activism
Grassroots campaigns have proven instrumental in bringing about political, social or environmental change; you've got to start somewhere-might as well start here.
Richard Dawkins Is Wrong About Down Syndrome
On August 20th, 2014, renowned atheist author and ethologist Richard Dawkins told a woman on Twitter she ought to hypothetically abort in the case her child happened to have Down Syndrome. More specifically, he told her it would be immoral for her to keep the baby. What followed was what Dawkins facetiously described as “a new feeding frenzy,” subsequently painting himself as the victim of unfair scrutiny.
By Ilana Quinn5 years ago in The Swamp
How Do We Get Humans To Treat Other Humans Like Humans?
I want to talk about something that has given me a lot of pause. It’s about the importance of using your voice, showing up for each other, and community. I am a citizen of dual nationality… which is very confusing, because I am both us and them, self and other, the byproduct of two countries – England and Tunisia – yet also unable to qualify as a true-blue native of either of them. You could say I am somewhat displaced. Although not nearly as displaced as those who have found themselves with no other option than to leave the only place they know and try to cobble their lives back together on unfamiliar land.
By Outrageous Optimism 5 years ago in The Swamp
Why a Muslim-American dissident read Thoreau
Often associated with nonviolent civil disobedience, Thoreau isn’t the first name that springs to mind when one thinks of violent resistance. Yet Thoreau was among the first names I came across when I began to research Muslim-Americans’ responses to the crackdown on their civil liberties following 9/11. The Egyptian-American Muslim Tarek Mehanna, who since 2012 has been incarcerated in a US Supermax for downloading and translating content deemed by the US government to constitute “material support” for al-Qaeda, cites Thoreau prolifically in his prison writings and drawings. (I have discussed Mehanna’s case in more detail here.)
By Rebecca Ruth Gould5 years ago in The Swamp
Tokenism Post-BLM: Don't Let It Be The Easy Way Out
"We stand with you in solidarity" "We need to bind together during these tumultuous times" These words were somewhat cathartic for those who wanted to see the burgeoning pot of racial issues being acknowledged. But with most companies scrambling to hide their complicity post-BLM, we saw the same words fall prey to their safety net.
By Muhammad Hamza Shah5 years ago in The Swamp
Allegations Of Gender Inequality In Articles On The English Wiki
This is according to a report published in the US-based news outlet Telegraph. Wade is a British physicist. She has created more than 800 articles on Wikipedia over the past two years. Almost all of which are related to the biography of a person. Wade’s main complaint is that the administrators and editors of the English Wikipedia have unfairly identified many of the articles she writes about women as unfit for Wikipedia.
By Shoaib Rahman5 years ago in The Swamp
What Are You Passionate About?
I'm passionate about being a person who is capable of changing the world. My efforts - my business ideas, my ways of making money, I'm able to bring change that is sorely needed. I'm the most passionate about everything I touch. I bring it to my work. People read my articles because I'm interesting and I can't help be interesting. I have many ideas that just might make an impact. Take my nonprofit, which is a way to help abused people with chronic illness escape abusive families only because we do not have dedicated shelters for us.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez5 years ago in The Swamp
Why Peace Is Required In Social Environments?
What is Peace? Peace is a philosophical concept of societal harmony and social peace in the presence of violence and conflict. In a moral sense, peace is used to describe an absence of war and conflict between people or groups.
By Dr. Yogesh Kumar 5 years ago in The Swamp
