Protest Endorsements, Initiative Overload, LLM Inclusion?: A Review of the Fall 2020 GISA General Assembly
On the evening of October 14th, the Fall 2020 GISA General Assembly took place in Auditorium 2, and via Webinar.
Category: Student Life
Stop Bolsonaro: in defense of Pantanal and Amazônia
At Places des Nations, in Geneva, protesters gathered to call out Bolsonaro’s environmental policies.
A Lively Debate the Evening Before Voting Begins: GISA Debate Review & Platforms
On the eve of the voting period, eleven candidates standing for various positions on the GISA Board gathered in Maison de la Paix for a debate, and a twelfth candidate joined the debate remotely.
Switzerland Votes Against “L’Initiative de Limitation”
On September 27th, Switzerland held a federal referendum to determine a number of political initiatives including paternity leave, changes to hunting laws and whether or not it should maintain its agreement with the EU to allow the free movement of people across borders.
Architectural Sketches From Across Asia
By Safa Ameera Rahim of Student Initiative on Asia (SIA) INDIA The Taj Mahal, often recognised as one of theContinue Reading
Can Complexity Camouflage Violence?
“There is a growing notion, if it is complex, then it must be good.” by Samuel Pablo Pareira Complexity hasContinue Reading
Indigenous Tourism in Southeast Asia: Helping or Hurting?
Featured photo: A Padaung woman weaving ‘thamein’ garments By Nemhoilhing (Hoi) Kipgen and Jessica Ramirez of Student Initiative on AsiaContinue Reading
A Culture of Selfie-Centered Activism
Is an appeal to vanity really the best we can do? Questioning the global social media response to femicide following the death of Turkish national, Pinar Gultekin.
“This is the new normal”
Summary of the September 17 COVID-19 Question & Answer Session with the Coordination Team
The Street Life of Snack and Dilli
By Samhita Ayaluri of the Student Initiative of Asia (SIA) On one of the last days of my undergraduate course,Continue Reading
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