fuels emits carbon dioxide which heats up the globe. The same globe that we live on, the same globe that takes care of us. It is taking care of you right now as you are reading this. It serves you with food, oxygen and so many things you don't know that exist but...
Climate change- A thread
Climate Change- A thread Extreme temperatures, catastrophic floods, melting glaciers, heat waves and all other environmental changes are revolving around since years. Calamitous changes of climate has led to drastic alterations in the lives of every creature on this earth. Today there are many people dying due to extreme high temperature in countries like Pakistan and many other countries around the world and no doubt we all have contributed to this massive change. As per IntactForests.org 3.5 billion to 7 billion trees are cut down each year, this is a huge amount moreover, since the...
Racism
When empathy and love shall abide in the conscience of man, racism shall cease to be a problem to humanity.
Plastic: The Parasite Infiltrating Earth
Plastic is eating Earth alive, bit by bit, it is slowly destroying our only potential home. There are 7.5 billion of us in the world right now and more than half of us use plastic items in our daily lives. Some items include bags, bottles, containers, cutlery, plates, straws, cups, decorations and hundreds more! This is absolutely horrifying. Worse, humans are producing 300 million tons of plastic every year! So, why is plastic so harmful to the environment? Unlike other materials we use and dispose of, such as glass, paper, wood or metal, the material, plastic takes hundreds, even thousands...
God Bless America
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...
The Penguins' Voice
Hello, I'm Muskaan and I hope to educate people around me on issues related to the environment and also some ways in which any ordinary human being can contribute! I love drawing and to see more of me, check out my IG account @muskaancreatesart. As many of you probably know, from tigers in Asia to polar bears in the Arctic, climate change is having a catastrophic impact on animals all around the world. One of the most endangered animals are penguins, specifically the Northern Rockhopper Penguin. The Northern Rockhopper Penguin lives in the South Atlantic Ocean. Sadly, in the last 70 years...