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This is *incredibly* important from @aijenpoo
The rights of caregivers and domestic workers must be protected at all times -- more urgent still in the context of a global pandemic.
As we say @Ladysmith, this is about creating the conditions for a more just and caring world. 💜
Millions of Americans rely on professional caregivers to look after their children & aging parents. They are key to stemming the virus’ spread.
More from @aijenpoo on how protecting domestic worker rights → resilience for all of us in a time of crisis.
nytimes.com/2020/03/09/opini…
2/ ... I think of it more as an sad and urgent opportunity to reinforce local community and reciprocity, resist pervasive individualist ideologies & challenge capitalist systems driving global crisis: resistance-in-place as coined by @the_jennitaur
@JennieGamlin @thewrittenro
1/ I hope so too but I'm deeply skeptical
The capacity of #climatechange denialists to manipulate public discourse has an impressively terrible track record: @WeAreDrilled @amywestervelt @MaryHeglar @emorwee
So, beyond hope...
I'm actually hoping that after covid-19 passes climate change politics will be much better as people will realise how vulnerable we are to collective threats and the need to plan properly for them!
Agree. See my post after this on Pandemic Kindness - have had a lot of request for that here and FB.
Also especially about children of single parent health workers of dual health care workers - what supports could be offered.
Decision to postpone launch of #GH5050 report taken on public health grounds
👉we all have responsibility to protect those vulnerable to #COVID2019
👉 if you are self-isolating & need a distraction, spend some time searching in interactive Index
globalhealth5050.org/data/
Our program officer Andrea wrote an insightful piece about our Music, Arts, and Health in the Jungle program in Peru, exploring the use of music to bring light to complicated, complex and difficult to discuss yet important topics.A must-read!
buff.ly/2SNg3mg#GlobalHealth
In the second blog of our #challengestoChoice series, Winnie Chelagat looks at how soda consumption is changing in Kenya & questions who will hold #junk food corporations to account & challenge their marketing narratives 🦾
ighgc.org/blogpost/i-am-not-…
In the second blog of our #challengestoChoice series, Winnie Chelagat looks at how soda consumption is changing in Kenya & questions who will hold #junk food corporations to account & challenge their marketing narratives 🦾
ighgc.org/blogpost/i-am-not-…
We are recruiting! UCL Institute for Global Health has a full time vacancy for a Lecturer in #globalhealth, based here in London. Closing date for applications is 23rd January.
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COP25—“Conservation group WWF & the Prado Museum have joined forces to raise the alarm about the impact of climate change—4 masterpieces from Prado’s collection highlight the environmental consequences of various phenomena attributed to climate change” bbc.com/news/world-europe-50…
How then do we facilitate this thinking out of the box about climate change? How do we ensure that collectively, humanity understands that the impacts of climate change are borderless? How best do we prepare for this new normal? Asks @EstherNgumbi 👇👇👇
ipsnews.net/2019/11/climate-…