Ryszard Legutko’s Keynote Address on the ‘Totalitarian Tendencies in Contemporary Democracies’
What are Totalitarian Tendencies? The word ‘totalitarian’ seems blatantly inaccurate in the description of today’s Western civilization, and this conference clearly proves that. We would not be here if we lived in a totalitarian society. I vividly remember how aggressively and often brutally the communist government reacted to the dissenting initiatives, and it would be […]
Professor Carlo Lancellotti’s Keynote Address on the ‘New Form of Totalitarianism’
The Origins of Totalitarianism First of all, let me thank the World Youth Alliance for the invitation. I was asked to talk about the “New Totalitarianism,” and my remarks will largely be a re-elaboration of the insights on this topic by Augusto Del Noce. As some of you will know, Del Noce was an Italian Catholic […]
Persevere in the Truth: You’re Not Alone
The four days of the International Solidarity Forum (ISF) were 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, shared his story as a whistleblower, exposing the secret transgender program at the world’s largest […]
The Troubling Connection Between Foreign Aid and Harmful Healthcare Policies in Kenya
Foreign aid typically entails the transfer of capital, goods, or services from a country or international organization for the benefit of the recipient country. In targeted disaster relief and humanitarian efforts, it often succeeds. But it in itself is fraught with problems. Most troubling, it can be used as a tool for coercing recipient nations […]
“It changed everything:” Bringing the Human Dignity Curriculum to a Cameroon School
For the last three months, Jervis Lyonga has been commuting to Bishop Rogan College, an all-boys school in Cameroon, to volunteer teach the Human Dignity Curriculum (HDC). “The trip is only fifteen minutes,” he says modestly, before eventually admitting that “the roads are not the best, given the security challenges . . . and the […]
Little House, Big House (Nyumba Ndogo, Nyumba Kubwa)
Kisumu Juvenile Remand Home is a place where children in conflict with the law are committed by court until their matters are finalized. Some are orphans, others are from situations of neglect, living on the street. At the Remand Home, they are safe, they have accommodation and food, and now they also know that they […]
Human Dignity Curriculum in Vietnam, Paraguay, and Venezuela
“Human dignity is the value we have had since we were a tiny little thing in our mother’s womb.” – Kindergarten student from Venezuela The World Youth Alliance (WYA) is on a mission to instill the values of human dignity in young minds across the globe through its Human Dignity Curriculum (HDC). This curriculum, designed […]
WYA Europe Down Syndrome Event Wins European Citizen’s Prize Award
This past June, the Chancellery of the European Citizen’s Prize (ECP) awarded WYA Europe’s (WYAE) project, “Social Integration of Individuals with Trisomy 21 in European Society,” the European Citizen’s Prize Award for the year 2023 for the country of Belgium. The European Citizen’s Prize is an award given to those organizations that “contribute to European […]
WYA Leaders Discuss Foreign Aid and Coercive Policies in 20th ISF
“We want a better world, and so we need to propose real solutions. This is where the work of WYA is so important. You’re never too small to speak up. Somebody has to,” said Sarah Flood-Beaubrun, former Ambassador to the United Nations in New York and former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saint Lucia, at […]
WYA Europe Hosts Down Syndrome Conference in European Parliament
21 March 2023 – In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day 2023, World Youth Alliance Europe organized a conference on the topic of ‘Social Integration of Individuals with Trisomy 21 in European Society’ at the European Parliament in Brussels. The conference gathered over 40 attendees including several experts, civil society leaders, scholars, and Members of […]
