Volunteering has become an increasing focus of attention – it is not only important as an educational experience; it’s also a form of social participation, can be a factor of integration and a perfect environment to encourage and sustain active citizenship. We want to look at youth activism and volunteering in all forms and varieties.
This article is the first in a series authored by Luke Kemp, looking at how the environmental movement could and should reform to learn from their enemies and achieve environmental
“Author and 350.org spokesperson Bill Mckibben recently wrote an article in which he proclaims the idea of a Leaderless climate movement in which there is no one central figure. Predictably
“Global Power Shift happened to be in June, very conveniently the same time as my finals. I had to go through this gruelling month where I had to decide which
“So for a week I sweated copiously, ate lots of watermelon and talked revolution, power and climate change. This was the week of Global Power Shift. Istanbul, Turkey. After coming
The climate change negotiations have chronically been a theatre of the absurd, thanks to the proliferation of geopolitics. Too many times, the top most priority of reversing human impacts on
More than a week of nightly riots, spreading from Stockholm's migrant suburbs across Sweden, has kept the media blazing for days. Looking back at the coverage, this was hardly journalism's
Now more than ever, society is changing and the reach of leaders of all types is extending further into our lives. We as young people should be looking for ways
Throughout history divestment has been used to create social and political change. From companies who engaged in tobacco advertising to those who dealt with the South African government during apartheid,
The British government recently revealed proposals to remove climate change and sustainable development from the geography syllabus, leaving just one reference to human-produced green house gasses in chemistry. The UKYCC
Despite so much at stake, global governance is in crisis and is failing to respond to the political, economical, social and environmental breakdown throughout the world with international institutions unable
