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The Young Activist #7
In the 7th edition of the Young Activist, we celebrate climate justice wins from the Shell ruling to the results of a powerful women-led movement.
Human rights are everyone’s rights
In this piece, Wanjiku Thiga discusses how religion and human rights should intersect to make our world a more inclusive place.
The revolution will be tweeted
#BlackLivesMatter #MeToo #ProudBoys. The last ten years hashtags have been a cornerstone in online campaigning. We are exploring four principles for using twitter as a revolutionary tool.
The Young Activist #6
In this 6th edition of the Young Activist, we explore youth-led movements across the globe from Myanmar to Hong Kong through to South Africa.
Four lessons we learned from Hong Kong protesters
The 2019 Hong Kong protests took over global media. The success of the Hong Kong protests has inspired revolutionaries worldwide to emulate their tactics (...)
How to build a Climate Clock in your city, community or campus
Just months ago, artists unveiled a new kind of clock hovering over Union Square in New York City. The clock no longer reads the time of day, but now reads the time left for humanity (...)
The Young Activist #5
Welcome to the 5th edition of The Young Activist - your handpicked update on the ever-changing battlefield for youth-led activism.
I have flown away but my heart and my family are still caged in Gaza
How does it feel to find your family and friends waiting to pick you up when you arrive at the airport? Do you appreciate those moments when you hug your family and (...)
IN UGANDA WOMEN ARE STRUCTURALLY DISADVANTAGED
The political system in Uganda is a male-dominated environment and this does not make it easy for young women and girls to fully compete. If experience is the best teacher (...)
THE “HOWS” OF HORIZONTALISM
There is more than one way to be horizontal. How can we design decision-making and share power in more nuanced and effective ways in our movements? (...)
NIGERIA'S #ENDSARS PROTEST
Though EndSARS protest have been making headlines across the globe, the list of untold stories of young people being brutalized by Police forces are increasing by the day (...)
Organisers: the secret sauce no revolution can avoid
Some things have been studied for thousands of years: mathematics, philosophy, agriculture. Nonviolent resistance has only been systematically analyzed for the past 50 years (...)
A BETTER FUTURE: ‘YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE THE KEYS’
When looking 25 years ahead, we will be better off, young people say. The young generation is hopeful about the future - and ready to engage in shaping it (...)
The Young Activist #4
We are all in the same STORM - not in the same BOAT! Welcome to the 4th edition of The Young Activist - your handpicked update on the ever-changing battlefield for youth-led activism.
Effective humanitarian relief requires a gendered approach
I recently spent some time working as a peacebuilder in a camp of Rohingya Refugees and Indian Migrants. I saw first-hand the proof of a troubling truth (...)
EDUCATION AND GENDER IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
COVID-19 has had devastating impact on young women’s education. 50% of the world’s enrolled students have still not returned to school, and young women and girls are at risk of (...)
Locking down gender equality?
Young women end up carrying the bulk of the burden of COVID-19 lockdowns by doing more unpaid care work when public services are less accessible. This was clearly visible (...)
Corona Diaries
Frontline updates from the young people in our global network. By sharing personal stories of a life with activism under corona, we hope to combat loneliness and despair and strengthen the global solidarity.
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