Reading Time: 3 minutes Respect Africa’s resources and people or face repercussions
Tag: Colonialism
Inconvenient truth: Green energy is the colour of Congolese blood
Reading Time: 3 minutes The toxic truth behind your rechargeable batteries, smartphones and electric vehicles
Haiti is poor and unstable because Western powers have made it that way
Reading Time: 3 minutes Haiti’s efforts toward self-determination have been almost constantly undermined by foreign intervention
Why China is gaining influence in Africa
Reading Time: 3 minutes Colonialism is coming back to haunt the West as it trolls Africa’s resources to help transition to a renewable energy future
Pope Francis more highly respected than the Catholic Church itself
Reading Time: 3 minutes Francis is pushing for long-needed changes but is facing a great deal of criticism within the church’s walls
Elizabeth II had the poise to navigate the cesspool of colonialism
Reading Time: 3 minutes The British Empire enslaved human beings, destroyed functioning states, destroyed economies, and imprisoned and killed countless people
Papal apology must be the starting point for profound change
Reading Time: 3 minutes We all need to continue to pressure Pope Francis and the Catholic hierarchy to rescind the Papal Bulls of Discovery
Innovative teacher brings skateboarding into class
Reading Time: 3 minutes New program allows students to create their own skateboard brand and business for high school credit
Rethinking the history of the Lakota of the Great Plains
Reading Time: 4 minutes Governor General’s Gold Medal winner Claire Thomson is challenging settler narratives
U of A launches Indigenous-led strategic plan
Reading Time: 4 minutes Plan ensures Indigenous identities, languages, cultures and worldviews are reflected at the U of A