Negatives of globalization:

Negatives of globalization:
• There is a famous saying “money gets money” The first point in this discipline is that it aims at making rich the richer and poor the poorer because of its policies, it is very much in the habit of profiting the rich. The concept of free movement of services, labour and capital with the end of trade barriers (tariffs and subsidies) if these barriers removed from between and let these big multi-national companies and others to fight with the local industry, they will eat these small companies. 
Globalization basically creates discrimination between the poor and the rich which is a big flaw of this concept.
• Another demerit of globalization is that it breeds credit based economies. The first world countries intentionally do not allow the deficit countries to stand on their feet. The third world countries are unable to run their economies by their own, so they have to open their palm in front of big crocodiles. These developed countries and organizations string conditions with that debt and don’t let the smaller countries to utilize their own resources and stand on their feet.
• Prevalence of global culture means dominance of Western culture:- the West have means to promote their culture and traditions. Modern media and entertainment sources are totally influenced by the West. The younger generation fantasizes the west and is also playing totally in the hands of western culture. We do not have those tools to promote our culture and traditions. It is also important to note that Eastern and Western cultures stands for Islamic and the rest of the world. The Muslims are lacking the modern sources of interaction to the other world so globalization is totally in the lap of Western culture.
• It is also important to note that it is eroding the role of nation state fastly. The concept of nation state is very important in the existence of a state. The concept of global village is eroding this nation state concept.
• International relations of politics mean new-imperialism. The first world countries involve themselves in the internal affairs of the unstable countries and uses money to have the people of their own in the government. By this way, they become able to use that country for their own self interest and exploit these countries. The politicians of third world countries are not able to develop good plans for their prosperity and progress. So the developed countries and MNC’s give them aid with some conditions and in that way they control the whole country.
• International law is a week law for rich and strong tool against poor. There are many examples in support of this argument. We have some in near past too. The Iraq war and to some extent the case of R. Davis. Although he was released after the settlement with the victim family. But there are some issues on which he can hold behind bars. The Israeli brutality against the unarmed Palestinians. It is also important to note that since 1991 America have used his right of veto 14 times from which 11 times he vetoed actions against Israel. International law proceeds with international court of justice and if someone goes in ICJ against any other. It has to take permission from the accused country for preceding the case. This makes it week and ill working law.
• The governments respond more to the MNC’s than to the interest of their own people.
Positives of globalization:-
The merits of globalization are as follows:-
• The first important merit of globalization is that it is a blessing of comparative adventure and interdependence. The famous saying of Aristotle “man is a social animal’ is true even today. Every state is interdependent and no state can live in isolation. History witnessing the fact that if anyone tried to live in isolation, he faced great difficulties in response. We have the examples of Sudan, South Korea. 
• The next thing which we discuss in the merits of it is promotion of trade instead of aid. Now the states are giving preference to trade and helping other regional and worldwide economies to stand on their feet. The aid system has certain ambiguities with it as we discussed in the demerits. Instead of being burden to the world, every state introducing free market systems.
• The next blessing of globalization is that it is the era of franimies giving birth to peace. We can quote the example of United States of America and People Republic China. They are the biggest rivals in current scenario. Yet, America is the biggest lender of China. Although they have tussles but they will not fight with each other
• Globalization also helps us in creating harmony among different cultures. There is nothing which the other world does not know about a specific culture. Every country has institutions to read about the other cultures. Course of Central Asian countries in G. C. University. And department of regional studies in American leading universities is the perfect examples of it. It helps us to come to know the cultures of different areas of the world.
• Furthermore it is globalization which brings people very close to each other. The concept of specific language and culture for specific region is emitting from the map of the world. The harmony among the cultures is possible with the role of globalization which consequently results into peace.
• It is not ended over here, the concept of globalization also helping us in recognizing the human rights. Earlier it was the sole responsibility of the state to ensure the rights of people and no one was allowed to interfere. Every state must facilitate its citizens with basic rights. It was announced by the UNO that there will be no boundary for human rights. Every child who comes in this world must enjoy all the rights
• Another positive of globalization which cannot be neglected is that it is always a blessing for consumer. The competitors will lose their profit margin for attracting more and more consumer and in this way the consumer not only has lot more choices but the quality goods too. Whatever the multi nationals do, it is always a blessing for the consumer. In this way it proves to be the biggest merit of globalization for a common man. With the decrease in prices of the goods and utensils, the consumer will be able to have more on cheaper price.
On the other hands it is important to note that it is bound to succeed. It is directly linked with capitalism. Capitalism is the only system prevailing in the contemporary world. We have examples in the shape of European Union; shanghai cooperation organization, SAARC, and some other regional unions are proves of its success.
• The story not ends here; globalization is maximizing the wealth of the world. We are witnessing the fact that when a multi-national company goes in a region, it creates an opportunity of employment. It gives financial support for the betterment of roads and transportation. Sudan is the case study in this context. The oil, gold and gas reservoirs were giving no benefit to the people of Sudan. The multi-national companies went over there. They explored these reservoirs and now the government is receiving taxes. The people are getting more jobs, the economy is growing. It can be said that it changed the life style of the people of Sudan. 
• The last but not the least positive point of globalization is free movement of capital. It allows people throughout the world to run their business wherever they want. The free movement of capital is bridging gaps between the countries. 
Suggestions:-
• Investing in human capital. Strategies for promoting economic growth and poverty reduction should be an important part of every country’s economic policy. There is a need to encourage investment through economic liberalization, privatization and reduced trade barriers. There is a need to invest in human capital, such as health and education and creating effective institutions of governance and eradicate corruption.
• Democracy and economic growth are interlinked with each other. Economic growth can only be possible if there is a stable system of politics. The politicians are willing to develop their state efficiently. It can happen only when there is democratic system in the state.
• Need for a new consensus. The political leaders must take choices amid debates if they intend to seize the opportunities to promote democracy and economic growth. A new approach is needed. One possible approach would be to set realistic economic goals, new guidelines for provision of international assistance and to integrate democracy building programmes into efforts to reduce poverty.
• A real dialogue:- if the goal is to reduce poverty, the governments international financial institutions and civil society needs to conduct a real dialogue on how to make globalization work for the poor.
• Trade policy and poverty reduction:- the trade policy should be formulated in such a way that takes into account the national strategies for poverty reduction and redistribution.
• UN Recommendations:- 
i. Democracy and rule of law should be promoted and there should be efforts to integrate marginalized groups into mainstream.
ii. There is a need to reduce inequalities in access to resources and opportunities.
iii. Conditions in the informal economies should be improved by providing social protection programmes and better linkages between formal and informal economies to improve wages, benefits and working conditions of the workers in the developing countries.
iv. There should be more opportunities for employment.
v. Youth should be the focus of the unemployment policies.
Conclusion:-
The success of globalization would depend on how different actors that is governments; multinational institutions, private business and NGO’s pursue the goals, not only globally but also collectively.

Globalization

Globalization

Globalization is an irreversible and irresistible phenomenon. It is very famous all over the world. While dilating on the subject, it is important to note that globalization not only affects us as a citizen but also as “producer-consumer in the global economy”.
In the modern contemporary world, intense debate revolves around the term “globalization”, which is even today a continuous issue.
Before exploring the concept, we should take a look over the different definitions of the phenomenon. Globalization can be defined as “closely interrelated integration of market in terms of goods, services and capital”. It can also be defined as “gradual erosion of boundaries between states through increased economic interdependence and interlinkages can be termed as globalization.
From the above mentioned definitions, we can assume that globalization is the mutual sharing of goods, services and capital between or among states. It is also gradually making states closer and integrated. There are different theories about the beginning of the concept of globalization.
Some are of the view that it started from the mid of 20th century with woods conference 1944. While the others are of the view that this concept was properly started with the establishment of W.T.O in 1995. Whatever the reality is, it is true that the pace of globalization was accelerated with World trading Organization. the main agenda of this organization was to end border and fasten the trade between the states.
World bank also came in this battle of evolution of globalization and identifies three waves of globalization focusing on economic integration.
1. First wave of globalization from 1854 to 1914.
2. Second wave of globalization from 1945 to 1973.
3. Third wave of globalization from 1973 till today.
In the post 1973 era, the cold war subsided and there was a quantum leap forward in the “economic integration”. The free market economy became the guiding principal and global economy spread to the larger part of the world.
There is a difference of opinion among people for beginning of the concept but nobody can deny its importance in the modern contemporary world. From now to onward, we will examine how trade, growth and poverty are interlinked and how best the benefits of globalization acquired to ameliorate threat to humanity. Presumably, solutions to such problems would then avert a backlash against globalization.
Tools of globalization:
There are two schools of thoughts about conjecture of globalization. First are of the view that globalization is a blessing. It is the tool of peace and prosperity. It is the harbinger of progress and prosperity. It is indispensible process in the modern contemporary world. We cannot deny its importance in our daily life from kitchen utensils to industrial machinery. One may approve or disapprove; the world is so prepared that it is unavoidable.
Others are of the view that globalization is a tool of frustration. It is solely in the benefit of rich and progress and progressive. They are also of the view that globalization is a recipe of neu-colonialism. With the emergence of world trade organization and end of cold war this concept evolved. Last but not the least they are of the view that it is a theory of indirect occupation. 
The third tool of globalization is telecommunication. Telecom has made things possible. There was a time when kings took Six months to meet the counter part or a sovereign of another state, now communication means made it so easy that an ordinary human can talk to a person who is sitting hundreds and thousands miles away on a very cheap expense. They are always interconnected. Physical distances have been made irrelevant through these communication means. It is a first mean to exchange ideas. For example face book, one can share his ideas and in no time he will get the feedback from friends or people who are going to be affected by his idea. It is a quick way to engage into trade. Furthermore, it is also helping people to involve in political discourses. The people today are well aware of the governmental policies.
It is also important to note that there are more than one billion people who are the telephone subscribers. During the decades of 1990’s the number of people using telephone were doubled after every 20 months. So we can see that how quickly people of this contemporary world are being use to of it.
Moreover electronic media is another tool of globalization. We can say that media is the other way of squeezing the world into one whole. It has become the fastest way of interrelating the world. Incident happening in one part of the world can be seen in other parts of the globe through it very quickly. It is the strongest mean of knowing and believing what’s happening. It is also a tool of propaganda. In the modern world, people and states use it for their own self interest and secure support of others in their conduct. We have a recent example of Iraq war. Media played an important role in this particular war. The U.S Government propagated on media that Saddam has nuclear weapons which is the biggest threat to America himself and the whole world. Despite of the fact that 152 countries opposed him in United Nations, America attacked on Iraq under the article 52 (self defense) of the United Nations. Then again it is also important to note that it was the same media who reported that there were no nuclear weapons found in Iraq. So it has performed both the roles.
The story not ends here, another important tool of globalization is internet. It is the internet which quickly and really summarized the world into a small box. Whatever you need, whatever u wish for, you can have it through internet. There are 200 million people who are using computer in their daily life and 95% of them are using personal computer. One out of every 12 is using internet. It has something for everyone. The main purposes for using internet are;
• To get information.
• To have access to news.
• To deal in business.
• To follow the modern styles.
• To have recreation or entertainment. 
It is due to this tool of globalization that one can have access to all the things he wanted through s single click. So internet is very important tool of globalization.
Moving forward, the means of transportation are also important tools of globalization. It is a blessing for everyone in this modern contemporary world as it helps in movement of goods, services and capital from one place to another. It made possible for one person to deal with another in cool and good manners. It really, enables the modern man to tackle the problems efficiently. The voyages which were of months, now summarized to hours. Aero plane has made it possible to travel from one nook of the world to the other corner in hours. Means of transportation are really helping people in development and progress. Trade between sates became the hall mark of the globalization. It has helped the world to squeeze. From the above discussion we came to know that how effectively and efficiently the tools of communication are playing their part. It is also important to note that what are the aspects of our daily human life which are to be directly or indirectly affected by globalization.
Different levels or aspects of globalization:
The political globalization is first that will be discussed over here. When we come across political globalization, three things quickly come in our mind.
• Political organization.
• International law.
• Human rights.
Political organization was started from the emergence of United Nation organization in 1945. It was a very noble step towards humanity. Earlier there was another organization by the name of “league of nations”. It emerged right after the end of 1st World War in 1919. The main difference between these two organizations was that the membership of “League of nations” was partial. The portfolio was almost the same. The emergence of United Nations Organization was a very noble step towards integrity of mankind. Under the article 2 of the UNO quotes “all states are equal”. It is also very important to note that the difference between the 1st World War and 2nd World War was of 20 years only and because of the UNO the 3rd World War prevented a couple of times in the history. The incidents of U2 and Cuban Missile Crises certainly stood the both super powers in front of each other. It was UNO who handled the affairs very efficiently. Any insurgency can be stopped through the platform of UNO. There is no blinking fact that the theory and practice of UNO are at daggers drawn with each other.
Second thing which comes in political organization is International Law. It was broadly implemented through international court of justice (ICJ). International law symbolizes the world as globe. It prevents strong from doing any unlawful act which can harm the inferior. The international court of justice also warns the country to not do that again. International law is a very significant achievement of the world. All the issues between the countries can be settled down here relating to war prisoners, territorial issues, resources issues of neighbor/peripheral countries. International law shows world as a single entity governed by a single law, although there is a clash among theory and practice.
Thirdly, human rights are no more a personal issue. It is a universal problem. Earlier human rights were not a global concern. No other state was allowed to interfere in these matters of any other state. This statement is also written in the article 2 of the UNO. Then in 1990’s, a rule was passed by UNO that if there is a violation of human rights in any part of the world the whole world or the UNO will stand against it. Furthermore it is also mentioned that culprit will be treated strictly.
The aspects of globalization regarding economy are also important. The economical globalization is as important as any other. Its roots can be traced from 1944 with the emergence of I.F.I. World trading Organization was formed in 1955 and later on it transformed into GATT (general agreement on trade and tariff). The main agenda of W.T.O. was to make border irrelevant. The second main concern of this organization was to promote free movement of goods, services and capital. Another point of its concern is the free movement of labour through elimination of trade barriers which include tariffs, quotas and sub subsidies. World Trade Organization is working on same agenda. It augmented the magnitude of the trade between two countries. By its performance and effectiveness we can assume that it is the order of the day. Every state is interdependent on the other. This interdependence becomes the general norm of international politics.
State welfare and development are interrelated very closely and W.T.O. paved the way for trade instead of aid. There are some other institutions like I.M.F who are playing a pivotal role for globalization. These international organizations give debts to the needy countries for their betterment and prosperity. 
In addition to this, the financial globalization is also an important aspect. It is the first layer of mutual borrowing. It is the hallmark of the contemporary world. Every country of the world is in some ways borrower and lender in the other way. This phenomenon creates the relationship of mutual borrowing among the states. We can take the example of U.S.A and China relations; it is a fact that United States of America is the largest borrower of China.
There is a term used in this concept named “mutual friction”. Dollar ($) is the America’s national currency. It assumed the role of international currency. Wherever we are in the world and whatever we want to buy, we shall see two price tags on that particular thing. One will be in local currency and the other will be in Dollars. All the international treaties are signed under this currency. There are also some other financial institutions, like Asian Development Bank and European union, who are playing their part of act in their areas of jurisdiction and around the world.
Cultural globalization is also a highlighting level of globalization. Every area of the world has its own cultural values. Through the tools of globalization e.g. media, internet, the cultural globalization is also on the rise in the modern world. McDonalds, KFC and Pizza hut are not the parts of our culture. Foods, fads and clothing patterns are parts of all cultures. The amalgamation of cultures in the modern contemporary world is defined as “acculturation”. When two cultures meet with each other and a new culture comes into existence, which is called as acculturation.
This phenomenon of acculturation can only be developed when there is a mutual interaction between two cultures.
Previously it was done by migration. People migrate from one place to another in search of food, shelter or better life style. In ancient times, there was no exposure to superior or inferior culture due to the lack of interaction and transportation means. In today’s our life no culture can remain in isolation. We can say that due to acculturation, a new global culture is taking place.
Environmental problems are no more a personal issue. Different pollutions are no more an indigenous or local problem .it’s a worldwide phenomenon. The question is why is it a global problem? And the answer is that emission of carbon from one state would damage the atmosphere and the whole world might bear one’s wrong doing.
In this regard a protocol had been signed by the name of Kyoto protocol among all the big countries except United States of America whose carbon emission is the largest in the world. 
• America 25% carbon emission. ( check statistics)
• China 12.5% carbon emission. (check statistics please)
The third number is of India. There is no use of such protocol if the American government is not willing to be part of it.
Another important aspect of globalization is global migration. The global organizations promote free movement of labour and free movement of people across the borders.
From 1998-2002, every year 20 million refugee people qualified for and receive UNO’s aid. For example, if war occurs in any area it will triggers the mass migration of people. As happened in Afghan war. About four million Afghani people migrated to Pakistan.
Different states relax their immigration rules for their own problems. Like lack of skilled professional, they promote the migration of people as they are facing the problem of aging. By fore seeing human resource deficit, they have relaxed immigration rules.
As we are discussing the aspects of globalization the next aspect is globalization of health. It has two layers. Firstly, there is a general dissemination of awareness campaigns. Under W.H.O the world was declared as “small pox free” in 1986. After that a vigorous campaign had been launched against Polio. Presently the campaign against HIV AIDs is on its peak which is funded by W.H.O

Introduvtive Survey of world Population

In demographics, the world population is the total number of humans currently living. As of August 2016, it was estimated at 7.4 billion. The United Nations estimates it will further increase to 11.2 billion in the year 2100.

World population has experienced continuous growth since the end of the Great Famine of 1315–17 and the Black Death in 1350, when it was near 370 million. The highest population growth rates – global population increases above 1.8% per year – occurred between 1955-1975 peaking to 2.06% between 1965 -1970. The growth rate has declined to 1.18% between 2010-2015 and is projected to decline to 0.13% by the year 2100. Total annual births were highest in the late 1980s at about 139 million, and are now expected to remain essentially constant at their 2011 level of 135 million, while deaths number 56 million per year and are expected to increase to 80 million per year by 2040. World population reached 7 billion on October 31, 2011 according to the United Nations Population Fund, and on March 12, 2012 according to the United States Census Bureau.

The median age of the world's population was estimated to be 30.1 years in 2016, with the male median age estimated to be 29.4 years and female, 30.9 years.

The 2012 UN projections show a continued increase in population in the near future with a steady decline in population growth rate; the global population is expected to reach between 8.3 and 10.9 billion by 2050. 2003 UN Population Division population projections for the year 2150 range between 3.2 and 24.8 billion. One of many independent mathematical models supports the lower estimate, while a 2014 estimate forecasts between 9.3 and 12.6 billion in 2100, and continued growth thereafter. Some analysts have questioned the sustainability of further world population growth, highlighting the growing pressures on the environment, global food supplies, and energy resources.

Estimates on the total number of humans who have ever lived range in the order of 106 to 108 billion.

Population by region

Six of the Earth's seven continents are permanently inhabited on a large scale. Asia is the most populous continent, with its 4.3 billion inhabitants accounting for 60% of the world population. The world's two most populated countries alone, China and India, together constitute about 37% of the world's population. Africa is the second most populated continent, with around 1 billion people, or 15% of the world's population. Europe's 733 million people make up 12% of the world's population as of 2012, while the Latin American and Caribbean regions are home to around 600 million (9%). Northern America, primarily consisting of the United States, Mexico, and Canada, has a population of around 352 million (5%), and Oceania, the least-populated region, has about 35 million inhabitants (0.5%).Though it is not permanently inhabited by any fixed population, Antarctica has a small, fluctuating international population, based mainly in polar science stations. This population tends to rise in the summer months and decrease significantly in winter, as visiting researchers return to their home countries.

Projections

Main articles: World population estimates and Projections of population growth

Long-term global population growth is difficult to predict. The United Nations and the US Census Bureau both give different estimates – according to the UN, the world population reached seven billion in late 2011, while the USCB asserted that this occurred in March 2012. The UN has issued multiple projections of future world population, based on different assumptions. From 2000 to 2005, the UN consistently revised these projections downward, until the 2006 revision, issued on March 14, 2007, revised the 2050 mid-range estimate upwards by 273 million.

Average global birth rates are declining fast, but vary greatly between developed countries (where birth rates are often at or below replacement levels) and developing countries (where birth rates typically remain high). Different ethnicities also display varying birth rates. Death rates can change rapidly due to disease epidemics, wars and other mass catastrophes, or advances in medicine.

What Can People Do to Prevent Cancer?
 This part of your community assessment helps you understand what people in your community can do to protect themselves from cancer. It asks you to think about factors that might make it harder for people to use local services and resources.
 It also can shed light on how to improve outreach messages for your community. Factors to consider include.
 ♦ Anything that gives people a higher risk of getting cancer, like age, heredity, or the environment.
 ♦ Anything that affects how much money people have, like income levels, employment status, and insurance coverage.
 ♦ Language, cultural, and literacy barriers.
 ♦ Rates of behaviors that can affect health, like smoking and physical activity.
 ♦ Cultural beliefs about cancer prevention, use of health care services, and risk factors.
 ♦ Support services that make it easier for people to go to the doctor, like transportation, child care, and interpreters. Even if you already know what factors to keep in mind, it’s helpful to know more about them. What you learn can help you decide who you want to reach and what you want to tell them. It can help you develop messages and materials that appeal to your community members, reflect their experiences, and give them the information they need to take action. Try some of these strategies:
 ♦ Review your local cancer control plan to find information on screening, risk factors, and smoking laws in your state, tribal community, or territory. You can also check with your local CCC program or cancer coalition to see if they have this information.
Talk to local leaders from a variety of sectors—like health care, education, social service, and business—to get a more complete picture of your community’s needs.
♦ Search your state or local health department’s Web site for information about your community’s use of screening services, lifestyle factors, and behaviors that influence health.
 ♦ Use these resources to get data on community characteristics and behaviors that influence cancer risk:

The Declaration by the United Nations was a World War II document agreed on 1 January 1942 during the Arcadia Conference by 26 governments: the Allied "Big Four'' (the US, the UK, the USSR, and China), nine other American countries in North and Central America and the Caribbean, the four British Dominions, British India, and eight Allied governments-in-exile, for a total of twenty-six nations.

The Declaration by United Nations, on 1 January 1942, was the basis of the modern UN.

The earliest concrete plan for a new world organization began under the aegis of the US State Department in 1939. The text of the "Declaration by United Nations" was drafted by President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Roosevelt aide Harry Hopkins, while meeting at the White House on 29 December 1941. It incorporated Soviet suggestions, but left no role for France. Roosevelt first coined the term United Nations to describe the Allied countries. Roosevelt suggested "United Nations" as an alternative to the name "Associated Powers." Churchill accepted it, noting that the phase was used by Lord Byron in the poem Childe Harold's Pilgrimage (Stanza 35). The term was first officially used on 1–2 January 1942, when 26 governments signed the Declaration. One major change from the Atlantic Charter was the addition of a provision for religious freedom, which Stalin approved after Roosevelt insisted. By spring 1945 it was signed by 21 more states.

The Declaration by United Nations, on 1 January 1942, was the basis of the modern UN. The term United Nations became synonymous during the war with the Allies and was considered to be the formal name that they were fighting under. The text of the declaration affirmed the signatories' perspective "that complete victory over their enemies is essential to defend life, liberty, independence and religious freedom, and to preserve human rights and justice in their own lands as well as in other lands, and that they are now engaged in a common struggle against savage and brutal forces seeking to subjugate the world". The principle of "complete victory" established an early precedent for the Allied policy of obtaining the Axis' powers' "unconditional surrender". The defeat of "Hitlerism" constituted the overarching objective, and represented a common Allied perspective that the totalitarian militarist regimes ruling Germany, Italy, and Japan were indistinguishable.The declaration, furthermore, "upheld the Wilsonian principles of self determination," thus linking U.S. war aims in both world wars.

By the end of the war, 21 other states had acceded to the declaration, including the Philippines, France, every Latin American state except Argentina, and the various independent states of the Middle East and Africa. Although most of the minor Axis powers had switched sides and joined the United Nations as co-belligerents against Germany by the end of the war, they were not allowed to accede to the declaration. Occupied Denmark did not sign the declaration, but because of the vigorous resistance after 1943, and because the Danish ambassador Henrik Kauffmann had expressed the adherence to the declaration of all free Danes, Denmark was nonetheless invited among the allies in the San Francisco Conference in March 1945.

World Cancer Day is an international day marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment.

 World Cancer Day was founded by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) to support the goals of the World Cancer Declaration, written in 2008. The primary goal of the World Cancer Day is to significantly reduce illness and death caused by cancer by 2020.

World Cancer Day targets misinformation, raises awareness, and reduces stigma. Multiple initiatives run on World Cancer Day to show support for those affected by cancer.

 One of these movements is #NoHairSelfie, a global movement to have "hairticipants" shave their heads either physically or virtually to show a symbol of courage for those undergoing cancer treatment.

  Local events also take place