Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Davina Wadley – WNN Opinion (WNN/RI) Washington, D.C., UNITED STATES: Earlier this week, I joined members of the DC chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby and a group of climate-conscious Washingtonians at the DC venue Bloombars to view Michael Nash’s film Climate Refugees and discuss our impressions of the film. The discussion kicked off with [...]
David Lewis – WNN Opinion (WNN/GDN) GLOBAL: Innovation has become central to the way development organisations go about their work. In November 2011, Bill Gates told the G20 that innovation was the key to development. Donors increasingly stress innovation as a key condition for funding, and many civil society organisations emphasise that innovation is central [...]
Beth Katz – WNN Opinion (WNN/CGN) Omaha, NEBRASKA, U.S.: “Often…when I say I am Muslim, I stun people because I don’t fit the stereotype. I just actually had somebody walk into my [dorm] room, ask me what I was doing and then they responded with ‘Wait, you’re Muslim? But you’re not even brown!’”19-year-old Emina confessed [...]
Jessica Buchleitner - WNN Opinion (WNN) GLOBAL: Although convicted of 13 counts of murder, 5 attempted murders, 11 sexual assaults and 14 burglaries, serial killer and rapist Richard Ramirez receives hundreds of letters every year from adoring women at San Quentin State Prison. Some arrive with lipsticked kisses and others with photographs. The state of California [...]
Maryam Zar – WNN Opinion (WNN) Global: According to the World Health organization (WHO) exactly one half of the world’s AIDS population is female. That represents at least 20 million women worldwide. In fact, the CDC says that if new HIV infections continue at their current rate, “women with HIV may soon outnumber men with [...]
