Hey everyone, just wanted to announce that Justice for All has been included on Ryan Stephens’ ballot for the Top Ten Gen Y blogs of June. I’d like to thank those of you who have voted to get me on the list, and I very much appreciate it! I encourage you all to check out…
About Nathalie: A 27 year old Belgium native, Nathalie is a recovered lawyer, leaving behind her comfortable law firm job to throw herself fully into her passion for human rights and conflict prevention. With her love for traveling and discovering new places and cultures, she has made her home in Toronto (Canada), Leicester (UK), Ibarra (Ecuador), is…
If you haven’t already, please pop on over to Matt Cheuvront’s blog, Life Without Pants. I recently wrote a guest post for his Inconvenience of Change series, describing my viewpoint on why social change is so important and why it’s so hard for people to understand that. Here’s an excerpt: “Why is helping someone thousands…
As you probably can see from this blog, I think about international social and political issues a lot. I’m an economics and political science major, meaning I’m constantly learning about things like the devastating effects of neoliberal reforms in Latin America, or the failure of democracy in Iran, or the failures of international criminal justice….
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about success. Where does it come from? How can we define it? And how do the most “successful” people get there? Recent posts written by Grace and Jamie got me thinking even more and inspired me to add my thoughts to the conversation. The way I see it, there…
Today I want to feature an amazing organization in Sierra Leone, called Timap for Justice. Timap for Justice is an innovative organization aiming to provide basic access to justice to the people of Sierra Leone. Timap for Justice formed to address the shortage of lawyers in the country, and employs and trains community-based paralegals instead…
I can feel it in the air. There’s something electric out there, something new and exciting. I see it all around me – and it gives me a sense of hope. Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like right now we’re experiencing a fundamental shift in the way the world works and the way…
For my first “Feature Friday,” I’ve decided to highlight kiwanja.net for the truly innovative and exciting work they are doing. kiwanja.net helps pioneer new applications of mobile technology to push forward positive social and environmental change in the developing world. kiwanja.net helps “empower local, national, and international non-profit organisations to make better use of information…
Yesterday, I ran across this article: “How to Write about Africa.” It’s a great eye-opening article, which uses sarcasm to point out the most common stereotypes of Africa and how so much of the media about Africa is framed without a true understanding of the continent. But as I started reading it, I began feeling…
A few days ago, I had the privilege of attending a lecture at LSE by Professor Paul Collier, author of The Bottom Billion. He talked about the topics in his new book: Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places. I haven’t read it yet, but am itching to get my hands on a copy…
