Dear friends and supporters,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As this year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to thank you for continuing to support the work of our association<\/strong> and to share a look back at what has been a truly meaningful and active year for Global Visions. We chose the themes of our discussions and events to reflect our commitment to exploring multiple pathways toward a more just, sustainable, and inclusive future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We began the year exploring the future of world governance with a podcast episode<\/a> featuring Professor Heikki Patom\u00e4ki and Professor Teivo Teivainen from the University of Helsinki. We then continued with an important conversation on\u00a0Future Visions for the Global South<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>with Professor Franklin Obeng-Odoom (University of Helsinki), Dr. Faith Mkwesha (University of Turku), and Dr. Bonn Juego (University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4). We also co-hosted the event\u00a0Planetary Political Imagination and Democracy<\/a><\/em>\u00a0with our new partner POLIFA. Both podcast episodes are available on our\u00a0Visions of a Better World<\/a><\/em>\u00a0podcast, and the POLIFA event can be watched on our YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In May we organized our panel discussion\u00a0Confronting Climate Change<\/a><\/em>, where we discussed societal and behavioural solutions with a strong focus on perspectives from the Global South. We were fortunate to have Associate Professor Senja Laakso (University of Helsinki), Professor Anja Nygren (University of Helsinki), and Dr. Bonn Juego (University of Helsinki) as guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We also participated in this year\u2019s World Village Festival<\/strong> and had an inspiring volunteer turnout to help spread the word about our association. Our heartfelt thanks go to all of our volunteers for their time, energy, and enthusiasm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n During the summer we turned our focus toward ethics and moral philosophy in a conversation with two moral philosophers<\/a>, Professor Antti Kauppinen (University of Helsinki) and Dr. Simo Kyll\u00f6nen (University of Helsinki). Together, we explored the ethical dimensions of some of the most pressing global issues of our time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Democracy is another theme we continue to examine, especially how it might evolve and improve in the future. We held a thought-provoking discussion<\/a> with Associate Professor Anniina Leivisk\u00e4 (University of Oulu) and Postdoctoral Researcher Tuija Kasa (University of Helsinki) about democracy, human rights, and education. Both discussions are available to listen to on our\u00a0Visions of a Better World\u00a0<\/a><\/em>podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In September we hosted a panel discussion titled\u00a0Global Carbon Tax<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>with Professor Janne Hukkinen (University of Helsinki), Professor Heikki Patom\u00e4ki (University of Helsinki), Juha Turkki (CLC), and Dr. Ville Sepp\u00e4l\u00e4 (VTV) as guests. The discussion explored the feasibility of a global carbon tax and the challenges of current carbon pricing mechanisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In October we followed up on this topic with another discussion f<\/a>eaturing Professor Jamie Morgan (Leeds Beckett University) and Professor Heikki Patom\u00e4ki (University of Helsinki). The discussion is now available on our podcast<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our partnership with\u00a0Entergrate<\/strong>\u00a0has also continued, and we have been fortunate to have\u00a0Osita Ifezue\u00a0as a contributing guest writer.<\/a> We also sponsored and participated in this year\u2019s\u00a0TEDx Viikki<\/strong>\u00a0event,\u00a0Amplifying Silent Voices<\/em>, held in October. You can read Osita\u2019s insightful articles on our blog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We concluded the year with our annual State of the World event<\/a> , featuring a keynote lecture by historian Risto Marjomaa (University of Helsinki), followed by a panel discussion with Future Studies Professor Emerita Sirkka Heinonen (University of Turku), Political Researcher Johanna Vuorelma (University of Helsinki), and leading economist Sixten Korkman. The lecture and panel discussion are both available to watch on our YouTube channel.<\/a> Thank you to all of our guests, volunteers and audience for a great event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n As we look ahead to the coming year, we remain guided by our renewed mission: to explore how the world can be improved from the perspective of global justice and equality<\/strong>, and to promote such change through dialogue and collaboration.\u00a0Global Visions<\/strong>\u00a0exists to bring together people, ideas, and organisations committed to imagining and realizing a more ethical and cooperative world. By continuing to nurture this community of visionaries, we hope to inspire collective reflection and bold thinking about what a just global society could look like and how we can work together to make it a reality<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With gratitude and warm wishes, Dear friends and supporters, As this year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to thank you for continuing to support the work of our association and to share a look back at what has been a truly meaningful and active year for Global Visions. 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