Global Citizens

“Patagonia” It is a very hip outdoor brand for the MZ generation these days. Patagonia is a brand that is gladly cherished by the MZ generation (the young generation born in the late 1980s to 2000s) who pursue “meaning out.”* * Meaning out is a combination of the words Meaning and Coming out, meaning beliefs, […]

‘President Duterte, Mark Zuckerberg’s sniper’ This is a nickname for Filipino journalist Maria Ressa. “Democracy is dying with a thousand scars before our eyes. With too many small wounds, it will weaken and finally die.” Not only has she been resisting her country’s dictatorship, but also raising her voice for the ethical role of big

The International Refugee Assistance Project(IRAP) Providing Legal Aid for Afghan Refugees A letter arrived at a US base in Afghanistan: “It seems I have been targeted by the Taliban. Every morning I’m so afraid that today may be my last day. Please help me get out of here. Please help me.” – Afghani interpreter ​

Norman Borlaug: Father of the Green Revolution who saved a billion lives from starvation Population Explosion In the mid-1900s, the end of war finally brought global peace, leading to runaway population growth. The term “Baby Boom” refers to the post-war generation. After the big wars came to an end in 1950, the population of 2.5

October 9, 2012, Mingora, northern Pakistan: A fifteen-year-old girl was suddenly shot and collapsed on the road. The girl was on a bus talking with friends about their upcoming exams. Then a black shadow approached the girl, and gunshots rang out, shaking the whole bus. Bang!  Bang!  Bang! Three rounds pierced the girl’s forehead, neck

Coral reefs dying due to ocean warming If high temperatures persist, the coral reefs are unlikely to survive. Since 2014, the long El Niño event*, that lasted three years, has killed or threatened 70% of the world’s coral reefs. The demise of the coral has turned the emerald sea to a murky gray color. Fish

A big data company held a beauty contest judged by Artificial Intelligence. The evaluation factors included… 1. Wrinkles 2. Skin color and conditions 3. Difference Between Real Age and Perceived Age 4. Similarity to the model (100 people of all races and ages) 5. Face symmetry Of the 6,000 participants, 44 were selected as the

In the 2000s, people around the world were not yet aware of climate change. No matter how much scientists talked about the climate change crisis, it was often dismissed as the political opinion of a particular political party. Lewis Pugh, in 2007, appeared to challenge the Arctic swimming at minus 1.7°C. There was only one

At the end of the 20th century, despite being a democratic country, there was a country where 80% of the people did not have the right to vote. South Africa. Apartheid(=apartness) In the 17th century, when a colony was established in the Cape of Good Hope, Dutch settlers migrated to South Africa. With a ‘chosen