From local pitches to global movements, sport is building bridges where words sometimes fail. Every year on April 6, the world celebrates the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. It’s a reminder that a simple game can do something extraordinary: bring people together. This global observance was officially declared by the United Nations […]
Celebrating Human Rights Day with Hope and Purpose On December 10, there’s reason for hope, reflection, and celebration. This date marks Human Rights Day, a global moment to honor the dignity and the worth that belong to every human being. What is Human Rights Day? Observed worldwide every year, Human Rights Day is a day […]
Building Bridges to Justice, One Defender at a Time From the moment she looked across prison bars in Cambodia and locked eyes with a young, battered boy, Karen Tse knew her mission was greater than herself. That encounter – the boy had stolen a bicycle – and a later one with Vishna, a child born […]
by Ann Mettler, Vice President, Europe, Breakthrough Energy I never considered myself a Swiftie and never quite got the hype around Taylor Swift’s music and persona. That is, until I accompanied my Swiftie son to one of two concerts [July 27 and 28, 2024] she gave in Munich. Since one of my key mom deliverables […]
Drag queens are not new but, in that role, Conchita Wurst (or is it Tom Neuwirth?) has forced us to rethink gender stereotypes. He’s a bearded woman. Conchita is not the first person to win the Eurovision Song Contest whose self-identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of male or female gender. But she has […]
