Having lived most of my life in New Zealand and hung around the pristine beaches of the North Island, I've kept a false blanket on my imagination thinking that such pristineness was the reality for most of the world.
Piet Ubels and Robin Singh: Updates from UNEA
Robin Singh and Piet Ubels reflect on the United Nations Environment Assembly - right after it finishes.
Sasha Rasmussen: Women as Rivals, Women as Allies
Sisters should be building sisters up, not shutting sisters down. In the words of Toyin Ojora Saraki: ‘Why can’t I be my sister’s keeper?'
Piet Ubels: “You know that one time, when I almost spoke on behalf of the future…?”
Now I will admit, the thought of stepping up to speak to the UN assembly as the sole representative of over half the world’s population did terrify me a little.
Eleanor Parkes: Will the Real Environmental Heroes Please Stand Up
Two people are killed every week defending the environment. This number is rising. Today at the United Nations Environment Assembly we urged world leaders to take immediate action to reverse this devastating trend. To open the discussion we asked them to stand and acknowledge the ultimate sacrifice of these environmental defenders.
Robin Singh: Hypocrite Me!
Will I gain enough in terms of knowledge and understanding that I can drive a positive change back home in order to offset my footprint of this trip and all the flight trips I have taken?
OECD Forum delegate Anna Goble featured on Stuff
Today our OECD Forum delegate Anna was featured on Stuff! Read their article here to find out about what she sees as the biggest challenges to be discussed at the conference, and how she feels being the only Southlander on the team.
Ihlara McIndoe: Confidence in Menstruation - A Marathon of an Effort.
Menstruation is not a new, outrageous, unheard of concept - women have been doing it since...well...forever. But a stigma around menstruation and the discussion of it still exists, and has extremely negative impacts on women and girls worldwide. It is vital for the feminist cause that society loses the stigma surrounding menstruation, as it creates shame about femininity. We need to be able to talk about menstruation without feeling embarrassed or ashamed. We need to identify access to menstrual products as a basic human right for all girls and women. And we need to be proud of the bleedin’ cool things women’s bodies can do.