Sustainable Development

Action by 2015!

Kim December 7, 2015 0 Comments

By Kimberly Lopez Castellanos “0 by 2050!” no “0 by 2030!” Arguments and discussions on some political messages have arisen within the youth constituency. While drafting an intervention on the Long Term Goal, we discussed whether or not equity, common but differentiated responsibilities, and historical responsibilities should be in the text. Some said the inclusion of those words would...

Monsanto at COP21

Morgan Heckerd December 6, 2015 0 Comments

By Morgan Heckerd As the climate negotiations continue here in Paris, so does the conflict, the injustice, the inequity, and the straight-up absurdity. Secretariats, delegates, and corporations are all gathered in one place, deciding our future, has led to some questionable statements. Inside the climate talks, corporations are being praised for their so-called “ambition” on tackling...

When our hearts are in the Earth

Kendall Cook December 3, 2015 0 Comments

By Kendall Cook After traveling thirty hours, from visiting family in Mexico to landing in France, I convene with environmental activists whose homes are dispersed throughout the globe. Homes that are keeping the remaining parts of their hearts safe for them, as they separate momentarily from the soil that raised them, to protect that same mother that birthed them. Here, I will spend two weeks...

It’s time to leap!

Hana Keegan December 3, 2015 0 Comments

By Hana Keegan Monday, February 29th, 2016 will be a leap day. We have leap days every four years so that our calendars do not gradually fall out of sync with the seasons. Leap days mark a point at which we, members of Western society, must bend the rules that shape how we see the world to reflect the reality of the natural world. On a red-curtained stage of a Parisian assembly hall, Naomi Klein...

What happens when the fish disappear?

Hana Keegan December 1, 2015 1 Comment

By Hana Keegan I have always lived by the sea. Each and every morning, the sun rises. It sheds light on the ever-changing blues of the water’s surface. I have spent days swimming in these waters, gazing through my snorkelling mask at glittering fish as they feed on the coral reefs. I have also noticed how more and more of the coral heads are dying because of human activity. Witnessing how...