The Daily Mail today published a cartoon likening Muslim refugees to rats, a move which has been met with wide spread hostility on social media. Richard Burgon, Labour MP for Leeds East, condemned the cartoon as “absolutely disgusting” and has …
Head of Politics to Trek Machu Picchu
Shanita Jetha, a student from Harrow, plans to trek Machu Picchu in September 2016. Shanita, alongside a team from Warwick University, is raising funds for Make-A-Wish Foundation UK, who grant wishes to children fighting life threatening illness.
Shanita is studying …
We are Verified on Facebook!
We are officially Facebook verified on the World Youth Organizations page.
So, what does that mean for us?
Having the blue tick allows us to build upon our brand and company profile, build trust between our supporters and allowing people …
You are individual. You are beautiful. You are you.
Approximately two thirds of teenagers are uncomfortable in their own skin, their own skin which they have to live in for, at this rate, nearly a century. It’s hardly fair therefore that young people today are made to feel unloved …
LGBT Rights are Human Rights, aren’t they?
The fight to bring the rights of the LGBT community equal to that of others is often seen as a pointless exercise by some as it is seemingly guaranteed that everyone will end up with equal rights. In some places …
Becoming Yourself in this Universe
Hello. My name is Katie and I like using hello as a form of greeting because I think it is the most sincere and energetic form there is. I want everyone to feel that their greeting is significant and that …
“You’re overreacting.” “Get over it.” No, this is mental health
At about 6pm today, I opened up a blank Word document with the intention of writing an article about Mental Health Awareness Day. Half an hour later, I found myself still staring at the same blank document with no logical …
World Mental Health Day 2015
World Mental Health Day first celebrated on 10th October 1992 is an initiative set up by the World Federation for Mental Health in order to increase awareness of a vastly misunderstood area of medicine.
In total, an estimated 450 million …
Cyber Bullying; Its a problem.
This week, the New Zealand government signed into law the “Anti Bullying Law”. The wide-reaching law is designed to crack down on cyber-bullying, with serious offences attracting up to two years in jail or fines of up to $50,000. Children …
Defend our oceans: The best time is now
Our beautiful oceans are home to a staggering 80% of life on Earth. But destructive fishing, pollution and climate change are damaging them on a scale unimaginable to most people. Species are being driven towards extinction because of overfishing and …