Impressions from the 4th WYA Week in Croatia
WYA Week is the main event of the year for the WYA community in Croatia. It’s a project in which almost all the members participate in some way or the other. Some members are assigned to organize a specific day, some work with the media, others host in radio and TV shows or make preparations for […]
Partisan Politics and the Pro-Life movement in the United States
There are few issues as polarizing in the United States as that of abortion. Many of Americans have seen unproductive arguments on tv and within our own communities over the status of human life before birth and its implications for people everywhere-men, women, and children. The Human Life Review recently hosted a panel discussion at […]
Simply Because They Can
The sphere of local politics can assume every imaginable definition of the word “arena.” It is taxing, harrowing, and anyone who tries to stand at the podium must have a mind like a sword and a gut of steel to match. It is not for everyone, to say the least, and this is why I […]
Palliative Care and Human Dignity
The objectives of the medicine could be summarized into two: to preserve life and to relieve suffering. However, as the end of life gets closer, the alleviation of suffering acquires more importance, as the preservation of life is no longer possible. At a certain point, terminally ill patients may decide not to continue treatment with […]
First Time
It was a conference like you’ve never seen before. I never even thought that the Emerging Leaders Conference would be this fruitful, worthwhile, and entertaining. Being a delegate was such an honor and a blessing. Actually, it was my first time hearing about the conference when my school, University of Asia and the Pacific, asked […]
Beauty Amidst The Rubble
My name is Aaron Michael Stolle and I have a disability. My disability is called dystonia. Dystonia is a neurological disorder which causes my muscles to contract and contort in abnormal (sometimes painful) ways. I have struggled not only with it all my life but also with how people look at me and treat […]
WYA family mourns WYA Africa RDO Vanessa Cherese Oyugi
The World Youth Alliance (WYA) family pays special tribute to our late WYA Africa Director of Operations Vanessa Cherese Oyugi who passed away on October 17, 2016. She was taken ill for a few weeks and bravely fought through it, having lived with Lupus. Vanessa was laid to rest on October 29, 2016 in Uriri, […]
Investing in the Family, Investing in the Future
I and my fellow WYA members attended a European Youth Workshop and Conference titled “Family, investing in the future” and organized by the Confederation of Family Associations in the Carpathian Basin. The program, which was hosted by Hungarian MEP György Hölvényi from the EPP, took place at the European Parliament. The speakers addressed the challenges faced […]
Nadia Murad awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize
This week the Council of Europe has awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights price to Nadia Murad; a Yazidi human rights activist who survived ISIS genocide in Iraq. Nadia denounced the lack of attention and action against Islamic terrorism. After loosing many members of her family and friends, Nadia has taken the responsibility of making […]
What is Cultural Identity?
Does Culture Shape our Identity? Cultural identity was one topic of many during the four days of the International Solidarity Forum (ISF). The forum was packed with lectures and presentations from experts and distinguished speakers. Professor Carlo Lancelloti spoke about the “new form of totalitarianism” that has taken over our contemporary times. Dr. Ethan Haim, […]
