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Celebrity activism: Stars combat global warming
Celebrities doing their bit for the planet? As brought to you by British satirical comic, the Viz. MORE: blog on the main arguments for and against celebrity activism: ‘Sometimes I wonder if I am making it worse, or making it better’ by Ciara Regan, 25th June 2012.
Notes from Hong Kong: a stunning answer to the cynics
It is genuinely humbling to walk from the ferry terminal towards Admiralty to the epicentre of the Umbrella Movement’s occupation site in Hong Kong. Amidst the upmarket hotels, limousines, banks and giant billboards glorifying global overconsumption are literally thousands and thousands of posters, post-its and slogans demanding, in stark contrast,
News: Using the guidelines for producing development education resources
This week we launched the Guidelines for Producing Development Education Resources, with its own dedicated section online. Following the publication of Audit of Irish Development Education Resources research in April 2013, which looked at DE resources produced in Ireland over the period 2000-2012, the opportunity to develop a set of
Youthwork news: One World Week 2014 events, opportunities and deadlines
Key Deadlines: Friday, October 10th Mini Grants Application Deadline Friday, October 17th Climate Change Challenge Weekend Application Deadline Monday, October 20th Film Competition Submission Deadline **More info below or visit https://www.oneworldweek.ie** It is time for One World Week 2014 The World Young People Want – Connected,
Notes from Zejtun: go green and live more sustainably
By Rebecca Ferrante I am from a small country situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Malta, which is rich in history and unique ancient treasures. At St. Margaret College Girls Secondary School Zejtun, my favourite subjects are the science subjects. I have been interested in science ever since
Ebola and Sierra Leone: health care at breaking point
In the first of a series of blogs about the impact and consequences of the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone, ARI researcher Jamie Hitchen, recently back from a year spent working in the country, focuses on health care. _________________________________________________________________ “Ebola has revealed that there was no system in the first
Radio documentary: The Girls of Kajiado
“The Girls of Kajiado’ tells the story of the young Maasai girls of Southern Kenya and their struggle to remain in education. Their fight represents both a desire to break the bonds of poverty and also a challenge to the traditional role of girls and women in Maasai culture.” ‘The
Notes from Burkina Faso: the lesson of true joy
By Patrick O’Grady Burkina Faso in West Africa was the destination for students and teachers who travelled on Self Help Africa’s annual schools’ study visit in the spring of 2013. Patrick O’Grady recalls his account of the week-long trip visiting youth groups, school-going counterparts, historical sites and a range of
Notes from Kampala: a thought for your Apples
I can’t find my iPod. I can’t find it anywhere. Did I put it somewhere safe and now can’t remember? Perhaps someone has ‘taken’ it?! I wake up in the middle of the night and search for it. It’s not there. I can’t find it. For days now my mind
Resource training: ‘Palestine and Israel – How will there be a Just Peace?’
Training programme announcement for teachers interested in the recent publication Palestine and Israel – How will there be a Just Peace? launched in late 2013. _________________________________________________________________ Palestine and Israel: How will there be a Just Peace? is a Citizenship Education Resource for Transition Year and Key Stage 4, based on