Stories of Kindness
There’s a lot of kindness in the world but it can’t always be heard. We’re turning up the volume by partnering with Positive News magazine to share stories of kindness. The Simple team have selected the most inspiring Positive News articles that uncover kindness in action, and together we’re sharing these stories to help you choose kindness, too.
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A clean sweep: the ambitious ocean clean-up project
Read about the young entrepreneur who devised a pioneering way to tackle ocean plastic waste. Simple's Positive News.
My generation is confident and unafraid to speak out
Liv Little is founding editor-in-chief of gal-dem magazine, an online and print magazine written by women and non-binary people of colour.
Ireland makes history as the first country to divest from fossil fuels
Ireland is set to become the first country in the world to divest public money from fossil fuel assets following a landmark vote in the Dáil.
Do small acts of kindness add up?
A new wave of organisations has sprung up, promoting small pro-social and pro-environmental actions. But do these acts make any difference?
I feel very positive about my generation: it has become cool to care
Alice Aedy is a photographer and documentary maker who has become known for sharing images and stories of refugees via Instagram.
Small is beautiful: 10 pro-social acts that could make a big difference
Can seemingly small acts of kindness create a 'ripple effect' toward wider change? Here are 10 ways to make an impact where you live.
Belize praised for 'visionary' steps to save coral reef
Unesco removed the Mesoamerican coral reef from its list of threatened sites in June 2018, saying Belize had taken “visionary” steps to protect it.
'Single-use' is named 2018 word of the year
‘Single-use’ has been named 2018 word of the year. Popularity of the term highlights the huge swell in public awareness around plastic pollution.
Could we beat global warming? Megatrends to look out for
The news when it comes to climate change isn’t exclusively catastrophic. Quick-developing global megatrends suggest the fight is not over yet.
Getting kind online
Cyberbullying is a serious issue. But instead of rejecting the web, how are young people using it with kindness in mind?
Fresh evidence points to continuing recovery of the ozone layer
The upper layer above the northern hemisphere is likely to be completely repaired by the 2030s and the entire layer by 2060, says the UN.
Expressing emotion is revolutionary, it can change the world
Marcus Pibworth runs Ministry of Change, a podcast and project that sees him travel the UK in his campervan.
Social entrepreneurs are fired up to tackle injustice
JJosh Babarinde is founder of Cracked it, a London-based social enterprise smartphone repair service, staffed by young ex-offenders and youth.
Time to be kind: why kindness matters
It’s cool to be kind, but is it a trend or a real tool for transforming society?
Is second-hand shopping catching up?
Beyond retro: more young people are turning to charity shops and resale sites for a second-hand fashion fix that’s kinder to the planet
Are we more together than alone?
At a time that can seem dominated by difference, US poet and philosopher Mark Nepo says we’re far more connected than we think.
Kind regards
Kind regards: here are five simple ways that you can practice using kinder words every day to benefit how you and others feel
Clowns bring laughter to the refugee Rohingya community in Bangladesh
Clowns Without Borders helps children be children, by helping them to laugh amid war and disaster.
Five reasons why people are kind
Being kind is an intrinsic part of being human. From reinforcing a sense of identity to creating new connections, here are five reasons why.
