Voters elect the most diverse parliament ever
There will be a record 51 ethnic minority MPs in the new House of Commons, telling a ‘positive story about integration’
More than half the MPs elected this week went to comprehensive schools
More than half the MPs in the new House of Commons are state educated, research shows
Redrawing the line: comics’ new superheroes
Increasingly accepted as a valuable art form, comics are going where other media fear to tread in capturing our rich and diverse world
The last word: protecting our vanishing languages
With half of the world’s languages expected to vanish by the end of the century, the race is on to document them. We meet those working to save the world’s endangered tongues, treasure troves of [...]
10 inspiring words you may never have heard
As our latest cover feature explores, some 7,000 languages are spoken around the world. In celebration of this rich diversity, we’ve collected 10 of our favourite inspiring words
Peaceful Progress
The 4th Peace Mala International Youth Awards were presented earlier this year at a ceremony held in the United Nations Association Temple of Peace in Cardiff.
Another World is Possible
In January 2009 global activists will meet in the northernBrazilian city of Belem for the eighth international gathering of theWorld Social Forum.
OBE for Ed Posey
Ed Posey, co-founder and Trustee of the Gaia Foundation, has been awarded the Order of the British Empire, the OBE. [...]
International Celebration
Come and join in a celebration of cultural diversity with the Pestalozzi students and our international volunteers.
Th!nk Global Music
If you would like a worldwide music experience, Th!nk Global! Working with Oxfam and Amnesty International, the World Music Network, has launched a new record label.
Peoples Earth Summit Commits to Creating a Decade of Earth Democracy
Michael Meacher, the British Environment Minister, took time out from the Johannesburg Earth Summit to visit the Peoples Earth Summit where he said the real work was going on.
Common Knowledge
At this summer's Breath of Life conference, pioneer of natural birth, Michel Odent posed the question, 'Can humanity survive obstetrics?' The answer to this question is an unequivocal yes' with [...]
