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Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change's causes, effects and geographies of responsibility

...Refugees (UNHCR), that millions of people are now moving home as environmental refugees in response to environmental changes such as drought, flooding and desertification (UNHCR 2016). The Earth will always change and so must we With its focus on changes over time and space, geography is a discipline with the conceptual toolkit to analyse environmental change. Geographers...
The Tulsa Race Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Tulsa Race Massacre

...refugee camp on the fairgrounds in Tulsa after the massacre] African American residents stand outside the entrance to a refugee camp on the fairgrounds in Tulsa after the massacre. Despite its shocking nature, for decades the Tulsa Race Massacre remained hidden from history. Key documents were destroyed, and it became something of a taboo subject in Tulsa. The silencing...
Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...refugee children.] During her trip to Jordan, Prime Minister Theresa May visited Al-Zahra School, a school that integrates Jordanian children and Syrian refugee children. With Theresa May’s campaign visits being described by one journalist this week as “familiar neuron crushing dullness”, we shouldn’t have been expecting too much excitement from the Conservative...
Introducing Union Black
Education & Development

Introducing Union Black

...refugees as though they were Ukrainian? offers some insight. For the purposes of this activity, you only need to read the selected text pulled from the opinion piece below. Why don’t we treat all refugees as though they were Ukrainian? But now is the time to clearly call out what human rights groups and independent journalists have for years been saying: That the U.S....
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn
Education & Development

The impact of supporting Ukrainians with free resources on OpenLearn

...refugees. The United Nations (UN) estimated the invasion generated 4.8 million international refugees, with an estimated 7.1 million more displaced individuals inside Ukraine (World Population Review, 2022). In April 2022, the UN called the Ukraine refugee crisis “the fastest and largest displacement of people in Europe since World War II” (United Nations, 2022.) At...
Your Health in Your Hands - PHBs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Your Health in Your Hands - PHBs

...asylums before finding a place to live independently in Bexhill. He got a PHB which allowed him to set up a social enterprise offering things like music sessions and yoga to people living with mental health conditions in the local area. Case study 2: Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy In this case study we hear from Mathew O’Sullivan. He’s 25 years old and has a form of...
Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world
History & The Arts

Migration goes both ways: How Brits changed the world

...refugees and migrants trying to make their way to the UK, it’s easy to forget that the British Isles also have a long history of outward migration. The British diaspora has had a profound influence on countries around the globe, from the United States to New Zealand and beyond. Understanding how these migrants made their homes and shaped their surroundings can add some...
History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Society, Politics & Law

History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration

...refugee sentiment and increased attacks on British Muslims. Echoes of the past In our comparative analysis, we found that blame for the problems and challenges often associated with immigration came to be framed in terms of racialised difference. In the case of Commonwealth migrants, this was framed in terms of skin colour (and accent), whereas for EU migrants, language...