"Some men draw a circle around themselves and protect those who are in it: Wife and children. Some men draw a bigger circle around themselves and protect more: Mother, uncles, aunts, grandchildren. Some men draw a big, big circle around themselves and protect many, many more. There comes a point in a man's life when... Continue Reading →
🌎 Seeds of Welcome: A Reflection on Culture, Compassion & Adaptive Resiliency
A Tito235 Cultural Feature In every song, every meal, every dance step that crosses borders, there lives a story — a story of courage, migration, and hope. This week on tito235.com, I open my heart to share a deeper reflection on immigration, colonization, and the extraordinary kindness that lives in the people of South America... Continue Reading →
When Kindness Becomes Courage: Defending Dignity Without Becoming the Enemy
In an age of division, true strength lies not in retaliation—but in compassion that preserves our humanity. There comes a moment in every life when your very human dignity is tested—when your beliefs, whether religious, political, or deeply personal, are mocked, misunderstood, or attacked. These moments sting because they strike at the core of who... Continue Reading →
Don’t Let Judgment Steer the Wheel: A Field Guide to Bold, Ethical Choices
How to hold your center, act with courage, and stop giving unhealthy weight to other people’s opinions. We all know the feeling: you make a helpful, ethical decision…and then that voice kicks in—What will they think? Will they judge me? Here’s a clear, human guide to caring less about outside judgment while caring more about... Continue Reading →
Option to listen to the article instead of reading it is enabled... Islands like the Bahamas are paying the price for wealthier nations’ emissions — an injustice crying out for a global remedy. This May — 20 months after Hurricane Dorian unleashed its cruelty upon my Bahamas — I looked down from an airplane’s window... Continue Reading →
Climate Change Is Destroying My Country. The Rich World Must Help…
I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet. Here is an incomplete list of things I left unfinished last week because America’s boiling racism and militarization are deadly for black people: a policy memo to members of Congress on accelerating offshore wind energy development in U.S. waters; the introduction to... Continue Reading →
I’m a black climate expert. Racism derails our efforts to save the planet.
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 →
Inspiring Social Change (UK)
this diminishes fear…
I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear. - Rosa Parks
The link between climate change, health and poverty…
For the poor and vulnerable, the health impacts of climate change are already here, says physician Cheryl Holder. Unseasonably hot temperatures, disease-carrying mosquitoes and climate gentrification threaten those with existing health conditions, while wealthier people move to higher ground. In an impassioned talk, Holder proposes impactful ways clinicians can protect their patients from climate-related health... Continue Reading →