AvatarR. Curran'A form of slavery': Child exploitation fears spark push to outlaw orphanage tourismverified_publisherabc.net.au - Louise YaxleyIt could become a crime to organise trips for Australians to visit orphanages in countries like Cambodia. A parliamentary committee has heard many of …
AvatarR. CurranBridging the humanitarian-development divide – UN Women annual report 2016–2017unwomen.orgZainab (at right) fled with her family from Syria to Beirut. Initially in desperate straits, she found a way forward through a UN Women-assisted …
AvatarR. CurranClimate change will hit poorest the hardest in U.S.verified_publisherSalon - Brian KahnUnion County is tucked in northern Florida, half an hour north of Gainesville and an hour west of Jacksonville. It’s Florida’s smallest county, a mostly unremarkable landlocked stretch of pine forest interspersed with lakes. More than 15,000 people call it home, working largely in healthcare, …
AvatarR. Curran16 striking murals that show the devastating effects of climate changeverified_publisherMashable - Margaret SullivanActivism through art. A large sweeping mural in the far north of Canada says all you need to know about a new climate change awareness project: "Know I'm Here" is painted in big white letters across a squat gray building. Local ecosystems are suffering in the area due to climate change, and yet the …
AvatarR. CurranFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPolice Call Teen's Beating Death 'Road Rage.' That Doesn't Sit Well With Muslim Americans.huffingtonpost.com - Antonia BlumbergEarly Sunday morning in Sterling, Virginia, 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen was attacked and beaten to death with a baseball bat en route to the local …
AvatarR. CurranGlobe editorial: Stop turning a blind eye to double-dipping docsverified_publisherThe Globe and MailThis article was published more than 4 years ago. Some information may no longer be current. It's telling that, when federal Health Minister Jane Philpott was asked what she intends to do about double-dipping Canadian doctors who exploit desperate patients for financial gain, all she could say was …
