Positive People Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:25:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-32x32.png Positive People Archives - Positive News 32 32 The organisation transforming derelict homes – and how to support it https://www.positive.news/economics/good-business/the-organisation-transforming-derelict-homes-and-how-you-can-support-it-latch/ Fri, 15 Sep 2023 12:03:45 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=447985 In Leeds, a family becomes homeless every seven hours, while over 4,000 properties lie derelict. This organisation is finding a solution

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The missing ingredient to fight the climate crisis: positive fictional role models https://www.positive.news/opinion/how-entertainment-can-help-tackle-climate-crisis/ Fri, 04 Mar 2022 09:56:25 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=385327 Evidence suggests that green role models on the silver screen positively impact viewers’ behaviour. We need more of them

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Meet the plastic-hunting ‘pirates’ of Cornwall https://www.positive.news/environment/meet-the-plastic-hunting-pirates-of-cornwall/ Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:53:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=367076 The pirates’ bounty is melted down to make sea kayaks, which are then used to collect more rubbish

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Alive and glittering: lessons from 12 years living with terminal cancer https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/living-with-cancer-im-happy-in-a-pretty-simplistic-way/ Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:43:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=351644 Twelve years ago, Kris Hallenga was told she only had a few years left to live. She talks about finding happiness after her diagnosis

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Stories to help you stay resilient: new issue of Positive News offers respite during lockdown https://www.positive.news/perspective/editors-letter/new-issue-of-positive-news-magazine-highlights-progress-amid-the-pandemic/ Wed, 06 Jan 2021 17:05:19 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=344473 The latest issue of Positive News magazine offers hope and inspiration in challenging times

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The professor using compassion to detoxify the debate about trans rights https://www.positive.news/society/people-need-to-stop-assuming-that-the-other-side-are-monsters/ Wed, 04 Nov 2020 17:46:06 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=338176 Amid a toxic debate about trans rights, philosophy professor Sophie Grace Chappell suggests how to foster tolerance instead

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Moving the goalposts: the footballers using their influence for good https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/sport/moving-the-goalposts-the-footballers-using-their-influence-for-good/ Mon, 26 Oct 2020 17:28:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=336833 A new generation of players are standing up for causes they believe in and using their influence to champion social progress

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The poet helping young people of colour explore their identity through verse https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/poetry-can-articulate-our-complexities-theresa-lola-on-language-and-identity/ Mon, 05 Oct 2020 16:45:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=335169 British-Nigerian poet, Theresa Lola, on the magic of poetry and how it helps people explore who they really are

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Why children, as well as adults, need stories about solutions https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/culture/why-children-as-well-as-adults-need-stories-about-solutions/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 18:08:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=334816 Jodie Jackson, an expert on the psychological impact of negative news, introduces her new book for children

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How an alliance of female leaders is helping close the gender gap https://www.positive.news/society/how-an-alliance-of-female-leaders-is-helping-close-the-gender-gap/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 12:54:15 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=334759 The Gender Alliance wants equality to be at the heart of the UN’s sustainable development goals. These five women are leading that drive

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