Anne Farrell
The decline of the humanities studies around the world is an enormous risk for humankind
According to Statistics Canada, student enrolment in the humanities has been declining since 2008. For all postsecondary students, humanities enrolments have dropped by 50 percent over the past 30 years. However, this phenomenon is not isolated to Canada. According to…
Leave the world behind – the movie
When two strangers arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute, it forces everyone to come to terms with their places in a collapsing world. The superb script, delightful photography direction, and impeccable…
Response to Mickey in Tel Aviv – conflict between Palestine and Israel and active nonviolence
Dear Mickey, like many people, I am stunned to see the level of violence exercised by Hamas militants on Israeli citizens. It is terrifying, all these acts of barbarism! But in retaliation, the response of the Israeli state to declare…
Wildfire in Northern of Quebec and massive destruction of wildlife
Last Wednesday as I landed in Montreal back from the inauguration of the Casa Giorgi Park of Study and Reflection in Italy. I learned that the Northern Quebec where I grew up was on fire and that several members of…
Children’s physical well-being should be a Canadian priority ! Letter to the Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau
Dear M. Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, M.Prime Minister, you will meet in a few days the US President Joe Biden to talk about North America’s air defense agreement and other important issues. As a Canadian, and a single…
COP15 Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) denounces the false solutions of the draft agreement
According to the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) the UN biodiversity talks at COP15 put forward a text that acknowledges the necessary rights, roles and knowledge of Indigenous Peoples but leaves targets wide open for industry to continue biodiversity-destroying activities,…
COP15 Women key roles in conservation need to be recognizes
Tuesday, representatives from different organizations shared their insights on gender equality in biodiversity policy at the COP15 in Montreal. According to Archana Soreng (India) member of the United Nations Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, environmental policies that…
COP15 communities and indigenous peoples must be at the center of discussions and negotiations and not “big money”
After a week of mostly glacial deliberations, are COP15 negotiators any closer to reaching agreement on a global plan to reverse biodiversity loss? According to World Wide Fund (WWW) officials, what happened in week one is not ambitious enough to…
Civil society raises alarm over the slow pace of COP15 negotiations
On day three of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15) negotiations, frustrations are growing and sources have reported an alarming lack of overall progress. Ministers and high-level representatives are set to arrive next week. Substantial progress must be…
Corporate Capture infiltrates and influences the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15
The installation of a 20 feet tall jenga tower in the main pavilion at the Montreal Convention on Biological Diversity signifies risk of ecosystem collapse if an ambitious global biodiversity plan is not agreed at COP15 but is also a…
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