September 20, 2023

Wildfires aren’t just a threat to people—they’re killing off Earth’s biodiversity

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Cataclysmic wildfires have increased in intensity and frequency due to climate change.

A criminal attack on democracy: Why Brazil’s fascists should not get amnesty

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By Gabriel Rocha Gaspar Source: Globetrotter From all the excited cries echoing from the red tide that took over Brasília during Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s (known as Lula) inauguration as the Brazilian President on January 1, 2023, the most significant—and challenging, especially from the institutional stance of the new government—was the call for “no […]

Why the Climate Justice March in South Korea could be a game changer for the Environment

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By Alice S. Kim Source: Globetrotter On September 24, 2022, more than 30,000 people occupied the main roads of downtown Seoul, South Korea, for the nation’s largest climate justice march. The sheer turnout of people from all walks of life and the participation by a wide range of advocacy groups were a testament to the impact of […]

Zoe Alexandra: ‘They Shot Them Down Like Animals’: Massacre at Peru’s Ayacucho

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Survivors and family members of victims of the massacre in Ayacucho on December 15 denounce that the army treated protesters like war targets, reminiscent of violence faced during the internal armed conflict. By Zoe Alexandra Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Zoe Alexandra is a journalist and co-editor of Peoples Dispatch. Source: Globetrotter […]

Iran punished for treatment of women

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The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission. By Evelyn Leopold Author Bio: Evelyn Leopold is a writing fellow and correspondent for Globetrotter. She is an independent journalist based at the United Nations and the winner of a UN Correspondents Association gold medal for her reporting. She served at Reuters as a manager, […]

The wide role Brazil’s military has played in the destruction of the Amazon

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By Pedro Marin / Globetrotter In the Brazilian Amazon, as deforestation reaches record levels and rivers are increasingly polluted, the illegal gold mining contributing to these problems continues largely unabated. The response of the government has been to increase military action to curb environmental crimes in Brazil. Far from achieving this purpose, however, the military intervention has only led to […]

Cayman Islands alumni event

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From University of Liverpool 6:00pm – 8:00pm / Wednesday 20th March 2019Type: Networking Event / Category: Alumni +44 (0)151 795 4638 Andy Harrison Admission: Free Book now Alumni in the Cayman Islands are invited to a special networking event hosted by Professor Debra Morris SFHEA, Dean of the School of Law and Social Justice, in George Town on 20 March. The […]

World Day of Social Justice: Social justice for migrant workers is in everyone’s interest

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Statement | 20 February 2018 From the Secretary General of the ILO, Mr. Guy Ryder. On this World Day of Social Justice, we are focusing on the world’s 150 million migrant workers, many of whom face exploitation, discrimination and violence and lack even the most basic protections. This is particularly true for women, who make […]

Signing of MOU of between the USAID/Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission and the Government of Saint Lucia (GOSL)

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By Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment, Youth Development, Sports, Culture and Local Government The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to govern the implementation of USAID’s Youth Empowerment Services (YES) Project here in St. Lucia. The MOU deepens an ongoing partnership […]