P&Per student Jaimie Grant writes about female education in Togo
16 January 2012 by Jim Cranshaw
A Fairer Education in Africa
How to train your housemates in energy saving…
19 December 2011 by Katie Luxton
Unless you are a certain flame-haired supermodel who can afford a flat in London and a first-class commute to lectures, shared accommodation is a necessity during university. I have to say my experience of shared living was mixed: communal baking, charades and having friends around were excellent; dying rats under the floor boards and shelling out for monthly bills; not so excellent.
Durban could yet be a chapter in the story of how we stopped climate change
17 December 2011 by Ric Lander
If a successful campaign needs a story, then since 2009 the global climate movement has been in deep trouble.
We certainly started off with a great story. I love to tell it to people all the time. Gather round kids, I say to fresh-faced activists and strangers in pubs, listen up – here’s how we changed the world. In the early noughties the UK and Scottish Governments were somewhat interested in climate change, but they were pretty convinced that we didn’t need new legislation to tackle it. “Leave it to me”, said Tony Blair, “the climate is safe as long as we’re in charge”. We didn’t agree, and after a monumental protest, lobby, and direct action campaign the Climate Change Change Act and Climate Change (Scotland) Act were passed with cross-party support in both legislatures. Onwards and upwards. Gordon Brown then created a cabinet level position for Climate Change, a move which remains somewhat unique internationally. With our climate bills in hand, the then minister for Energy & Climate Change Ed Milliband, went to the UN Climate Change Summit at Copenhagen. We’d set the course for the UK, and now we were going to lead the world! Read the rest of this entry »
The world’s increasing population: the fault of the poor?
13 December 2011 by Ellie
I have recently read The No-Nonsense Guide to Overpopulation. Like all of the No-Nonsense Guides, it is a concise overview of issues facing our world today.
The new European techno scene.
12 December 2011 by Stuart Kempster
Technocracy; n. derived from the Greek words kratia (meaning ‘rule of’) and techno (meaning ‘bad European dance music’)
Visit Nicaragua with the Nicaraguan Solidarity Campaign!
1 December 2011 by gaylee48@gmail.com
When creditors and debtors meet - By Olga Bloemen
1 December 2011 by Jim Cranshaw
A Rights-Based Approach to Fair Trade: Human Rights Framework
1 December 2011 by Jim Cranshaw
Fair Trade, Empowerment and Human Rights
“Human rights are rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible” - UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Reclaiming our future: UK Youth at the UN climate talks
28 November 2011 by admin
This post was submitted by the UK youth delegation to the UN climate talks in Durban, coordinated by UKYCC