Exclusive – Schuyler Bailar on striving to engage with our shared humanity
We spoke to the athlete, author, and advocate for trans rights, radical body acceptance, and mental health awareness about his work to provide us with the fundamental language and context of gender so we can pave the way to understanding, acceptance, and inclusion. In 2015, Schuyler Bailar made headlines...
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Study shows UK parents won’t have another child due to cost of living
Research from Bambino Mio reveals that British parents won’t have a second or third child because of the rising expenses. The cost-of-living crisis continues to affect many British households as food and bills increase quicker than the average household income. Nappy expert Bambino Mio found that new parents are...
Explaining the latest flare-up between India and Canada
The assassination of a Sikh leader in Canada is the latest flare-up in a decades-old conflict in India. The situation at present threatens to do irreparable diplomatic damage to both countries. When Justin Trudeau landed in Delhi for the G20 summit he came prepared to face tensions with Modi head-on...
A young Black gymnast was denied a medal in Ireland
The snub has sparked outrage on social media, and placed Gymnastics Ireland under the spotlight. Last week, a video went viral for all the wrong reasons. Taken in March 2022, the clip shows a line of children at a Gymstart event in Dublin. Each of them is awarded a medal,...
A UK police officer has been charged with Chris Kaba’s murder
But the ruling doesn’t equate accountability within a broken police system. Last year, an unarmed man was shot by a police officer in South London. Chris Kaba was just 24-years-old. His death resulted in protests from the Black community at the time. Led by Kaba’s family, hundreds rallied at the Met...
UN gravely concerned over rising child deaths in Sudan
The United Nations has sounded a distressing alarm over the escalating child mortality rates in Sudan, a tragic consequence of the relentless conflict that has gripped the nation for months. This week, during the UN's briefing in Geneva, UNHCR announced a harrowing set of statistics that reveals the devastating toll...
Cost of living overtakes environmental concerns among children
A new survey suggests that one in ten children aged 10-17 are unhappy with their lives due to worries about rising prices and their families having enough money to survive. The kids are not alright! According to a new survey conducted by the Children’s Society, more than 2 million children in the UK are finding that money worries are surpassing their concerns about the environment. This is a stark change...
Rishi Sunak plans to delay ‘barely there’ net zero policies
The UK’s prime minister has come under intense scrutiny for cancelling trivial net zero policies that weren’t even in place to begin with. Ahead of the UK’s next general election, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced a radical U-turn on his government’s green policies – which many argue barely existed in the first place. Sunak said he would delay the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars...
Opinion – UK XL bully ban will ultimately fail to prevent dog attacks
The UK prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced a ban on the American XL bully breed following a rise in serious dog attacks last year. Here’s why I believe the move is short-sighted, tokenistic, and ultimately destined to fail. Does the UK government enjoy anything more than a knee-jerk reaction these days? Here I sit, exasperated, pleading that policymakers adopt a holistic and sensible approach to addressing a serious issue...
Why are protests taking place around the world this weekend?
All weekend long, tens of thousands of people will be taking to city streets to protest for an end to the use of fossil fuels. In dozens of countries and hundreds of cities worldwide, tens of thousands of people are readying to take to the streets to protest for an end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels. Rather timely, if you ask me, as we transition out of a summer...
