Agita Kaupuža During the last days of the year the European meeting of Young Adults organized by Taizé Community is taking place in Riga, Latvia. For the first time this event is taking place in the Baltic country, and 15 000 young people are arriving for the pilgrimage of trust, searching for the hope during the [...]
Irene Vivas Lalinde COP 22 or “22nd Conference of Parties” was meant to shed light on the pathway to follow after the Paris Agreement, the star attraction of the previous Conference. Unfortunately, the shadow of Trump’s electoral victory has, on the one hand, keep the spirit of compromise alive in order to take steps forward [...]
Salome Lemonjava What’s democracy? What’s necessary for country’s democratic development? What’s the quality of Georgian democracy? What are perspectives to Georgia’s democratic development? These questions are always on the top of the list. Answers to those questions remain very popular subject of discussion. In this case common phrases stand out, such as: freedom of speech, [...]
Anna Elena Maria Ferrari There is a country in the European Union where it is feared that an ongoing attack to democracy and the rule of law is now in place, by undermining the Constitutional Tribunal and by putting under control of the Government the public tv an radio. Is it George Orwell’s 1984? [...]
Shady Rabhi After the Jasmin Revolution, from December 2010 until February 2011, everything changed in Tunisia: freedom, hardly achieved, enabled many Tunisian citizens to integrate in associations and to develop their willingness to participate and be active citizens. This attitude, which has just started to develop, is increasingly spreading among people, stimulating a sort of [...]
Anna Elena Maria Ferrari The referendum on the UK membership to the EU made me deeply reflect on the tools for democracy and question the referendum as the truly highest democratic tool. It made me think that sometimes direct democracy is not the best solution. Image credit: Martin Deutsch via Flickr. Don’t get [...]
Natia Shakaia Citizens make the future of the country. Many things depend on us, citizens. In my mind, every citizen can do something useful for the development of the country. It really doesn’t matter what sphere we work in, it is our duty to do everything we can to live in better conditions. Citizen’s participation [...]
Adela Petrovic “If we are to reach real peace in this world… we shall have to begin with children.” — Mahatma Gandhi At the beginning of August this year, the International Commission for Human Rights nominated 45 young people from all over the world to act as Youth Ambassadors for their country. I am very [...]
Salome Lemonjava #fornutsagio #helpevabarbakadze #togetherwecandoit #notopanoramatbilisi #nbavotezazapachulia We often come across similar statuses on different social networking websites. Someone starts and the whole society uplifts the idea. Reasons can be various. Some of them for instance are acquaintances of Nutsa and Gio who need emergency medical treatment abroad. Some love old Tbilisi and its history [...]
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' [...]