Tag Archives: society
Youngest poet laureate reads at US presidential investiture
Bessie Coleman – 1st African American woman pilot
Learn to recognize fake news
UEFA tackles discrimination
UEFA wants to end discrimination in football. Racism, homophobia, sexism cannot be tolerated anymore.
This new film shows football stars determined to fight and reject discrimination. Click on the links below:
Watch the 2 minute trailer:
Watch the whole 53 minute film:
The spoon trick – to escape forced marriages and sex trafiking
The “metal spoon technique” involves a victim tucking a metal spoon in their underwear before going through airport security to trigger the metal detectors. Doing so will result in the individual being taken away for a detailed search, giving them the opportunity to raise the alarm in a safe and private manner if they are being forced to leave the country against their will.
Way to go, USA!
City kids discover outdoor activities
BTS big donation to Black Lives Matter movement
Celebrating all strong women in their diverse ways
Being a man? by Taylor Swift
A critical look at some masculine behavior (glad not all men are like that… but some of them really are, unfortunately!).
Black History Month Barbie dolls
New Barbie dolls for Women’s History Month
New inclusive Barbie dolls
Greta Thunberg meets Malala Yousasfai
Greta Thunberg, climate activist from Sweden, and Malala Yousafasai, girls rights activist from Pakistan, met and took pictures together for the first time.
Yousafzai, the 22-year-old Pakistani-born education champion and human rights advocate, became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate in 2014. She’s worked tirelessly in her own country to bring awareness to the educational rights of girls and women and was attacked by the Taliban while at school and shot in the head for speaking up for girls’ education.
Thunberg, the 17-year-old Swedish climate activist responsible for galvanizing the younger generation to work towards a more sustainable environment and stop to global warming, has been nominated for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize.
Thunberg and Yousafzai have always been in mutual admiration of each other’s work. When Thunberg joined climate strikes in New York City last year, Yousafzai tweeted her support, saying, “I’m so happy to see that young women around the world are leading the climate movement. Thank you to girls like @GretaThunberg for using your voice, speaking truth to power — and encouraging other young people to do the same.”
The pair finally met in person while Thunberg was in the UK this week to join the school strike in Bristol.
(from Julie Scagell’s post in Scarry Mommy)