Why Loneliness Matters in Young or “Emerging” Adulthood
International Day of Unwanted Loneliness Loneliness is a distressing feeling accompanying the perception that the quality and/or quantity of one’s…
Remembering the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Nearly two decades ago on December 13, 2006, in New York, the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights…
Australia Bans Social Media for Under-16s — But What Does Science Really Say About Children and Screens?
Australia has just taken a historic step: becoming the first country in the world to ban social-media accounts for anyone…
Human rights sustain our everyday lives
Human Rights Day Every December 10, the world commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), proclaimed…
Hanging handkerchiefs, opening doors, enjoying volunteering
International Volunteer Day When I was little, in the small town of my roots, the first thing I did on…
Mudslinging journalism and the rise of Nazism
In the 1928 elections in Germany, the Social Democratic Party (SPD) won 29.8% of the vote, the Communist Party (KPD)…
Bridging Two Worlds: Empowering Older Adults with Disabilities
International Day of Persons with Disabilities December 3rd marks the International Day of Persons with Disabilities—a moment to reflect not…
Ethical envy when support is not given
Ethical envy is a concept developed in the book The Dialogic Society (2022). This term helps us understand many of…
Overcoming hoaxes to end Violence Against Women
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women The assassination of the Mirabal sisters on November 25, 1960, is…
Global 16 Days Campaign: A Worldwide Movement to End Gender-Based Violence
The Global 16 Days Campaign began in 1991 and was launched at the Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) on…