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Inside the Calais Jungle: an activists’ journey into the ‘Refugee Crisis’
Deirdre Walsh reports on making the journey to Calais as part of the Ireland Calais Refugee Solidarity convoy in October 2015.
That Word ‘Illegal’
In these days of ‘crisis’ summit meetings, ‘floods’ of migrants ‘swarming’ at borders, ‘security’ forces ‘overwhelmed’ and Europe facing an ‘unprecedented’ crisis, words take on
Syria: an appalling reality in 2016
‘The Syrian people wonder why the world is silent, and ask: ‘Why does the world punish us with its silence? What did we do wrong
In review: What does International Women’s Day mean to women?
International Women’s Day – a time to reflect on progress made, a call for change and a celebration of acts by ordinary women who have
Fairtrade Fortnight: 5 things I learned while trying to write a blog about Fairtrade
Most of us are aware by now that Fairtrade is an ‘alternative approach to conventional trade and is based on a partnership between producers and
262 days to go until activism against gender based violence (and not just 16)
Well hats of Pirelli for taking a lead! (although Playboy did stop nudity in its mag last year). In a daring move from its traditional nude…
Kick-Starting our Humanity : Compassion Fatigue and Syria’s “Lucky Few”
Eimhin O’Reilly’s blog was a runner up in the 2015 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues blog series. All photography courtesy of Alexandre© . ………………………………………………………………………………
Planet Earth: Our Home, Our Life….Our Dumping Ground
Written by Cillian Molloy, Sárán Fogarty and Niall Groves of Presentation College Bray in County Wicklow. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… “It is not the strongest of the species
Laura Cahill on the Global Passport Award: “It provides a clear framework that makes development education a collective initiative that involves the whole school community”
The deadline for the Global Passport Award closes this Monday, 29th February. Programme Support Officer with Worldwise Global Schools, Laura Cahill, speaks to Tony Daly
First World Problems…for Irish college students
Ciara Molloy‘s blog was a runner up in the 2015 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie Development Issues blog series. ……………………………………………………………………………………………… For a middle-class, native Irish