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World’s largest cities are getting rid of cars. The solutions already exist

By | October 3rd, 2016|Citizen Journalist - Climate & Energy, Kristina Hudekova|

Kristina Hudekova There are cars almost everywhere nowadays. People can’t hide from them, not even on the sidewalk. If all the cities were like Copenhagen, 25 billion dollars would be saved and the people would be healthier. Car-free districts already exist and we talked to an inhabitant of the first one of them. Cities thought [...]

The sunrise outside your window will light up your home: the upcoming era of “energy citizens”

By | September 30th, 2016|Citizen Journalist - Climate & Energy, Gerardo Fortuna|

Gerardo Fortuna Ever since we are kids, we are taught that things like home heating or cooking a meal or switching on interior lights require a certain amount of energy. And we are told that we get this energy from a variety of sources. In our children’s mind, we quickly learn how to differentiate the [...]

Small virtuous realities make the difference

By | September 30th, 2016|Citizen Journalist, Local Actions for Global Impact, Rosa Uliassi|

Rosa Uliassi Somebody said that the small is always a source for great enlightenment. Therefore, standing in front a controversial and chaotic contemporary world, the small virtuous realities make the difference. This is why it is worth talking about ‘Accoglienza Degna’ (Translated: Virtuous Welcome) which is a project born the last December in Bologna between [...]

We Accept; We Build; We Conquer! Wahid’s Quest for Universal Tolerance and Acceptance

By | September 26th, 2016|Citizen Journalist - Tolerance & Inclusion, Rhomir Yanquiling|

Rhomir Yanquiling Wahid (not his real name) is a migrant from an emerging state somewhere in Asia who resolved upon himself to find a place in the sun in an industrialized state in North America, thousands of miles away from his family. He ventured on this rather unprecedented decision in order to provide for his [...]

The Revolution of Conscious Awareness

By | September 23rd, 2016|Citizen Journalist - Climate & Energy, Dominik Bartol|

Dominik Bartol There is something out there. The unknown substance that motivates, moves and inspires Us all, called Life. It is supported by Our beautiful and amazing planet Earth. Being 4.54 billion years old, Earth evolved and developed the greatest 'sustainable city' known to Us. It is Our Civilization. We are all unique, conscious and [...]

Engagement of the public and private sector

By | September 9th, 2016|Citizen Jouralist - Engagement of Public & Private Sector, Natia Shakaia|

Natia Shakaia Today I would like to talk about the engagement of the private and the public sector. However, before I begin the discussion about where and how these two important sectors can be involved, I want to review briefly what is private and public sector as such and how different they can be from [...]

We aren’t even crawling, so how are We expecting to walk?

By | September 14th, 2016|Citizen Journalist, Citizen Journalist - Citizens' & Partecipation, Dominik Bartol|

Dominik Bartol Photo source: Pixabay Let Us scratch the surface of poverty and reveal what hides within it's ocean. Just like Tsunami, powered by poverty, hunger rises as it reaches the shores of Our society. It is just one out of many chain reactions caused by the lack of awareness and hunger seems to be 'trending' [...]

“In a well governed society, poverty is something We should all be ashamed of…”

By | September 14th, 2016|Citizen Journalist, Citizen Journalist - Poverty & Development, Dominik Bartol|

Dominik Bartol Photo source: Pixabay Such an interesting word. Isn't it?'Poverty'. It almost sounds like there is some sort of 'power' that is implied to the ones that are trapped in the demonic hands of poverty. In the world where the time is money and money is power, it is a word that [...]

The story of Emilio: how volunteering changed his life from passion into action

By | September 6th, 2016|Irene Vivas Lalinde, Local Actions for Global Impact|

Irene Vivas Lalinde When we face the toughest challenges of the society, it may seem that our small actions can hardly have great impact. However, this is not the case of Emilio Beladiez, a Spanish - young - vegan - social entrepreneur that will inspire our curious minds. It could not be otherwise, I met [...]