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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

That Word ‘Illegal’
In these days of ‘crisis’ summit meetings, ‘floods’ of migrants ‘swarming’ at borders, ‘security’ forces ‘overwhelmed’ and Europe facing an

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?
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

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

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

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

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

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

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. ………………………………………………………………………………………………