The peoples movement

A year ago, amid the chaotic background of a global pandemic, medical student Ian Soh launched an international movement that gathered youths from around the world to combat misinformation on Covid-19. The movement, dubbed #moreviralthanvirus has since reached more than 1.5 million people across the world and attracted the attention of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “One year ago, the world was chaotic. You heard about doctors being on the frontline trying to treat patients. “As a medical student and a young adult, I didn’t really know what I could do to help, ” said Soh. “The movement was initially launched to unite medical students to help correct misinformation in a way that is relevant to the local context of their respective countries. “There was a lot of medical jargon in the media and I thought as medical students, we would be able to break down the complex terms into simple words that people could understand. “As mentioned by WHO deputy director-general Dr … [Read more...] about Movement works to localise Covid-19 medical jargon

Opinion by John D. Sutter Updated 1219 GMT (2019 HKT) April 12, 2021 John D. Sutter is a CNN contributor, National Geographic Explorer and MIT science journalism fellow. He is director of the forthcoming BASELINE documentary series , which is visiting four locations on the front lines of the climate crisis every five years until 2050. Visit the project's website . The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. Rough-and-Ready, California (CNN) (CNN) Tracy thought she'd built her forever home. She and her 5-year-old granddaughter live in an energy-efficient house in Northern California that Tracy designed — by a pond that's frequented by otters, ducks and herons (oh my!). John D. Sutter Then came the fires, the smoke, the evacuations, the days when the sky turned red and they were unable to see the sun. It was terrifying, she said. Understandably. And it's poised to get worse because of the climate crisis, … [Read more...] about As people flee climate change on the coasts, this Midwest city is trying to become a safe haven

Almost a year on from George Floyd's death, calls to "defund the police" have resurfaced following the killing of Daunte Wright . A 20-year-old Black man, Wright died in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, on Sunday afternoon after being shot by a police officer. According to the Brooklyn Center Police Department, Wright's car was stopped over an alleged traffic violation, before officers realized the driver had an outstanding warrant. As they tried to take the driver into custody, he returned to the vehicle, prompting one of the officers to open fire. Wright's death came approximately 11 miles north of the south Minneapolis location where George Floyd died while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25 last year after being arrested on suspicion of passing a counterfeit $20 bill. His arrest was caught on camera by a bystander, whose video showed officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for almost nine minutes. The video sparked nationwide protests against racial … [Read more...] about ‘Defund the Police’ Movement Reignited by Daunte Wright’s Death

Yangon : Myanmar security forces killed three people in the main city of Yangon on Monday, witnesses and media reported, as activists called on ethnic minority forces in the diverse nation to back their campaign against military rule. After the bloodiest day since the February 1 military coup with 114 deaths on Saturday , thousands of people took to the streets in towns across the country, determined to show their opposition to the relapse into military rule after a decade of democratic reform. A man was killed and several were wounded when security forces fired in one Yangon neighbourhood, media and a witness said. "He was shot in the head," witness Thiha Soe told Reuters. "They were shooting at everything on the road, even a Red Cross team. It`s still going on as I`m speaking to you." Police and a junta spokesman did not answer calls seeking comment. Myanmar`s Red Cross said in a message it was checking the report. Two people were killed in another … [Read more...] about Thousands of people in Myanmar take to the streets after bloodiest day since coup

Riddle: When is a labor union a lot like Donald Trump ? Answer: When it loses an election. Last November, Trump refused to accept the fact that he got trounced in a fair election, so he put forth the lie that the election was stolen from him by various nefarious entities (Dominion Voting Systems, the Deep State, Georgia's Republican Secretary of State... the list went on). Last week, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union got trounced in an election at an Amazon warehouse facility in Bessemer, Alabama, which labor activists were hoping to unionize and Amazon wanted to keep union-free. There were 1,798 votes against unionizing, and just 738 for it. That's less than 30 percent. Now, like Trump, the union is claiming that Amazon stole the election via various nefarious tactics. At the RWDSU website , the union's president Stuart Applebaum has this to say about the election: "Amazon has left no stone unturned in its efforts to gaslight its own employees. We won't … [Read more...] about The Trumpification of the Labor Movement | Opinion