Articles in Archive
On December 14th 2011 GlobalNet21 held a meeting hosted by MP Nick De Bois.
Nick De Bois came in at the last election after fighting three times to secure his seat in North London. Since …
A report just published by The Equality and Human Rights Commission has shown that elderly people are being robbed, left hungry and unwashed and face unchecked “ageism” from council-funded care that is meant to …
We would like to invite you to a meeting in the House of Commons on Crisis in Care that is being hosted by Sarah Newton MP.
Care both institutional and community is under scrutiny as never …
A Conflated Duality
By kind permission of author: Claudia Megele
Last Monday marked the first day of the Jewish festival of Passover (Pesach) which is one of the most widely celebrated festivities in Jewish year, while, …
Trafficking is a huge global problem that happens in both developing and developed countries. The purpose of this meeting is about being aware of the problem and its magnitude and then discussing what we …
Wednesday, February 9th- 2011, 7.30pm London UK time. Register for this GlobalNet21 event. This is a WEBINAR that anyone can join across the globe. You can check what 7.30pm London time is in your …
We’re facing a crisis in employment that’s hitting the developed world the hardest and it’s not just the result of the banking crisis. With a combination of cheap credit financing the purchase of …
The conference on Ethical Trade, at the Goodenough College, London, on November 12 & 13, 2010, offered 2 tightly scheduled days, where qualified speakers followed one another.
Wednesday. December 1st, 7.30pm London UK time. Register for this event here..
This is a WEBINAR that anyone can join across the globe. You can check what 7.30pm London time is in your location on …
On November 8th, 8pm, UK’s Channel4 emitted a documentary on sweatshop labour factories that work for fashion retailers such as TopShop and NewLook. What was it all about?
On Wednesday 17th November 2010 GlobalNet21 are holding a central London (UK) based, public engagement meeting on the subject of Diversity & 21st Century Leadership.
The 21st century will require a new form of leadership …
Turning Social Media Into Action: Article Written by: Eliot Mannoia.
How to get from social media to social enterprise and action was the discussion on Wednesday’s GlobalNet21 meet-up. GlobalNet21 organises events based on …
An interview-in-writing.
- Interviewee: Rosanne Trottier, CEO of Sawang Boran, a social enterprise supporting cottage weavers in north-eastern Thailand.
- Interviewer: Pamela Ravasio, @PamelaRavasio, Managing Editor
GlobalNet21 blog
Note: This article was originally published on …
“Anyone who believes exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist.” – Kenneth Boulding
By: Julian Gibson, GlobalNet21 reporter & columnist.
The economy is making the …
The major disclosures about the War in Afghanistan and the amount of civilian causalities came about because of the work of WikiLeaks. Here is an excerpt from their web site about their work and also …
We as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented society” to a “person-oriented society.” – Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King spoke …
Thirty years research shows that:
1) In rich countries, a smaller gap between rich and poor means a happier, healthier, and more successful population. Just look at the US, the UK, Portugal, and New …
Pakistan is facing its worst natural disaster. Albeit prone to calamities and deaths the country has never seen devastation on such a scale. Unlike Tsunamis and earthquakes, floods do not create immediate headlines …
Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans work much longer hours than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Greeks? The answer, according to …
This is the second part of an article in two installments. Read also the first part, discussing Mass Media.
By: Julian Gibson, 21st C/N reporter & columnist.
Corporate Journalism
The corporate media is not owned by big business, …
