When it comes to education, since the dawn of time, women of all colours and ages have been oppressed by prejudice, racism and traditions by their government. They were left with little to no choice about their academic career, and things haven’t change much to this day. Unfortunately, a father telling his daughter a woman’s …more…
Media Feed
‘Football Cares’. AS Roma want you to care too.
Football is undoubtedly an international language that is spoken by millions all over the world, so what better platform for spreading awareness and raising money for those in need. Football Cares has been set up by AS Roma to bring the international football community together to raise urgently needed funds to address the escalating global …more…
The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained – In A Nutshell
Why is the refugee crisis all over the news? How is this related to Syria? Why should we care at all? This video made by Kurzgesagt (which means “in a nutshell” in German), gives an explanation and raises awareness in support of the the UNHCR – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Since the start …more…
Not All Acceptance Speeches are the same!
It’s not often you see a black women win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, and that’s because it’s never happened before since the Emmy’s began in 1949. So it fair to say that this years 67th Emmy Awards, was a milestone when Viola Davis – accepted the award for her …more…
A Pint Of Pride!
Rugby is a sport that has always commanded respect for its physical demands and bravery, a game of brute force used with expert control and finesse, undoubtedly it’s a man’s game! And what better drink to accompany such a game, than Guinness, a drink and a brand that has equally cemented an air of masculinity and …more…
Nothing captures Western hypocrisy on refugees like British tabloid front pages!
This excellent article on Vox.com highlights the outrageous hypocrisy by British tabloid papers, particularly ‘The Sun’, ‘The Daily Mail’ and ‘The Daily Express’. OK these papers can be fun and light hearted, they have great entertainment pages with lot’s of celebrity gossip and of course are the bastions of sport reporting. But frankly they’d say …more…
What Do You Know about the Humans Right Act?
The Human Rights Act 1998 (also known as the Act or the HRA) came into force in the United Kingdom in October 2000. It is composed of a series of sections that have the effect of codifying the protections in the European Convention on Human Rights into UK law. All public bodies (such as courts, …more…
Matt Damon reads Howard Zinn’s
“Civil disobedience is not our problem. Our problem is civil obedience. Our problem is that people all over the world have obeyed the dictates of leaders…and millions have been killed because of this obedience…Our problem is that people are obedient allover the world in the face of poverty and starvation and stupidity, and war, and …more…
Demand A Plan is a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety
The number of mass shootings in the US have become an unfortunately regular part of our news bulletins. Every day, 88 Americans are killed by gun violence. Everytown is a movement of Americans working together to end gun violence and build safer communities. We send condolences to all of those that have lost their lives …more…