June Jordan, “Realizing That Revolution Will Not Take Place by Telephone”

For aid workers 'reflecting' on university divestment protests— have you also scrutinized how your own organization's investments may fuel the violence it claims to alleviate? Or will you just wait until that becomes a point of public debate?

Uncharitable festival is a series of events exploring systemic oppression in the third sector. Together, we'll share knowledge, strategies for resistance, & collectively imagine our pathway to justice & liberation. Grab your tix for all 4 events now: eventbrite.com/cc/uncharitabl…..

Finally! Americans - you can now watch my latest film ‘The Great Amazon Heist’ over on Vice’s YouTube. Would love to know what you think youtu.be/kVY4qTQnloU?si…

In other words, much of the development world today is basically a pyramid scheme sustained by the notion that the key for the economic survival of the poor is a set of easily learned skills rather than a question of far wider economic and political conditions.

Happy Birthday June Jordan. You left all too soon. Your voice, your passion, your giggle and your implacable love for humanity gave us incandescent poetry to breathe with. A clip from June's poem, Moving Towards Home from my film, A Place of Rage.

Polaroid Magnum Photos "Enter your photography folio and the empathy-driven story you" - really?? With Newsha Tavakolian?? Who found it ethical to publish identifiable images of teenage rape survivors? Are you effing kidding me?? theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/20/mag…

Why is a photographer who doesn't understand that it's not ethical to out a minor who was gang raped part of international advisory committee of World Press Photo worldpressphoto.org/about-us/board

Very poor choice for Devex to partner with Nestlé on this 😩

"If we collaborate with the powerful then our language will lose its currency as a means to tell the truth in order to change the truth." —June Jordan, "Problems of Language in a Democratic State" (1982)

This is what an own goal for global nutrition looks like👇 .Nestlé has systematically undermined efforts to improve the nutrition of women, infants and children for decades. Devex is out of line with global norms & community expectations here. More here: thelancet.com/series/Breastf…

Quite a thing to see what practices Devex took away from its own reporting in 2021. devex.com/news/exclusive…

Our anti-racism festival kicks off at the end of THIS month! We're exploring the charity sector’s relationship with empire & will be discussing imperialism, international development, reputational risk, anti-colonial resistance & more! Get your tix now! eventbrite.com/cc/uncharitabl…..

An ex-police officer, Adam Whittington has been accused using pictures of African kids & faking stories of them being trafficked to raise money for his ‘charity’ PRC. One father says he was hurt to find a photo of his deceased son was used to get sponsors bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

"We do not have the time or energy to waste on inventing any more neo-colonial language to avoid the core structures of oppression we know to exist and be accurate. Name them."

“Charity . . . is the opium of the privileged.” - (Chinua Achebe)

"What does my work in a charity have to do with an empire? The answer is everything..."

People in the US debate whether other populations should live or die as a necessary consequence of their electoral choices. That's empire.

is kamala brat? is tim waltz my dad? is lockheed martin having a hot girl summer? is the american empire my community?

INGOs who claim to protect the interests of Palestinians, instead collaborating with those organizing and enacting a genocide against the very same entrapped population. Tamara Rifai should remember that her colleagues at the table with are the ones murdering UNRWA workers.