Photo Credit: UTV On Thursday, March 14th, hundreds of people marched to the city centre of Derry, Northern Ireland, carrying a banner that read “Toward Justice”, and pictures of loved ones. The crowd paused to sing the civil rights anthem, “We Shall Overcome,” before making their way to the Museum of Free Derry. The marchers […]
(Photo/Stuart Ramson for UNA-USA) On Feb. 22, over 1,800 members of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) gathered at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Attendees came together with a common goal: to reassert the commitment of the American people to the goals of the UN and ensure […]
PC: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Over the last few weeks, rapidly shifting U.S. foreign policy approaches in relation to the ongoing crisis in Venezuela have left many wondering what the future holds for U.S.-Venezuela relations. A number of experts on the history of U.S.-Latin American relations have noted the similarities of the Trump administration’s threats to […]
November 11th marked the hundred-year anniversary of the end of World War I. Around the world, nations involved in the war held ceremonies remembering those who perished, commemorating those who fought, and reflecting on the horrors of war. Commemorations took place across France, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, the U.S., and other countries, as the world […]
Jair Bolsonaro, the President-Elect of Brazil, is know for his radical far-right views and inflammatory statements. He was accused of racism multiple times before and during his campaign, and holds deeply troubling views about Afro-Brazilian and Indigenous groups. Bolsonaro’s statements about Afro-Brazilians have prompted renewed discussions of the legacy of slavery in Brazil, and the […]
With the passing of the 2016 Brexit referendum, the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. This decision to reject internationalism and free trade was not an isolated incident, but in fact came on a global wave of xenophobia and a growing far-right movement. While the Brexit decision stoked worries in […]
Note: This piece deals with themes and descriptions of violence against members of the LGBT+ community. When the news that Jair Bolsonaro would likely become the next president of Brazil hit, actress Ellen Page took to Instagram with a drawing of the slogan “Ele Não”, meaning “not him”. Page, who has become an increasingly outspoken […]
The Member States of the United Nations held the Nelson Mandela Peace Summit on September 24th to demonstrate a recommitment to upholding and promoting peace and human rights around the world. The Summit was held the day before the beginning of the 73rd UN General Assembly Debate, in honor of what would have been Nelson […]
“What were you doing over in Londonderry?” my driver asked, clearly emphasizing the London part in the name of Derry/Londonderry. I was in Belfast at the end of a month-long study abroad program in Derry, Northern Ireland. I had evidently gotten a unionist cab driver. Derry is located just five minutes from the border with […]
