For those of us who are well past the point of debating the existence of climate change, it might be easy for us to forget that at some point, we, too, were either deniers or at least avoiders.
When we talk about rape culture, it can be easy to detach ourselves from it, to lose sight of it in our daily lives. The micro and macro normalization of sexual violence is so pervasive that it happens closer to home than we realize - as close as the local…
A culture of fear surrounds some of our most important conversations. Environment, inequality, public health concerns — our progress in these areas is so often hindered by a paralyzing aversion to facing the truth. That, and there are groups dedicated to keeping us from confronting…
“We must connect the dots between climate change, water scarcity, energy shortages, global health, food security and women’s empowerment. Solutions to one problem must be solutions for all.” — Ban Ki-moon