The criminalisation of same-sex relations in Uganda is a Human Rights violation in many forms, as it restricts the right to live, freedom from injustice and encourages cruel and inhumane treatment of homosexuals, writes Nina Zec.

Phoenix’s reputation as being one of the world’s best live acts at the moment, can remain unscathed after this atmospheric, fun-filled concert, writes Edwina Carr.

Coffee and pastries for breakfast had never tasted so stimulating. Idea-hungry people flocked into the Powerhouse Museum last Friday morning for the first fastBREAK of the season, to stuff themselves smart with inspiration from other young creatives and entrepreneurs.

Vibewire investigates the double sided issue of providing school students with the means to be technologically experimental and then punishing students when they actually do think outside the square that they are working within…

“What will we do if an Islamist regime [...] ever acquires long-range nuclear weaponry? If history is any guide, we will not be sure about where the offending warheads [are...] and so we will be unable to rely on targeted, conventional weapons to destroy them. In such a situation, the only thing likely to ensure our survival may be a nuclear first strike of our own.”

Join us for a power breakfast of insights, innovation and inspiration – it’s food for thought. fastBREAK is a monthly series of rapid-fire interactive talks held on the last Friday of each month from 8am-9am, commencing Friday 26th February 2010.