Shops and restaurants can help blur class lines but interactions may not be meaningful enough to boost social mobility: Titanic, James Cameron’s 1997 multi-Oscar-winning movie, focused on the tragic love story of itinerant artist Jack and upper-class socialite Rose. Among their other on-board adventures, they dined in the first-class section of the ship before joining …
For Women’s Euro 2022 to have a meaningful legacy, football must do more to tackle racism and sexism: Women have been playing football for a long time – and for a long time they have had to fight to be respected. In 1969, the Daily Mirror used a photograph of a female footballer’s shorts falling …
UN sustainable development goals failing to have meaningful impact, our research warns: Kiara Worth/IISD/ENB, Author provided In September 2015, leaders from 193 countries gathered in the UN assembly hall in New York to plan nothing less than “transforming our world”. This was the birth of the sustainable development goals, which aimed to “free the human …
A meaningful debate about statues is happening – the government just doesn’t seem to be taking part: At the start of this year Robert Jenrick, secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, introduced legislation intended to protect historic monuments. As a result, the norm is now that monuments and plaques should be kept …
What makes a job meaningful and why that matters: Clapping for carers in April 2020. Sarah Bardsley/Shutterstock One of the most iconic memories of the first lockdown of the pandemic is the sound of applause echoing across our cities and towns each week as the people of Britain said thank you to the NHS and …
Will European countries ever take meaningful steps to end colonial legacies?: Wikimedia Commons Centuries of European colonialism have had a tremendous impact on shaping inequities within and among countries, many of which are yet to be effectively addressed. This may seem like a trivial statement, but it is only recently being recognised by EU countries. …
South Africa in the news: International Anti-Doping Leaders stand with athlete community in calling on WADA to go further and faster with meaningful anti-doping reform: Global anti-doping leaders recognise steps for reform made by new WADA President, and hope to partner with WADA leaders to align with athletes by going “further and faster” for an …
Relational Practice & Making Moments Meaningful with Children & Youth – a Africa interest event taking place on 2019-05-03 10:30:00 in Ireland Relational Practice and Making Moments Meaningful: The essence of effective practice with childen and youth lies in the adults ability to recognise the value of, and use, 'everyday life events' as they are …
Toothless Pan-African Parliament could have meaningful powers. Here’s how: Guests and delegates attend the opening of the Pan African Parliament's second sitting in Midrand, Johannesburg. Reuters/Juda Ngwenya The Pan-African Parliament was established by the African Union in 2004. Since then it has not passed a single law. That’s because it’s based on a Protocol that …
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