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Pre-order the Story of Change 2018-19 wall planner
The Story of Change wall planner is back! Pre-order your copy of the wall planner which includes over 100 human rights, international days related to

‘This sort of thing is not allowed’
Nelson Mandela was born a century ago on July 18th, 1918. You are all familiar enough with his life story not to require any re-telling

Ireland at UN 2018: reporting on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals – live!
22:20 And that’s a wrap! Huge thanks to the civil society delegation who fed information, tweets, links and updates from New York (including Freyja Bourke,

Our world in 90 seconds
It took just less than 90 seconds to graphically reveal the horrific underbelly of globalisation and of ‘modern’ consumerism and business. Five years ago, in

7 ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle
As consumers, how can we both consume more sustainably and influence companies to produce more sustainably? A final-five finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin

Are democracy and ‘development’ linked? Comparing homelessness in Damascus, Dubai and Dublin
Is the status of a country’s democratic health a fair measure of human development gains? What about when we test this idea against the case

‘The large house in which we live demands’ – Martin Luther King on Development Education
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

International Women’s Day: reminding ourselves why and what it stands for
Colm Regan presents 10 resources to explore International Women’s Day, celebrated globally every year on March 8th. IWD was created in 1910 but only recognised

I gave up plastic for Lent. Could you?
Rachel Mary Dornan reflects on the challenges she experienced in giving up plastic for Lent and wonders if plastic-free living is affordable in a rising

Development: the ‘overs’ and ‘unders’
How much development is ‘enough’? A final-five finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie development issues series, Rosie Stack argues it’s time to