Articles by Giedre Steikunaite

Fears of a flood of sex workers entering London are creating extreme unease despite little evidence to back this up, says Giedre Steikunaite.

The Faithless guitarist tells Giedre Steikunaite why all music is political.

In search of Soviet nostalgia, Giedre Steikunaite finds a chaos of memories, failed dreams and a nagging longing for a simpler world. 

Independent but still ‘brotherly republics’? Maybe not, says Giedre Steikunaite.

Twenty years ago, the failed coup d’état marked the beginning of the end for the USSR. Giedre Steikunaite reports.

Mainstream Western media often distorts reality when it comes to reporting the Israel-Palestine conflict.

20 April is the one-year anniversary of the BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest environmental catastrophe in the US. It’s far from over, and the oil giant continues gambling with our planet.

Giedre Steikunaite reflects on 6 Billion Ways – a day of discussions, music, workshops and inspiration for action on local and global justice issues.

Notes from the Endangered Species Summit, which challenges the toxic culture that teaches women and girls to hate their own bodies.

In Africa, for Africa?

Today the UN officially launches the International Year of Forests. There’s some good news, and some bad news. 

Every action has a consequence. But some of them we don’t want to know about.

Voters face a Hobson’s choice.

On 2,500 dead crocodiles, 50 pesos a day and how not to do things.

Reflections on the 16th edition of Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP16): the bad guys, the money and the carbon footprint.

Time for a little people power at the climate summit – despite the obstacles.

On obstacles and personal beliefs.

Just Change India is a tea trade initiative that rights economic wrongs.

It’s the never-ending story of the clash between nature and greed. The scene of fight this time is Alaska, the pristine area of untouched wilderness. Will it resist?

Suggest topics for us to cover!

What are the three magic words that really matter? Four activists share their views.

Wanted: low-tech solutions to environmental degradation.
Needed: determination, social media and rain boots.