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Infographic: which kind of activist are you?
Links mentioned in the infographic Read up on global issues, visit: World’s Best News www.dochas.ie/WBN The Guardian theguardian.com/global-development Inside Out: stories from a Developing World
A reflection on my privilege
I decided to go in to the ‘refugees welcome’ protest last Saturday in Dublin, partly because I really care about this issue, partly because I
The refugee crisis in the Mediterranean: 5 things you can do right now.
‘In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.’ – Martin Luther King Jr. The horrifying
Connect for change – NYCI and UNICEF event for young people and the 2030 development agenda
Grace McManus reports from an event for Ireland’s post-millennials on preparing for the era of the sustainable development goals, organised by UNICEF Ireland and the
Earth Overshoot Day 2015 – it takes 1.6 planets to support humanity’s demand on nature…but we only have one.
Six days from now we will have used up our ecological budget for 2015. Our ecological footprint is how much we demand from nature. Presently,
Peace and Peace Matters – the Global Peace Index Report 2015
For the past 8 years, the Global Peace Index (GPI) has been prepared by ‘think tank’ the Institute for Economics and Peace (HQ Sydney with
Ireland’s newest political parties just aren’t compatible with Ireland
Migration is a human rights issue. The universal declaration of human rights outlines that humans have a right to social security, a right to work,
Read this: the GENE Review 2015
At the request of Irish Aid, the Global Education Network Europe (GENE) are in the process of carrying out a peer review of Development Education
Read this: on religion and social change
I spotted Michael Edwards’ article on opendemocracy.net last week that’s well worth a read. It explores the role of religion in social change, titled Will
Successful Futures – a new opportunity in Wales?
The Wales Alliance for Global Education (WAGE) held its first seminar in Cardiff on 9th July 2015. Colm Regan of 80:20 and developmenteducation.ie was invited