Canada first to label China’s treatment of Uighur’s a ‘genocide’
China’s cultural eradication of their Islamic majority amounts to ‘genocide’, a Canadian parliamentary subcommittee concludes. Canada has officially become the first government to call a spade a spade this week and label the CCP’s treatment of the Uighur people a genocide. In an important development for the mission to liberate...
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Chilean referendum hailed as a ‘triumph of democracy’
With large swathes of the world currently backsliding into conservative autocracy, Chile just showed us what democracy could look like in 2020. Chile’s president has hailed the result of this weekend’s nation-wide referendum a ‘triumph of democracy’, as Chileans voted overwhelmingly in favour of changing their outdated constitution. ‘This… should...
Gen Z in developing nations may never recover from this gap in schooling
COVID-19 has stolen an education from the world’s poorest, as many will never get the chance to return to school. As Western nations debate the best way to re-open schools in a safe and sensible manner, Gen Z students in developing nations have faced an education interruption they’ll likely never...
Gen Z diversity could swing the 2020 US elections
Gen Z are more ethnically and racially diverse than the generations before them which could have big ramifications for the coming US elections - if we turn up to vote. Last night the US held the first of three presidential debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The immediate...
Vaccine nationalism could cause needless global suffering
As wealthy countries gobble up the resources needed to give everyone fair COVID-19 vaccination supplies, organisations such as COVAX are trying to keep things balanced. Health experts have predicted that COVID-19 could kill 40 million people and reduce global economic output by $12.5 trillion by the end of 2021. It’s...
Exclusive – Keiser Clark is the men’s streetwear label promoting connection and creativity
We spoke with one-half of the cult-fashion brand about their work, the industry-wide push for more sustainability, and the value of using social media to start important conversations. Headed by Marc Keiser and Andrew Clark, Keiser Clark has made quite the name for itself since officially launching three years ago....
Gen Z are lessening the flow of fake news
Younger social media users are less likely to spread misinformation than their parents according to new research, which could help to slow fake news. Gen Z are able to detect misinformation and dodgy articles much better than older generations, new expert polling suggests. This shouldn’t be surprising given that teens and young adults understand the nuances of most social media platforms inside out. This is reflected in their behaviour online,...
How the Ellen scandal exposed the toxic workplace problem
Ellen DeGeneres has returned to TV promising significant ‘changes’, but this scandal brings to light a persistent problem across our workforce, not just in Hollywood and entertainment. Ellen DeGeneres has returned to TV for the first time since she was hit with allegations of abuse, bullying, and creating a toxic work environment on her popular talk show. Speaking at the beginning of the first episode of the newest season, she said...
Social Activism: six steps to get you started
When Gandhi said ‘be the change you wish to see in the world’ this is what he was talking about. Welcome to Social Change 101. Social change is a concept that is a little tricky to grasp for some, but it’s something that has always had prevalence in society. Put simply, social change is what happens with likeminded people get together in order to alter social institutions, social behaviours, or...
Gen Z are hoping to topple the Thai regime with Tinder
The dating app has become the latest battleground in the efforts of pro-democracy protestors in Thailand. Demonstrators in Thailand, who have taken to the streets over the past few months in their hundreds of thousands to oppose their military government and the royal family, have recently added Tinder to the list of weapons they’re using to propagate a pro-democracy message. Whilst regimes prone to censorship have long been cognisant...
