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Why COP28 needs to put philanthropy at the forefront of climate change solutions
As world leaders and a diverse range of stakeholders gather in the United Arab Emirates for COP28, the role of philanthropy in addressing climate change needs to be at the forefront of discussions and actions coming out of the UN conference. This is a decisive decade for tackling climate change and aligning with the 2015 Paris Agreement’s emissions reduction commitments to limit global temperature increase this century to a maximum of 2°C above pre-industrial levels.
COP process is 'too little too late bureaucratic sluggishness'
As with prior UN climate conferences, COP28 in the UAE will raise the usual hopes of high-level climate action. But at this point, COP conferences also come with a familiar cycle of distraction and disappointment. COPs have little to show for themselves at a time when ‘little’ action poses an existential threat. It’s time to embrace an alternative to cyclical climate conferences with uncertain impact. Consistent climate action with clear impact deserves far more attention.
Now is the time to redistribute college resources
As students across Cambridge struggle to cope with the consequences of the coronavirus, affluent colleges should increase contributions to more widely accessible hardship funding. 'College wealth should not determine the support a student receives in this crisis.'PHOTO CREDIT: SIMON LOCK by Jack Chellman The Cambridge system has cultivated long-standing wealth inequalities between colleges, with institutions maintaining a great deal of autonomy in how they regulate their spending.
‘Which Narrative Wins?’: Centre for Geopolitics Panel on the Pandemic’s Legacy
Panelists from across the University discussed the potential cooperative or competitive global consequences of the coronavirus The event was hosted, virtually, by Peterhouse and the Centre for GeopoliticsAzeira/wikimedia by Jack Chellman An interdisciplinary panel on Monday (18/05) discussed the domestic and international ramifications of Covid-19 in a virtual event hosted by Peterhouse and the Centre for Geopolitics.
CUSU Council Votes to Support NUS Student Safety Net Campaign
CUSU will now lobby the University and Government for student financial support in response to Covid-19 The campaign aims to ensure no students are financially disadvantaged by the coronavirus outbreaklouis ashworth by Jack Chellman In a virtual meeting on Monday (11/05), the Cambridge University Student Union (CUSU) Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of a motion to support the National Union of Students (NUS) campaign for a Student Safety Net in response to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Live: Vice Chancellor Toope’s Open Meeting
4:53pm Toope says that the Gender Pay Report is not encouraging. However, progress is still being made. The main reason for the pay gap is hierarchy - not enough women are in senior roles and there are a disproportionate number in junior roles. There are initiatives to encourage promotion of women. Compulsory unconscious bias training for hiring committees are an important part of this. They are working to ensure hiring pools are diverse. 4:53pm Question about pay gap at Cambridge.
Town activist coalition takes to Market Square in protest of austerity
XR and Cambridge Stop the War were among groups making up Saturday’s ‘Solidarity March for Justice’, which rallied against past and present Conservative government policy Protesters from multiple town activist groups gathered outside the Guildhall on Saturdayjack chellman by Jack Chellman & Matthew Parkes Around 40 protesters representing various social justice organizations marched on Saturday from Parker’s Piece to Market Square in opposition to Conservative government policies, and in...
Confused about identity politics? Here’s how identity should help resolve Brexit and a divided country
Opinion · 3 mins ago · In the war Brexit has waged on ordered and clear thinking, “identity politics” has become a particularly common target. Journalists and politicians ascribe all manner of Brexit causes and effects to group-based political action. Robert Shrimsley from the Financial Times has described debates between Leavers and Remainers as identity politics. The Belfast Telegraph has used the term to discuss Irish and Northern Irish identity.
We need to do more to accommodate non-drinkers at Cambridge events
Jack Chellman argues that normalised drinking in Cambridge shouldn’t be allowed to exclude non-drinkers "Students are thinking more carefully about their alcohol intake, and university culture is beginning to reflect this reality."Illustration by Alisa Santikarn for Varsity by Jack Chellman Alcohol orientates much of our social lives at Cambridge.
Let's Talk: Endometriosis
As Endometriosis awareness month begins, Rachel Hains explores this relatively unknown medical condition and why anybody with a uterus should be made aware of it. As anybody who has the joy of experiencing periods each month can tell you, it definitely is not a walk in the park. True, periods are just like people, as varied and as individual as whoever you speak to. One person may not experience such difficulty as another.
3 Ways to Think like an Ally
While supporting minority communities outwardly remains central to effective activism, we must also consider the inward practices that shape an allied outlook on life. Activism depends on allies. As we search for broader coalitions against social injustice, the importance of minority “allyship” has become more and more apparent. Though allyship can mean many different things, most definitions center on combatting systems of oppression that target bodies other than your own.
Evacuation Confusion Reveals RHUL Emergency Unpreparedness
Royal Holloway’s students deserve better than Wednesday's poorly-executed evacuation. To adequately protect its community members, Royal Holloway must address its emergency unpreparedness and communicate security threats more effectively. On Wednesday afternoon, a suspicious package at the George Eliot mailroom prompted Surrey Police and College Security to evacuate nearby buildings on campus.
CHELLMAN: Don’t sell extra graduation tickets
Graduation is stressful. Graduates have a million things to remember, from booking hotels for our families to making dinner reservations, picking up our caps and gowns and checking that we’ve met all our academic requirements. In the insanity of our last few months at the University, it’s often easier not to question the way things have been done before or the way things are being done this year.
CHELLMAN: Focus on the anniversary that matters
The University never forgets April 13. Each year, the University commemorates Jefferson’s birthday with ceremonies, celebrations and other traditions to recognize and re-evaluate its founder’s legacy. While there’s nothing inherently wrong with commemorating Thomas Jefferson and his work at the University, the indomitable consistency of our Founder’s Day celebrations should prompt us this year to consider other days worthy of the same dependable collective action.
CHELLMAN: Cast queer actors in queer films
Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me by Your Name” “a film to rush to, and to then savor every minute of.” for three Golden Globes and four Academy Awards, the movie follows 17-year-old Elio Perlman (Timotheé Chalamet) over the course of his breathtaking and surreal summer romance with Oliver (Armie Hammer), his father’s graduate student assistant.
Chellman: Reject celebrity candidates
There were many memorable moments at the 2018 Golden Globes, but Oprah Winfrey’s acceptance of the Cecil B. DeMille Award stood out most of all. At a time when our national discourse is too often demoralizing, Winfrey offered a glimpse of rhetorical compassion and inspiration as she accepted a lifetime achievement award. Contrary to the dominant following the speech, however, she did not demonstrate the makings of our next president.
CHELLMAN: Leave safe spaces alone
Last week, Cavalier Daily columnist Thomas Ferguson the elimination of safe spaces at the University. Safe spaces, Ferguson argued, threaten our First Amendment right to free speech and hinder academic discourse at universities. One must hope that this appalling contortion of safe space theory comes from ignorance alone, rather than a willful decision to politicize students’ security.
CHELLMAN: U.Va. needs literary societies more than ever
Trump’s America feels like a brave new world. For too long, American politics has been characterized by hyper-partisanship — the found that ideological divisions between Republicans and Democrats reached record levels under the Obama administration. Since the election of President Donald Trump, those divisions have grown and even more appalling to those wishing to engage in meaningful and respectful political discourse.
CHELLMAN: Let FOA educators evaluate their students
The Fraternal Organization Agreement, or FOA, claims to value education. Each year, fraternal organizations in the Inter-Fraternity Council, Inter-Sorority Council, Multicultural Greek Council and National Pan-Hellenic Council commit to an FOA to formalize their relationship with the University. Critical to this agreement is the requirement that fraternal organizations attend over the course of the year, learning about anything from sexual assault education to personal health and nutrition.
CHELLMAN: Exercise empathy when engaging in speech
The language of political correctness remains a critical component of minority advocacy efforts. Incorporating empathy and understanding for the politically marginalized into our language –– as political correctness aims to do –– demonstrates concern for the comfort of others. Conservatives’ all-too-frequent attacks on political correctness should not lead liberals to abandon their appreciation for linguistic nuance.
CHELLMAN: Be a better ally
The University has long needed a more engaged network of allies for its minority and marginalized communities. Last year, more allies should have attended the Queer Student Union’s February to support transgender rights. More allies should have written messages of support on the Eliminate the Hate campaign’s “Love Speech” walls, and this year, more allies should attend the hosted by DREAMers on Grounds. The fact that white supremacists to Charlottesville on Oct. 7 only makes this need more obvious.
CHELLMAN: Respect multiple strategies for resisting white supremacy
There is much to criticize about the Concert for Charlottesville. Last Sunday, the activist organization Solidarity Cville came out with a of the weekend’s unity concert in response to the acts of terror committed by white supremacists on Aug. 11 and 12. Declaring “No Unity Without Justice,” they called for a greater focus on rejecting white supremacy and questioned the leadership of individuals like University President Teresa Sullivan and Charlottesville Mayor Mike Signer.
CHELLMAN: Don’t abandon identity politics
Criticizing identity politics is in vogue. Conservatives might that identity politics is well-intentioned, but they argue that it’s also critically misguided –– ignoring class and isolating Americans who feel forgotten by a nation careening toward a cosmopolitan future. Identity politics brought us President Donald Trump, they’d . Identity politics brought us Brexit, too, and . I don’t disagree that more and more of the country feels isolated by identity politics.
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