By Maureen Seaberg — 2020
The first NGO for synesthetes on the African continent has just been registered.
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Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they’re bound to inherit.
Activism can be a source of healing but may also come at the expense of re-traumatization, burnout, and frustration.
Tasha Brade is a the youngest member of the Justice4Grenfell campaign. She reveals how she suffered from PTSD in the weeks after she witnesses the fire at Grenfell Tower and that joining this campaigner was her way to heal.
Climate activist Anuna De Wever talked to us about activism, importance of communication and how it shapes the public opinion. Politicians today are not denying climate change, they are minimising it.
Andrew Hozier Byrne, best known for his song Take Me To Church, is an Irish musician who advocates for gay rights, marriage equality, and feminism. This episode of Culture Counter will take us through Hozier’s musical career and explore his passion for political and social activism.
The typical foster child moves multiple times per year and when they move, they may not be able to take their belongings with them.
Young people are quickly becoming the revolutionaries of today. How can you get involved? Hannah Testa highlights her story as a youth activist and provides steps and advice on speaking out.
Young climate activist Jamie Margolin describes how coming of age in a climate catastrophe marked her so profoundly that she became solely defined by her climate justice work. Yet ultimately she succumbed to overwhelm and exhaustion—burnout.
Over the past five years, I have had some INCREDIBLE opportunities to speak out and get my voice heard as a young person. I discuss my five top tips for being a youth activist that I wish I'd know when I started getting involved in youth voice.
Undocumented immigrants in the United States who engage in social activism do so at great risk: the threat of deportation. In Organizing While Undocumented, Kevin Escudero shows why and how―despite this risk―many of them bravely continue to fight on the front lines for their rights.