Looking Towards Our Future

Adizah Tejani

Life as a global citizen….

Tag: Ctrl.Alt.Shift

  • The UN International Year of Youth – Are Young People Valued?

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    January 2011 marks the fifth month of the United Nations International Year of Youth. The year commenced on August 12 2010, and represents an effort to ‘harness the energy, imagination and initiative of the world’s youth in overcoming the challenges facing humankind, from enhancing peace to boosting economic development’ (UN 2011). The three key focus areas… Read.

  • Ctrl Meets Nathaniel Peat – Social Entrepreneur Part 2

    After grilling Nathaniel Peat about the G20 Toronto conference last week, I turned the focus onto other aspects that the inspiring young social entrepreneur has an interest in. On the agenda today – the Safety Box, climate change, corruption, and leadership… How has the Safety Box helped young people? There are so many examples of… Read.

  • Ctrl Meets Nathaniel Peat- Social Entrepreneur P1

    With talk surrounding the ‘Big Society’ and having an increase in social insight, being a social entrepreneur is something that should be looked into. This was my first trans-Atlantic interview and due to the bliss of technology – it was held over Skype…. Nathaniel Peat is a great example of an entrepreneur of the next… Read.

  • Ctrl Meets Bizarre (D-12)

    Eminem may be the biggest seller - but anyone that knows D-12 will definitely know fellow member Bizarre who is part of that eclectic hip hop mix. Bizarre has always been a solo artist (pre and post D-12 days) with notoriously provocative and tongue-in-cheek material, so when news of a possible 1-on-1 came through late on Sunday (July 4) night –… Read.