With Russia invading Ukraine on February 24th, we are eyewitnesses to the biggest and fastest refugees displacement after World Word II. The European response to this dramatic humanitarian crisis has been marked with great solidarity and open borders. However, non-white refugees have not received equal treatment at the European borders, often reporting episodes of discrimination. We call out for fair and equal international protection to anybody fleeing from war conflicts.
Read MoreAcross the world and within the cultural sector, many organisations have made the decision to withdraw anything related to Russia - from a Tchaikovsky concert cancelled in Cardiff, to the Hermitage Museum in Amsterdam cutting its ties with the St Petersburg branch. Many on social media are using hashtags like #CancelRussia and #CancelRussianCulture to argue that the culture of Russia should be boycotted due to its inherent link to the ongoing violence. But what is the danger of this?
Read MoreIf you are struggling with understanding the war in Ukraine, this podcast is for you. Dare to be Grey’s Hannah Richter joined Elsa Court for a chat on the history between Ukraine and Russia, and the divisions between the two countries.
Read MoreJeffrey Coleman describes the suburbs of Philadelphia where he grew up as the type of “mainstream American suburb that you see depicted in films”. Less often depicted in films perhaps is Jeffrey’s Evangelical Christian upbringing. But all this changed when he moved to the big city of New York and began to understand how polarised America, and the world, was.
Read MoreIn these scary days there is a lot of uncertainty about the situation on the ground and the impact in the long run. We hope that these tips can help you to stay grey in challenging times.
Read MoreBorn in the US in 2017, the QAnon conspiracy theory behaves similarly to a cult. It claims that a secret cabal of corrupt elites is running a child sex trafficking ring and plotting for world domination. But how easy is it to fall under the spell? And if you are born into it, how do you break out?
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