The Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. At JRF and Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT), we share two overarching outcomes: Everyone has a decent home in a good place. Everyone has good living standards and prospects. Through research, policy, collaboration and practical solutions, JRF aims to... Continue Reading →
After a depressing and dreary 2020, the new year has not come a moment too soon. The coronavirus pandemic has not yet ended its whirlwind of destruction, and it promises to loom large over the first half of 2021. But one day soon, we can reasonably hope it will be over. In an effort to... Continue Reading →
Adults should listen to children to understand the severity of the climate crisis
The Policy Platform About the Green New Deal The Green New Deal (GND) was introduced through House Resolution 109 on February 7, 2019, by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and sponsored in the Senate by Sen. Ed Markey. The Green New Deal’s core priorities include aggressive cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, widespread green job creation, and addressing... Continue Reading →
A vision for the future of Public Housing in the U.S.
The Climate Crisis: Towards Zero Carbon
Forests burn, glaciers melt and one million species face extinction. Can we humans save the planet from ourselves? In a new film, alumni Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall DBE, and leading Cambridge University researchers, talk about the urgency of the climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards... Continue Reading →
Irish School Kids Rap About the Climate Crisis
Listen to these kids’ 🔥 rap about combating the climate crisis. » Subscribe to NowThis: http://go.nowth.is/News_Subscribe » Sign up for our newsletter KnowThis to get the biggest stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox: https://go.nowth.is/KnowThis In US news and current events today, students from Cappabue National School in rural Ireland are serious about... Continue Reading →
Climate Rap Challenge – Science Rap Academy
Write a verse (in any language) about how climate change is affecting your local environment and community and submit it in the comments or on IG/Twitter (@ScienceWithTom). In these verses, 8th graders from San Francisco, California (The Nueva School) and high schoolers from Andalucía, Spain (Colegio Salesianos in Alcalá de Guadaíra) explain the environmental and... Continue Reading →
GAWVI – Climate Change (Official Audio)
Source...
Tropical forests are our best hope for the climate. And for nature, wildlife, and people. We protect over 5 million hectares of forests and prevent 700 million tonnes of emissions. Get your own measurable impact for as little as $6. Continued at source...
Stand for Trees
Dear Future Generations: Sorry
An Apology Letter to Future Generations. Sorry. Source... I'm sorry we are starting to take heed to messages and dire requests from the past now...
Recent years have seen an onslaught of apocalyptic natural disasters around the world – floods, cyclones, storms, wildfires, and 2020 was deemed the joint hottest year on record. All over the world young people have demanded action against climate change, determined to compel the world to act now to prevent irreversible damage to our environment... Continue Reading →
WaterAid showcases 15 young activists fighting to save our planet
Greening the ghetto…
In an emotionally charged talk, MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter details her fight for environmental justice in the South Bronx -- and shows how minority neighborhoods suffer most from flawed urban policy. Continued at source...
empowerment & inner transformation... 