Articles by Rajesh Makwana, Share the World’s Resources
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The Global Refugee Crisis: Humanity’s Last Call for a Culture of Sharing and Cooperation
Rajesh Makwana, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
21 Mar 2016
The real crisis is not the influx of refugees to Europe per se but a toxic combination of destabilising foreign policy agendas, economic austerity and the rise of right-wing nationalism, which is likely to push the world further into social and political chaos in the months ahead.
→ read full articleScrapping Trident and Transitioning to a Nuclear-Free World
Rajesh Makwana, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
7 Mar 2016
As the illicit trade in nuclear weapons escalates alongside the risk of geopolitical conflict, it’s high time governments decisively prioritised nuclear disarmament – and that means scrapping Trident, the UK’s inordinately expensive nuclear deterrent, which would also facilitate the redistribution of scarce public resources to fund essential services.
→ read full articleA New Era of Global Protest Begins
Rajesh Makwana, Share the World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Jan 2016
14 Jan 2016 – Research by Dr. David Bailey provides empirical evidence that we have entered a prolonged period of dissent characterised by an escalation in the magnitude and diversity of public protest. The catalyst was the financial crisis of 2008, which continues to have a detrimental impact for the vast majority of citizens – even while the combined wealth of the richest 1% continues to soar.
→ read full article#GlobalGoals? The Truth about Poverty and How to Address It
Rajesh Makwana, Share The World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
12 Oct 2015
Without a collective worldwide awakening to the injustice of widespread poverty amidst excessive wealth inequalities, it may remain impossible to overcome vested interests and the political inertia of governments. The responsibility for change falls squarely on the shoulders of us all.
→ read full articleImagining the Ultimate Global Sharing Day
Rajesh Makwana, Share The World’s Resources – TRANSCEND Media Service,
19 Nov 2012
The growing support for the sharing economy has the potential to change the way we understand and address the many challenges we face. But it is at the national and global level that sharing can have a truly transformative impact in relation to poverty, sustainability and world peace.
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