Magazines & publications
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PEACE & CONFLICT
How is conflict shaping society? What can young people do to cocreate a more prosperous, safe future for all?
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Youth Voices in Climate Resilience
What makes communities resilient to climate change and social challenges?
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Imagine an Earth4All
Storytelling as a tool for advocacy
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Calling for the protection of biodiversity, support for Indigenous communities and knowledge systems.
Stories from youth across the globe
Empowering Africa
PhotoCredit: ROMAN ODINTSOV. I read the second edition of The State They’re In by Matthew Lockwood, a book which examines African...
Finding middle ground: Perspectives on sustainable living in rural Italy
PhotoCredit: RDNE Stock project. I recently spent nine months traveling up mountains and along coasts to investigate why and how young...
The Rising Number of Startups: A Sign of Knowledge based Economy
PhotoCredit: Lawrence Baganiah. In the early years following Rwanda's independence in 1962, the job market was more accessible for high...
Being American in Calabria
PhotoCredit: Luciana Evrard. It was just another day when I decided to meet a friend at a restaurant. As we stood at the counter,...
The work of having hope, even in the real world
PhotoCredit: Thirdman. Like most young people involved in activism, I have too frequently heard the dreaded phrase that reduced my...
‘Going Beyond the Poster Itself’: The Climate Museum’s #BeyondLies Campaign
PhotoCredit: Yelena Odintsova. I couldn’t help but scroll back to the image I just passed on Instagram. I was looking at a graphic of a...
Youth Empowerment & Sustainability on Campus: A Conversation with Perry Dripps
Author’s note: The interview has been condensed to fit. I was once a student on a college campus, and I’ve been around people like Perry...
Sustainable Consumption, Gender & Justice: A Conversation with Lucie Middlemiss
PhotoCredit: Mike Jones. Author’s note: The interview has been condensed to fit. In July, I came across an article in The Guardian...
Who will be left to warn?
PhotoCredit: Black Light Media. If there is anything that has made me pause a few times this week, it is the photograph taken by...
We Can’t Escape This: On Breathing & Social Justice
PhotoCredit: Mido Makasardi ©️. The day after George Floyd’s murder, the neighborhood residents around S. Carrollton Ave. in New Orleans...
The Public Health Job Market in A Public Health Crisis
PhotoCredit: Mikhail Nilov. “Since the beginning of 2020, I have submitted 700+ job applications-” I stopped reading the Facebook post...
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[Un]lost in Translation
PhotoCredit: Pavel Danilyuk. The evening the pregnant woman stopped me a block away from my apartment in the French Quarter was a typical...