Blog: Peace

5 things you can do to show solidarity with environmental and human rights activists at risk

Posted by Martin Vainstein — 25 July 2016 at 5:16pm - Comments

People who campaign for the environment are being killed on a day to day basis, from Colombia to South Africa, Brazil to the Philippines. If being a campaigner in the South is so dangerous then we must ask ourselves: what can we do from the Global North to show solidarity with our fellow activists?

Refugee Crisis: Not The New Normal

Posted by India Thorogood — 4 April 2016 at 4:00pm - Comments

The refugee crisis is still making the news, but as the tweets, comment pieces and protests die down, it’s easy to wonder if we’re becoming desensitised and numb to what we see. Are the sad faces squashed against boat and car windows, the babies in tatty lifejackets and sinking boats, becoming normal?

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