Vicky Donnelly reflects on working with third-level students on the issue of debt justice. Working with third-level students last year on the issue of debt justice, we considered Thomas Sankara’s powerful portrayal of the debt as a weapon, wielded by “technical assassins”, as part of a, “cleverly managed reconquest of
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 to make an input to start the day off. He, like others that day reflected on the recently published Donaldson report, Successful Futures. …………………………………………………………………………. Professor
‘You won’t see our Christmas advert on TV this year. But we want to share our ‘No Palm Oil’ story with you this Christmas’ – Iceland Foods Iceland’s Christmas campaign – by the food company, not to be confused with the country – has been banned from TV because it
Active ethical consumers’ (some 55% of the ICTU survey) are “calling for a new model in trade in which justice and equity are integral parts of the transaction.” The resource looks at the role that Trade Unions can play as part in the growth of this movement. The resource begins
This Divestment Creative Action Manual contains a number of sample actions which can be taken as part of the overall campaign for moving money away from the fossil fuel industry. Most of these action ideas have been highlighted because they work both as an organising tactic but also as campaigning
Antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) are the main treatment for people living with HIV or AIDS. They are NOT a cure. They are designed to work by decreasing the viral load (ie the amount of HIV in a person’s body), and support the strengthening the immune system. This helps to prolong the
Stimulating thinking and ideas about human rights Aim To build upon the understanding gained from Step 1. To discuss individual rights and ‘groupings’ of rights. To discuss why rights exist and what they seek to protect and promote. To explore the idea of rights in conflict. Activity 4: Groups of
Below are responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic from: Civil Society The Zambian Government A traditional leader, Chieftainess Mwenda Irish Aid Civil Society in Zambia: A Response The view of Women for Change on the pandemic The fight against HIV and AIDS can only be undertaken successfully when there
There is no one to blame here, we are all the same, whether man, whether woman, whether married, we are all spreading the virus. You cannot just blame sex workers for the spread. Even married men and women are spreading the disease. Mirriam Mushetu, Lusaka We need to talk business,
Debating societies are more than simply training grounds for public speaking. Ghalya Farahat looks back on a recent debate about feminism and the Middle East that took place in Trinity College Dublin.
The report presents the findings of research into the sectors’ attention to the current dominant economic system, i.e. neoliberalism/’free market’ economics, and its influence on poverty, inequality and injustice. The report places the findings of the research in the context of the sectors’ education work with the public. The research
Earlier this month, you may have seen our top 10 good news stories from 2013 we published. What follows covers some aspects of the other side of the coin. In order to understand the context of ‘good news’, we need to situate it alongside its opposite. Here are 10 bad
Development education projects allow us to focus on one issue and explore what kind of injustices cause that suffering and what value questions are evoked by it. Do we value others as equal to ourselves? If so, then the development of everyone’s (not just mine in Ireland!) existence to an
Published on Jan 28, 2014 The consortium of American organic agriculture producers’s website, Only Organic, says: “Food labels that claim a food is “natural” may not guarantee that food is good for you or for nature. In fact, many so-called “natural” foods contain the toxic chemical pesticides, antibiotics, hormones and
Published on Sept 11, 2013 As explained on the Food Loss and Waste section on the FAO website: “Global food production must increase by 60% by 2050 in order to meet the demands of the growing world population. Yet, more than one third of the food produced today is lost
Chris O’Connell explores three stories of groups that are fighting back against slavery: the Brazilian anti-slavery system, the Guaraní in Bolivia and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida in the US.
https://youtu.be/PYnL5oUePM8If you were Nando’s and you were receiving threats from Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU PF loyalists, would you have pulled your viral advert from television? South Africa did. Update: Nando’s refuses to apologise to Mugabe More resources: The Zimbabwean (UK) Food for thought – Nando’s and dictators – by
20 year old Nigerian Chibundu Onuzo is currently in her final year in King’s College London studying history. Not only is she busy writing essays, attending lectures and working on her dissertation, she is also hard at work promoting her debut novel ‘The Spider King’s Daughter’. In February 2011, Onuzo
Fancy yourself as a bit of a journalist? Do you have an interest in international development? Or maybe you are just fed up of the media’s portrayal of the developing world. Either way, this competition could be right up your street! For the last 4 years, British newspaper, the Guardian
*This blog is crossposted from the Half The Sky Movement website. Nearly 300 Nigerian schoolgirls were abducted in April. Malala Yousafzai was shot for speaking up about her right to an education. Every day around the world, girls are in danger simply because of their desire to get an education.
On the eve of International Women’s Day, I boarded a plane at Entebbe airport bound for my first stop in Doha. As I approached row 12, I noticed that someone else was sitting in my assigned seat. I politely asked the man whether he was in the right seat or
“Whatever mourns when many leave these shores; Whatever shares The eternal reciprocity of tears.” – Insensibility by Wilfred Owen (October 1917) Wilfred Owen’s poem dwells on the insensibility of civilians to the suffering of the soldiers in the trenches of the First World War. He condemns those who fail to
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, a right to an adequate standard of living and a right to an education. People who find themselves in countries where these rights are not
Technology has changed activism. From public opinion campaigns to e-petitions, technology has changed the meaning of activism, and created a new sphere of online action brought right to one’s living room couch. It is easier now more than ever to take ten minutes out of your day and partake in
This is the story of 30-year-old Siwze (not his real name) who lives in the small village of Ithanga in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. Most of the few hundred villagers are unemployed, but Siwze runs his own busy convenience shop. He is due to be married soon and is
We have all heard it, time and time again – international aid just doesn’t work. It doesn’t achieve its objectives, it wastes money and it would be better spent here at home. What The Fact? investigates.
John Dornan ponders all things pandemic, as he gets his first COVID-19 vaccination
The two main ethnic groups in Rwanda are divided between ethnic Hutus (who make up 85% of the population) and the Tutsi minority, which formed the traditional elite. On 6 April 1994, the plane carrying the Rwandan President Juvenal Habyarimana, a Hutu, was shot down above Kigali airport. Within hours,
The “Girl Effect” and women’s rights Whether you agree with it or not the “girl effect” has become something of a phenomenon and popular catchphrase among international economic development projects since the Nike Foundation launched the initiative in 2008. ‘You start the girl effect’, the website proclaims, with the girl
Those familiar with this website will not be surprised by the topic of our new animation – on consumption. It accompanies the ethical consumption and hunger modules for teachers and educators, as well as general readers, plus previous blog posts, new resource annotations and the ecological footprinting project work. Let
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