All posts by Olya K-Mehri

Olya is a practitioner and writer working at the intersection of policy, ethics, and social equity. She has an academic background in interfaith dialogue and serves as an Assistant Director at a national public policy consultancy in the UK. Olya is also Centre Lead at the Centre for Climate, Migration and Place at the Institute of Domestic Violence, Religion and Migration (IDVRM). In addition, she is a mentor with the Whitehall & Industry Group, supporting professionals across both the public and private sector.
Authors I-Q, Go Green

Community Coalitions for Effective/Equitable Climate Action – by Olya K-Mehri 

Climate and environmental challenges are often described as global problems, but their impacts are deeply local. From flooding and heat stress to air quality and biodiversity loss, communities experience environmental change in ways that are shaped by place, inequality, and existing social conditions. In this context, community coalitions and collaborative movements are essential to effective and just climate action.

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The Green Divide – by Olya K-Mehri

 How History and Social Identity Shape Unequal Environmental Access

Environmental inequality in the United States did not emerge randomly. The “green divide”. in which affluent, less diverse neighbourhoods enjoy parks, cleaner air, and sustained environmental investment while marginalised communities face pollution and neglect, is rooted in long-standing social, political, and historical patterns. Understanding this divide requires looking at how identity, policy choices, and cultural assumptions shape the environments different communities inherit.

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Authors I-Q, Inclusion, Of Women, Social Issues

The Psychology of Displacement and Projection – by Olya K-Mehri

In professional and organisational settings, the word “aggressive” is often applied in response to tone rather than conduct. What is described as aggression in these moments seldom concerns hostility; instead, it reflects an emotional defence mechanism in which discomfort is projected onto the speaker. Through processes of displacement and projection, the listener redirects their unease rather than examining its source. subsequent labelling of their expression as “aggressive” functions less as an objective observation and more as a psychological strategy to preserve equilibrium and reaffirm dominant notions of professionalism.

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