A tragedy in Bulgaria raises a question every connected society must face:
When children can access dangerous drugs through ordinary messaging apps, where does responsibility begin, and where does it end?
Read the full post here: https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/when-the-dealer-enters-the-group?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#ChildProtection #DigitalSafety #OnlineSafety #PlatformAccountability #Childhood #SocialMedia
We do not usually notice who owns the tools until the day we try to leave them.
Our new article in The Code Beneath the Floorboards is live.
It explores digital dependence, vendor lock-in, data control, open technology, and why every system we rely on should come with an exit door.
Read the full article: https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/who-owns-the-tools-digital-dependence-open-technology?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
#OpenTechnology #DigitalSovereignty #OpenSource #CivicTech #DigitalRights #PublicInterestTech
Digital dependence is not just a tech problem. This article explains vendor lock-in, data control, digital ownership, procurement risk, and how open technology can help individuals and organisations regain autonomy.
A moment passes without consequence. Then another. Harm is renamed procedure. Cruelty becomes firmness. Restraint becomes hesitation.
This essay reflects on how language shapes the moral environment around power, dignity, and accountability.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/before-the-violence-there-were-speeches?r=6l8ed8
#CivicIntelligence #Democracy #HumanRights #Accountability #PoliticalDiscourse
Many children think in quieter, slower, messier, more careful, more observant, more imaginative ways.
Our latest REDefine essay explores why this matters for girlsâ STEM confidence, and why belonging has to be built long before subject choices begin.
Read the full essay here:
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/before-she-decides-she-is-not-a-science-kid?r=6l8ed8
#GirlsInSTEM #STEMEducation #Education #GenderEquality #WomenInSTEM #EarlyLearning #CivicIntelligence #ChildrensBooks #InclusiveEducation #REDefine
Before a girl decides she is ânot a science kid,â she may already have received years of quiet messages about what kind of intelligence counts.
Our new REDefine essay explores girlsâ STEM confidence, early stereotypes, emotional safety, and why every child deserves to see her curiosity as a strength.
#GirlsInSTEM #STEMEducation #GenderEquality #Education #CivicIntelligence #WomenInSTEM #EarlyLearning #ChildrensBooks
Girlsâ STEM confidence starts long before subject choice. This REDefine essay explores early stereotypes, narrow ideas of intelligence, and why every girl deserves to see her curiosity as a strength.
Santarém will host our upcoming CareLink training, bringing partners from four countries together to improve mental health support for disaster-affected youth and communities.
After the storms and floods that hit Santarém this winter, the location carries real meaning.
Grateful to the Polytechnic Institute of Santarém for hosting us and joining this work.
#CareLink
#YouthMentalHealth
#DisasterRecovery
#CommunityResilience
#MentalHealth
#CivicIntelligence
#YouthWork
#ClimateResilience
DINARA-WELVET has reached Southeast Asia.
Today in Timor-Leste, we are holding a workshop with local professionals and young people to discuss One Health, biosecurity, biodiversity, environmental protection, public health, and preparedness.
Thank you, East Timor, for joining us on this adventure!
You can find more abour DINARA-WELVET here: https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/dinara-welvet-one-health-capacity?r=6l8ed8
#OneHealth #TimorLeste #Biosecurity #Biodiversity #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #CapacityBuilding #EuropeanUnion
Too often, young people are invited to participate only after the system has already been built.
Real youth-led change begins when they can reshape the rules, not just comment on them.
Peace is not something we ask the next generation to inherit.
It is something they should be allowed to redesign.
#PeaceEducation #YouthLedChange #CivicEducation #SystemsThinking #DemocracyEducation #CivicIntelligence #YouthParticipation #EmpathyInAction #SocialInnovation #REDefine
Once again, the world is full of talk about âdealsâ to end wars, redraw influence, and secure peace quickly.
But history has warned us before: when peace is negotiated over peopleâs heads, the table itself becomes part of the violence.
Multilateralism is slow and frustrating, yes. But at its best, it slows down the fantasy that the strongest alone can design the future.
https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/peace-for-our-time-921?r=6l8ed8
#Peace #Diplomacy #InternationalRelations #Dialogue #HistoryMatters #Democracy #HumanRights
A safe summer swim feels simple â but behind it are water testing, pollution monitoring, public health rules, climate resilience, and environmental accountability.
Our latest EU in Practice piece looks at bathing water quality in Europe.
#EUinPractice #BathingWaterQuality #SafeSwimming #WaterQuality #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalProtection #ClimateResilience
Discover how EU bathing water rules protect swimmers through water testing, pollution monitoring, public health standards, climate resilience, and transparency.
