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Life in a Refugee Camp – You have No Idea
Occasionally, we ought to take a few minutes and try to imagine what the plight of refugees is like. It is easy to be anti-immigration if you choose not to empathise. But after all, we are all members of the human race. Take a look at this Aljazeera clip and put yourself in someone…
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World Refugee Day
#WorldRefugeeDay – Tens of millions of people have been driven from their homes because of war, violence, and persecution. RT if you agree the world needs to do more today, and every day, to help refugees. https://t.co/NxUv8B1fc3 pic.twitter.com/pZKA8Z2DFb — Human Rights Watch (@hrw) June 20, 2018
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The Rise and Rise of Prejudice
Prejudice Respect Coloured people, you’re worthless! Foreign people, you’re despicable! Poor people, you’re animals! Coloured people show me your shades. Foreign people teach me your ways. Poor people join me at my table. Fat people don’t go out! Disabled people lock yourselves away! Spotty people hide! Fat people show off your curves! Disabled people…
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Who profits from war?
In the wake of recent ally-airstrikes against Syria and the prospect of a new cold war, we look at the role the arms industries play in a variety of economies across the globe. Everyone knows, war is big business. So, who profits from war? Where are the most successful arms manufacturers based? Whom do…
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Bernie Sanders TV – Why the Youtube channel?
Frustrated at the lack of media coverage real social issues receive from the mainstream media, Senator Bernie Sanders now broadcasts on Bernie Sanders TV. With just over 100’000 subscribers the senator is a long way from reaching the lofty subscription numbers of the most famous YouTubers. However, his criticism of the media is somewhat justified.…
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Child Marriage – Statistics and Effect
In the developing world, 1 in 9 girls is married before they reach the age of 15, while 1 in 3 girls marry before they’re 18. Groups campaigning for the abolition of child marriage like Girls Not Brides report that each year, 12 million girls worldwide marry before reaching 18. Because of population size,…
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Does Poverty Affect Self-Esteem?
In a 2015 study by Ben Fell and Miles Hewstone from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, UK, what many, living in poverty or working in deprived areas, had suspected for a long time, was proven accurate. Poverty has a detrimental effect that goes far beyond lacking resources. So, to answer the question, “does poverty affect…
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The Art of Giving and Taking – Fair Exchange World
Just giving without receiving is just as bad as receiving without giving. In all human relations, a fair and balanced exchange of all things provides balance and harmony. There’s an art in giving and taking. This applies to the material as much as the emotional, as a natural balance of giving and taking is…
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First World Poverty – The Ever-Widening Wealth Gap
Be it London, Paris or New York, there are plenty of poor people living in our midst. Many of them are homeless, while others just about manage in low-paid employment or on state benefits. But why is the gap between the haves and the have-nots ever widening? Why are the rich getting richer and…