Lois Ferrez Ramilo

Lois Ramilo

Photographer, writer, globe trotter, student, friend. Always exploring and writing on the next big thing

Column: Guts, glory and demanding change — organizing a protest in the midst of a changing U.S.

by Lois Ferrez Ramilo | Jun 10, 2020 | Features, News, Opinion

In light of the recent events involving the wrongful in-custody death of George Floyd at the hands of a white policeman in Minneapolis, the demand for change in the United States and its system of racism has rightly surged. Protests and calls for reforms on social...

The disposable struggle: my experience going zero waste

by Lois Ferrez Ramilo | Dec 5, 2019 | Featured, Opinion

The world is sinking in waste. Humans have generated over 2 billion tons of solid waste, meaning each person produces about 0.74 kilograms of waste per day, with waste generation expected to increase by about 70 percent in 2050, according to a study conducted by the...

Cycling toward new beginnings: CICLE delivers adults to biking enlightenment one pedal at a time

by Lois Ferrez Ramilo | Mar 8, 2018 | Features, Hero, Opinion

It was pink and red; red as the dying roses in Clark’s Rose Garden. I still remember the first bike I ever had. The bike was a baby pink, decorated in a Strawberry Shortcake motif, with the little TV character plastered all over the bike’s metal body. The tires were...

Giving the blind eye: Why school shootings need our full attention

by Lois Ferrez Ramilo | Feb 5, 2018 | Hero, Opinion

Every day, 96 people are killed by gun violence, according to the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund. America's gun violence counted for more than 82 percent of gun deaths. But in the famous words of anti-war novelist Kurt Vonnegut, our reaction as U.S. citizens is...