https://www.katieconstantine.comRSS Feed for Katie ConstantineenTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/501388/uploads/92644050-6597-433e-bd6f-8daae10427ff.pdfTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/501388/uploads/92644050-6597-433e-bd6f-8daae10427ff.pdfhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/501388/uploads/1394f245-2996-465b-b705-3879c6d8ab62.pdfTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/501388/uploads/1394f245-2996-465b-b705-3879c6d8ab62.pdfhttps://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/how-women-around-the-world-fight-climate-change/Climate change is exposing the inequalities of the world. As extreme weather events are causing famine, conflict, and insecurity, marginalized communities are suffering the most.Women especially have found themselves disproportionately experiencing the impacts of climate change, with little to no support from the highest-emitting countries that are intensifying global warming.In response, women across the world have come up with innovative ways to take action to protect their homes, their commun...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/how-women-around-the-world-fight-climate-change/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/reducing-oil-spills-how-strengthening-nepa-can-help/It’s hard to imagine an industry that has done more to drive inequality in our modern time than the fossil fuel industry. From creating pollution that harms critical ecosystems and makes people sick, to corruption and tax avoidance that has deprived countless nations of revenue, it’s clear oil companies have operated with damaging impunity for too long.These companies constantly reap financial benefits for themselves at the cost of others, while several US oil players, including Exxon, Chevron,...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/reducing-oil-spills-how-strengthening-nepa-can-help/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/how-were-making-the-richest-polluters-pay/The richest countries and the richest people in the world are the biggest polluters, but they’re also the ones who have the resources and power to end the era of fossil fuels and build a safer future for the present and next generation. As of right now they have not done enough to fight climate change. Therefore, as a result, the lowest-emitting, vulnerable communities are facing the most devastating consequences, such as deadly droughts, floods, and forest fires.That is why this fall, with the...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/how-were-making-the-richest-polluters-pay/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/top-5-ways-billionaires-are-driving-climate-change/The world is facing twin crises of inequality and climate change. As the richest people, corporations, and countries emit the most carbon, Oxfam has seen first-hand how they put people living in poverty and experiencing marginalization...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/top-5-ways-billionaires-are-driving-climate-change/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/6-ways-the-debt-ceiling-bill-changed-nepa/The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has faced years of attacks driven by the fossil fuel industry. An important bedrock environmental law, it requires the federal government to investigate the health and environmental impacts of projects like the construction of oil pipelines. Oxfam and our partners have worked hard to defend NEPA, but recently Congress turned it into a bargaining chip.Threatened by NEPA’s protection of people rather than profit, the political allies of the fossil fuel...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/6-ways-the-debt-ceiling-bill-changed-nepa/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/what-happened-at-cop28/At COP28, multiple Oxfam representatives, along with youth climate activists, participated in many advocacy events and moments, including:Change isn’t made overnight, but by continuing our work in spaces that matter, like COP28, we are able to take a step closer to our climate goals.The conference did not achieve everything that Oxfam had hoped for, but it did make some improvements that signaled progress, including:These outcomes did not live up to the hype of great change that was promised by...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/what-happened-at-cop28/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/what-is-a-just-energy-transition/The effects of the climate crisis have worsened over the past few decades. As hurricanes become stronger, droughts become more frequent, and global hunger increases, advocates have argued fiercely for the end of fossil fuels.But a transition away from polluting energy and towards clean, renewable energy must be done in a way that’s fair for everyone. Right now, the people who suffer the worst impacts of the climate crisis are not those most responsible for it. In fact, wealthy polluters around t...Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/what-is-a-just-energy-transition/https://webassets.oxfamamerica.org/media/documents/Oxfam_CloseUp_Fall_2023.pdf?_gl=1*12gpxm5*_gcl_au*MTE0MzM3MTI2MS4xNzcwMjI0NjY3Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://webassets.oxfamamerica.org/media/documents/Oxfam_CloseUp_Fall_2023.pdf?_gl=1*12gpxm5*_gcl_au*MTE0MzM3MTI2MS4xNzcwMjI0NjY3https://thefemalegaze.org/2019/03/24/whos-really-writing-romantic-comedies/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://thefemalegaze.org/2019/03/24/whos-really-writing-romantic-comedies/https://thefemalegaze.org/2015/08/10/paper-towns-the-need-to-relate/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://thefemalegaze.org/2015/08/10/paper-towns-the-need-to-relate/https://thefemalegaze.org/2020/06/21/5-fantastic-movies-by-black-filmmakers-that-arent-the-help/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://thefemalegaze.org/2020/06/21/5-fantastic-movies-by-black-filmmakers-that-arent-the-help/https://www.journoportfolio.com/sampleLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 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Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.journoportfolio.com/samplehttps://seas.umich.edu/news/making-history-leaders-representing-indigenous-peoples-local-communities-and-afro-descendantThe 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30), held by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025, saw record participation by Indigenous Peoples who achieved major wins...Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://seas.umich.edu/news/making-history-leaders-representing-indigenous-peoples-local-communities-and-afro-descendanthttps://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/top-5-ways-billionaires-are-bad-for-the-economy/As elites gather this week in Davos, Switzerland for the annual World Economic Forum, global inequality trends couldn’t be more alarming. New Oxfam data shows that in 2025, billionaire wealth increased three times faster...Sun, 18 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/top-5-ways-billionaires-are-bad-for-the-economy/https://rightsandresources.org/blog/empowering-women-the-secret-to-conservation-success-in-nepal/Situated on Chandragiri Hill in Kirtipur, Nepal, about 12 km northwest of the capital city of Kathmandu, is the Champa Devi Forest and the Bagh Bhairab Forest. With no local support systems in place to protect the local environment, these forests were over-grazed by livestock and were so dry that forest fires often occurred.   To combat these problems, the Nepalese government turned over the management and protection of the forests to local groups called Community Forestry User Groups (CFUG). Th...Tue, 15 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100https://rightsandresources.org/blog/empowering-women-the-secret-to-conservation-success-in-nepal/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/how-the-midwest-is-becoming-a-better-place-to-work/Decades of advocacy by workers and organizers paid off this year when Michigan, Minnesota, and Illinois passed new workplace protections for employees and their families. These improvements caused both Michigan and Minnesota to move up, and Illinois to hold strong in the top ten, on our 2023 Best and Worst States to Work in America rankings...Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/how-the-midwest-is-becoming-a-better-place-to-work/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/3-ways-were-tackling-inequality/In Oxfam’s 2023 inequality report, we disclosed that extreme wealth and extreme poverty have increased simultaneously for the first time in 25 years. While this is concerning, it's important to remember that the situation is not hopeless...Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/3-ways-were-tackling-inequality/https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/connecting-climate-and-gender-on-international-womens-day/As women around the world are disproportionately impacted by the negative effects of climate change, it’s critical to work together to demand change...Sun, 21 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100https://www.oxfamamerica.org/explore/stories/connecting-climate-and-gender-on-international-womens-day/https://www.woodwellclimate.org/what-can-be-done-about-permafrost-thaw/Despite its big strides, Permafrost Pathways is still in its infancy and there is a long road ahead when it comes to tackling the complexity of permafrost thaw. Today, at least 192 countries, plus the European Union...Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.woodwellclimate.org/what-can-be-done-about-permafrost-thaw/https://www.woodwellclimate.org/what-is-permafrost/Arctic permafrost stretches across Alaska, Scandinavia, Russia, Iceland, and Canada, and can be found beneath the Arctic Ocean, the Arctic tundra, alpine forests, and boreal forests. It covers 15% of the land in the Northern Hemisphere and 3.6 million people live atop it. Scientists estimate that Arctic permafrost contains 1.4 trillion tonnes of carbon, an amount more than double what is currently in the Earth’s atmosphere. That carbon sink is stable as long as it stays frozen, but when it thaws...Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.woodwellclimate.org/what-is-permafrost/https://www.woodwellclimate.org/permafrost-missing-expense-global-climate-budget/But IPCC’s budget calculations aren’t factoring in a major source of emissions—permafrost thaw. Massive amounts of carbon are stored in frozen Arctic soils known as permafrost. As permafrost thaws, that carbon is released into the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide and methane. Scientists estimate that emissions from permafrost thaw will range from 30 to 150 billion tons this century...Mon, 10 Oct 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://www.woodwellclimate.org/permafrost-missing-expense-global-climate-budget/https://thefemalegaze.org/2022/08/05/altering-vintage-art/Written by: Katie Constantine Edited by: Catherine Harlow The Dada art movement, originating in 1916 Zurich, was a reaction to WWI as people were frustrated with the state of society and the world. The movement’s goal was to mock and critique the bourgeois while rejecting traditional values by altering pieces of art and everyday items. Eventually, it inspired and gave way to surrealism, but has continued to influence art throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.  When Banksy arrived on th...Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0100https://thefemalegaze.org/2022/08/05/altering-vintage-art/https://thefemalegaze.org/2022/02/27/5-things-to-know-about-abbott-elementary/Abbott Elementary is a new mockumentary sitcom created, starring, and executive produced by comic Quinta Brunson. Taking place in a poorly-funded public school in Philadelphia, the comedy is made up of young teachers bursting with innovative teaching ideas and veteran teachers shaking their heads at their naïvete. It has gained rave reviews from critics and is quickly becoming ABC’s highest rated show. So what exactly makes Abbott Elementary work? Well, from breaking the fourth wall to a slow-bu...Sun, 27 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://thefemalegaze.org/2022/02/27/5-things-to-know-about-abbott-elementary/