Gay penguin parenthood stories ruffle some conservative feathers
https://globalvoices.org/2023/07/05/gay-penguin-parenthood-stories-ruffle-some-conservative-feathers/

This is REALLY important.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment and counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Let that sink in. It costs less than accepting homelessness.

#Finland #Helsinki #homeless #cities #homes
https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

How does reading this make you feel? I’m genuinely interested to hear.

Over recent days, I’ve had several conversations with old and dear friends and colleagues who, like me, have been working for climate action for decades and, like me, have mostly managed to compartmentalise, and keep our emotions neatly separated from our intellectual understanding of what’s going on.

But, over the last week, we’ve all had a new “oh fuck” moment.

We’re in deep deep trouble. We need to reevaluate what we’re doing and how. I’ve been muttering this darkly for a few years. Time to start yelling it from the rooftops.

Politics as usual is a recipe for failure. Which means it’s a recipe for omnicide. We need to shift gears and rapidly live into being new systems of governance, economy and power which can actually help us survive what the old systems have wrought.

More on this in my book, Living Democracy

Mampitsangam-bolo ny mpandala ny mahazatra ny tantara maha-raimanandreny pengoay pelaka [Gay penguin parenthood stories ruffle some conservative feathers - Moves to block access in schools spark controversy ] https://mg.globalvoices.org/2023/07/08/164950/ Now in Malagasy

Historitë e prindërimit të pinguinëve homoseksualë trondisin konservatorët [Gay penguin parenthood stories ruffle some conservative feathers -
Moves to block access in schools spark controversy] https://sq.globalvoices.org/07/06/3957 via @globalvoices

Gay penguin parenthood stories ruffle some conservative feathers - Moves to block access in schools spark controversy via @globalvoices https://globalvoices.org/2023/07/05/gay-penguin-parenthood-stories-ruffle-some-conservative-feathers/

Himalayan icecap is melting faster than predicted
https://globalvoices.org/2023/07/01/himalayan-icecap-is-melting-faster-than-predicted/

VIDEO: Preparing for a 500-mile bike ride
https://globalvoices.org/2023/06/01/video-preparing-for-a-500-mile-bike-ride/

Aboriginal Australian journalist Stan Grant steps down from post after enduring racial abuse -
He was attacked after talking about colonialism and the British monarchy https://globalvoices.org/2023/05/28/aboriginal-australian-journalist-stan-grant-steps-down-from-post-after-enduring-racial-abuse/

Almost 5 years ago I saw the canvas that bears the Uluṟu statement from the heart.

Thank you for the invitation. I accept with all my heart!

I’ll be voting yes to voice, treaty, truth.

#ulurustatement

Culture and conservation at Nepal's first bird sanctuary globalvoices.org/2023/05/07/cul… via @sankuchy @globalvoices #Environment #GreenVoices

Shared narratives of the Yugoslav conflicts of the 1990s: An opportunity for reconciliation
https://globalvoices.org/2023/05/08/shared-narratives-of-the-yugoslav-conflicts-of-the-1990s-an-opportunity-for-reconciliation/

#VoicesOfChange: Mexican activist Julia Didriksson wants to heal the wounds of macho violence online
https://globalvoices.org/2023/05/05/voicesofchange-mexican-activist-julia-didriksson-wants-to-heal-the-wounds-of-macho-violence-online/

Australie : les gros pollueurs forcés de réduire leurs émissions de carbone suite à l'adoption du mécanisme de sauvegarde [Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism legislation will force big polluters to cut carbon emissions] fr.globalvoices.org/2023/04/30/278… via @GlobalVoices #ClimateCrisis

‘Overseas Chinese writer is now a label’: Interview with youth author Xia Zhou
https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/22/overseas-chinese-writer-is-now-a-label-interview-with-youth-author-xia-zhou/

As Earth Day approaches, the Caribbean continues its struggle with a tidal wave of plastic, but remains hopeful
https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/21/as-earth-day-approaches-the-caribbean-continues-its-struggle-with-a-tidal-wave-of-plastic-but-remains-hopeful/

Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism legislation will force big polluters to cut carbon emissions -
The country's environmental movement has long been divided over best way forward https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/16/australias-safeguard-mechanism-legislation-forces-big-polluters-to-cut-carbon-emissions/ #climatecrisis

Unpacking the controversy around Russian tourists in Indonesia
https://globalvoices.org/2023/04/13/unpacking-the-controversy-around-russian-tourists-in-indonesia/