North East’s Syrian Choir embarks on UK Tour!
Last week, the Stories of Sanctuary music production drew in hundreds of crowds in Durham, Stockton and Newcastle – the start of a national UK tour for the group of…
World Affairs
Durham and Syria – A Musical Collaboration
Eight years since start of the Syrian Civil war, a new songwriting project has begun in Durham. A group of Syrian refugees who were resettled in the North East in…
Is Altruism Truly Achievable?
Altruism. For some, it seems like a perfect way to live one’s life. For others, it seems almost impossible. Within society nowadays, instant gratification has never been easier. A post…
Climate Protests: People are Panicking
What do we take from all of this? Greta Thernberg has become the inspiration and leader of the most important political message in the world. The climate protests rightly swept…
Finland: Pioneering Clean Energy
Finland demonstrates that successful energy policy which sustainably tackles the climate crisis involves a co-operative economy, progressive social policy, investment into unique energy policy ideas, and initially bridging this transition…
Holocaust Memorial Day in Durham
Every year on 27th January, people across the world remember the atrocities that happened during the Second World War. Globally, this day is known as Holocaust Memorial Day. This year,…
A Brief Guide to the US Government Shutdown
The shutdown started at midnight of Thursday, 21st December. So far, it has been going on for 20 days, and if it lasts past this weekend, it will be the…
We Can’t Accept This: America and Climate Change
The frightening reality; Trump and his administration are climate change sceptics who are decimating critical legislation that sought to reverse climate change, they are encouraging fossil fuel use, and display…
How the Democrats could pave the way for a 2020 Trump victory
The US mid-term election results are out! The Democrats have taken back the House; however, the Republicans have maintained hold of the Senate. The Congress is now a reflection of…
Wednesday Night Massacre: The Firing of Jeff Sessions
The firing of Jeff Sessions poses the greatest threat to Robert Mueller's investigation since it begun.