Charity and activism
Anything to do with Charity and activism
Wilmer
@Wilmer -
about 15 hours ago
Woke National Trust to Force All Volunteers to Undergo Diversity Training
Britain's National Trust is forcing all of its volunteers to undergo “everyday inclusion” diversity training tackling such alleged issues as so-called "unconscious bias".
2 minutes read
Moises
@Moises -
1 day ago
Billionaire Couple Pledges to Give Away 5% a Year—and Gets Dunked On
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photo via AP When former Enron trader and billionaire hedge-fund manager John Arnold and his wife, Laura, announced plans to donate 5 percent of their net worth to charity every year, they may have expected a pat on th…
8 minutes read
Erik
@Erik -
1 day ago
How Hedge Funds Are Destroying Corporations And Society
Emmanuel Faber’s forced departure from Danone should raise some serious questions not about the CEO or Danone, but about activist hedge funds. Hedge funds have been shown to target firms committed to social responsibility and erode long-term value.
8 minutes read
Wilmer
@Wilmer -
3 days ago
Tech newsletter: Will Biden pick an FCC chair with no telecom ties?
Sign up to receive the best of the internet straight to your inbox. Welcome to the Tuesday edition of Internet Insider, where we dissect tech and politics unfolding online. Today: Over 100,000 people petition Biden to pick FCC commissioner withou…
4 minutes read
Minnie
@Minnie -
3 days ago
The aunt of Daunte Wright, the 20-year-old Black man killed by Minnesota police, was tear-gassed ...
"People were running around with gallons of milk, dumping it on people's faces," Kelly Bryant said. The unrest follows Wright's death on Sunday.
3 minutes read
Teagan
@Teagan -
4 days ago
This website is elevating African fashion—and helping designers get paid
Amira Rasool is founder and CEO of The Folklore, an online concept store featuring contemporary African design. She spoke to Doreen Lorenzo for “Designing Women“, a series of interviews with brilliant women in the design industry. Doreen Lorenzo: How did you …
10 minutes read
Ezequiel
@Ezequiel -
5 days ago
BLM official calls for investigation after founder Cullors buys $1.4 million home
Black Lives Matter of Greater New York chair Hawk Newsome questions how much Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors has contributed to charity. The ...
4 minutes read
Leda
@Leda -
5 days ago
Greta Thunberg: A timeline of her climate activism
‘Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World’ will air at 9pm on BBC1, Monday night
7 minutes read
Jeffrey
@Jeffrey -
5 days ago
Greta Thunberg: a timeline of her climate activism
‘Greta Thunberg: A Year To Change The World’ will air at 9pm on BBC1, Monday night
7 minutes read
Myles
@Myles -
9 days ago
No More Mother-Saviors
The Soviet Union gave feminism a bad name. Women played a significant part in the revolution, which promised universal child care, easy divorce, access to contraception and abortion, freedom from the shackles of housework, and total equality between the sexes…
19 minutes read
Marlon
@Marlon -
9 days ago
As a surfer, I’m compelled to fight plastic pollution and protect our oceans – if you like beache...
None of us can thrive if the ocean doesn’t thrive, so join in the UK biggest beach clean-up and tackle plastic pollution in our parks, beaches and waterways
4 minutes read
Erik
@Erik -
9 days ago
30 Under 30 Europe Sports & Games 2021: Marcus Rashford Fights Child Hunger, Others Lead In A Wor...
In a world under lockdown, members of the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe Sports & Games class remind us just how impactful leadership can be in times of crisis.
5 minutes read
Eleanora
@Eleanora -
11 days ago
The best TV shows and movies to watch on Neon right now
Love stories abound, while a documentary series details celebrities' passions - secret and not so secret.
3 minutes read
Colin
@Colin -
12 days ago
Gojira's Powerful Song 'Amazonia' Sounds Like Sepultura's 'Roots'
Gojira have launched a charitable campaign for Brazil's indigenous tribes. Continue reading…
3 minutes read
Elody
@Elody -
12 days ago
20 Questions With Blond:Ish: The Producer on Crypto, Digital Detox & When John Legend Made Her Cry
20 questions with Canadian producer Blond:ish on crypto, digital detoxes and her new compilation Human Nature (Day).
8 minutes read
Alexander
@Alexander -
13 days ago
Violet returns to Naive for new solo EP 'Espírito'
It’s her first solo Naive EP since her 2017 breakthrough ‘Togetherness’Continue reading...
1 minute read
Meggie
@Meggie -
15 days ago
Myanmar: Five protesters explain why they will not give up
More than 500 have died, but protesters say they must continue fight to avoid a return to Myanmar's dark past.
1 minute read
Sandrine
@Sandrine -
18 days ago
#EveryonesInvited: Over half of girls have been sexually harassed at school
More than 10,000 school pupils have submitted allegations of sexual violence and abuse to a website gathering testimonies of rape culture. Launched in June 2020, the #EveryonesInvited movement has been hailed "#MeToo for schools." Though launched last year, …
4 minutes read
Jimmy
@Jimmy -
22 days ago
Gojira Unleash New Song “Amazonia”: Stream
Gojira have shared the music video for their new song "Amazonia" and are curating a fundraising auction for Amazon indigenous communitites.
3 minutes read
Cameron
@Cameron -
24 days ago
Stefan Collini: Snakes and Ladders
It is assumed that there is an uncomplicated thing called ‘talent’ or ‘ability’, and that some people have more of it than others. It is also assumed – pretty much as a fact of nature, it seems – that some people will make more ‘effort’ and work ‘harder’ tha…
40 minutes read
Elliott
@Elliott -
24 days ago
Most TV completely ignores women’s sports, a 30-year study finds
In a paper summarizing 30 years of sports coverage on televised news and highlights shows, researchers began by quoting a short segment dedicated to a WNBA game between the L.A. Sparks and the Atlanta Dream. The broadcast was unusual, authors Cheryl Cooky, La…
6 minutes read
Abbie
@Abbie -
24 days ago
Banksy Will Always Be Bigger Than His Art
Banksy has become synonymous with boundary-pushing street art and anonymity. But for those in the know, the mysterious street artist is a philanthropist. As his latest (aptly-titled) work, Game Changer demonstrates, many of Banksy’s work is more about activis…
4 minutes read
Joe
@Joe -
26 days ago
‘Just Causes’ Highlights Longtime Mission Of Folk Music’s Noel Stookey
Peter, Paul and Mary folk legend Noel Stookey's curated compilation 'Just Causes' highlights social concerns and a musical career of advocacy, activism, and philanthropy.
5 minutes read
Elaina
@Elaina -
28 days ago
Claims that Amnesty stripped Navalny of ‘prisoner of conscience’ status because of pressure from ...
A series of sensational allegations that imagined RT at the heart of a shadowy campaign to smear jailed opposition figure Alexey Navalny over past ‘racist’ remarks are false, a prominent human rights organization has insisted. Read Full Article at RT.com
4 minutes read
Marjory
@Marjory -
30 days ago
Plant-Based Innovator Veggie Grill Opens Stand-up Burgers In Berkeley; The Unapologetically Indul...
It's time to eat like you give a shake and stand up for change. Created by the team at Veggie Grill, Stand-Up Burgers, the 100 percent plant-based fast...
8 minutes read