Growing up in a sheltered community, I was never truly exposed to global issues as a child. Topics such as politics and international relations were not often touched at my dinner table, either. But I began to navigate my public school career, I realized that I was not alone in my situation. There were so…Read More…

Yemen, South Sudan, Somalia and northeast Nigeria are currently facing what United Nations calls the ‘World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis’ since its formation in 1945. With more than 20 million people on the brink of starvation, out of which 1.4 million are children, Africa is battling with one of the most horrid and catastrophic famines of…Read More…

Studying the history of the world is a complicated thing. Societies develop by means of a lot of turning gears; we develop depending on our similarities, our differences, our ability to interact with one another, and our ability to work with each to determine and solve problems. Systems of interaction between individuals and communities, like…Read More…

Intersectional is a word that’s been thrown around the internet a lot lately. It’s one of those buzzwords that is maybe a little confusing and fancy, but can be really useful in (and necessary to) activist work. Let’s discuss! Intersectionality is acknowledging that oppressive institutions, like racism, xenophobia, homophobia or ableism, are connected and cannot…Read More…

With all the news that is buzzing around today, gun control is a hot topic to be thinking about–especially with the election. It’s not an easy topic to broach. How do we keep our citizens safe, without impeding on their rights? How do we make sure that guns are kept in the right hands, without…Read More…

If you’ve been following me, you’ve probably heard me mention more than once how global poverty is the root of most, if not all, global issues. In this blog, I’ll finally back it up with facts that will illustrate how far-reaching poverty can go. Poverty has the capability to branch out to other problems such…Read More…

The United Nations describes their newly-released Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as “a plan of action for people, planet, and prosperity.” This new agenda, made up of 17 separate goals, targets a wide-range of global issues, from extreme poverty to climate change. These bold and transformative goals strive to put the world onto a resilient path…Read More…

Anjali Mishra Early 2011, teenagers were arrested after painting revolutionary slogans on school walls. Pro-democracy protests erupted on the streets on Deraa, leading to open fire by security forces on demonstrators. In only four years, 200,000 Syrians lost their lives from the civil war that ensued. Even worse, 11 million Syrians have had to flee…Read More…