Chalk Back uses street graffiti to highlight sexual harassment
Words have serious power, that's why one global organisation is chalking out catcalls on major walkways to raise awareness about them. By the time girls reach the age of seventeen, 84 percent have been subjected to catcalling while in public. Even worse, 13 percent have experienced it by the age...
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Could Josh Cavallo’s coming out be a watershed moment for football?
In a brave decision to break the mould within professional football, one Gen Z player has opened up about his sexuality in hopes to help others βliving in silence.β Of all the things the wonderful world of football is β dramatic, exciting, and full of passion β openness about matters...
What is Giving Tuesday?
Held directly after the consumer rush of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, this global philanthropic event empowers people to transform their respective communities through direct charitable contributions. Amid the holiday season, itβs not unusual to feel inundated by consumerism, particularly when the start of the shopping period is marked by...
COP26 can save us from more than just a warming world
A new policy brief published by The Lancet suggests that although it is regarded as an environmental problem, climate change is βfirst and foremostβ a health crisis. By now, we already know the massive impact COP26 could have on the trajectory of the human species. Itβs been labelled as the...
Unregistered IVF clinics on the rise in Nigeria
The demand for in-vitro fertilisation is growing, but unregulated clinics handling egg donation is making the process financially exploitative for Nigerian women. In Nigeria, the human egg donation industry is booming. Despite having a high fertility rate, an estimated one in four Nigerian couples depend on in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to start...
Exclusive β Meet Christina Adane, the Gen Z activist fighting food poverty
I spoke with the 18-year-old next-generation leader about her tireless work to achieve meaningful change in a world where all young people deserve the opportunity to be healthy. Long before Marcus Rashford brought the UKβs child hunger crisis to global attention, with his open letter to Boris Johnson challenging...
How Lebanese women are fighting period poverty
Amid the countryβs prolonged economic crisis, 76% of female citizens are struggling to afford sanitary products. Are eco-friendly alternatives posing a viable solution? Since 2019, plummeting economic conditions in Lebanon have pushed three quarters of the population below the poverty line. Among the many repercussions of this financial downfall β which has seen local currency lose around 90% of its value β a dramatic rise in the cost of sanitary products,...
βInsulate Britainβ protesters to suspend disruptive campaigning
The group has been protesting on major roadways for a total of two weeks. Hundreds have been arrested, with angry exchanges between activists and drivers happening frequently. Activists campaigning for Britain to be fully insulated by 2030 have been blocking off major roads on the M1 and M25 regularly over the last month. The motivation for blocking off these important areas of travel is to shed light on the amount of...
Native American history now compulsory in Connecticut schools
The history of Native Americans has often been left out of US school curriculums or portrayed inaccurately. In Connecticut that is about to change.Β Despite Connecticut getting its name from an Algonquian word (one of the most widespread Native American language groups), there has long been an absence in the stateβs taught history that is heavily felt by its native tribes. However, a new law passed this year will make the...
Opinion β Women shouldn’t solely be responsible for their safety
After the deaths of Sabina Nessa and Sarah Everard rang alarm bells across the UK, women have found themselves questioning why itβs still all on us to keep safe at night. The day I first moved to London when I was 17, I remember how excited I felt about finally getting to live independently. My granddad offered to help and brought a small gift with him on moving day. It wasnβt...
