The seductive forces of comfort. Part of Menakem, DiAngelo, & Tippett's valuable banter. Like most temptresses, it's “not a seductiveness without a cost. It’s that most white people are willing for other people to pay that cost." ~50m of useful scrutiny: onbeing.org/programs/robin…

TIME magazine replaces their logo to VOTE. A first, in their ~100 year history. Shepard Fairey designed the cover. (An American street artist worth exploring.) If you're American and flustered with navigating voting bits, VOTE magazine made you a guide: time.com/5901749/how-to…

The Book of Homelessness. The first graphic novel created by homeless humans. All profits from book sales are shared w/ the authors. Created by a UK charity, Accumulate, and Patrick Fry. Marginalized voices having a voice. Something we need a lot more of. dezeen.com/2020/12/02/the…

This is an intense article to read & something I would encourage everyone to consider (if/when you're in a grounded spot). Despite our PM & his cabinet remaining spineless by being absentee from the vote, the Canadian gov't is aptly calling this Genocide. bbc.com/news/world-asi…

We literally just want healthcare

Why?

The Tejido launches today. They're protecting & rescuing dogs in Mexico. A collar for your pup covers the cost of a stray dog's collar, vaccines & ability to get fixed. A project I've had the honour of supporting over the last while. Link in their IG bio: instagram.com/thetejido/

organize around our values not our hurt.

Team Nate, always choosing to put energy in the right places. If it was possible to clone Nate, I would be very tempted.

Refreshing to see female prowess injected into one of the most valuable US agencies. This team was founded by women & there’s a reason for that. Looking forward to when it feels superfluous to highlight female leadership. For now, grateful for what Jen, Matt & other humans built.

“Leadership.” A wildly malleable term. If someone is leading a country where a cultural Genocide occurred, they have a responsibility to show-up on certain occasions. This is not healthy leadership. It’s an example of privilege or nepotism being unchecked. bbc.com/news/world-us-…

Yesterday I stood at the Kramatorsk station as we planned to serve food & coffee to 1000s evacuating. Today we saw their murder—Moms. Kids. People burned alive in their cars. We are in shock but World Central Kitchen is not running away—we must stand with the people of Ukraine against evil.

This campaign and exercise in empathy was led by Razom. They're one of our partners for a Ukrainian medical project we've been working on. It uses visualization to imagine what one's city might feel like after becoming a war zone. It's worth exploring: blogto.com/city/2022/05/c…

Iranian Parliament Votes To Execute 15,000 Protestors Who Participated In Women's Rights Protests Iran sits on the UN Women's Rights Committee. Let that sink in.

"Modern day slavery in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy," it fuels slave labour, sex trafficking & more. ~10yrs ago I worked off Parliament hill & we ran events to educate "leaders" on mining cobalt. Nothing has changed. We can do better: npr.org/sections/goats…

Humans want to be brands & it’s creepy. Brands are “by intention & design manufactured meaning.” Unlike humans, they don’t bleed, cry or feel. We're messy. It’s living from a place of truth that we move our species towards an existence worth celebrating. wepresent.wetransfer.com/stories/person…

“Rats with tiny backpacks are trained to find survivors” after earthquakes. They’re tiny, nimble & can reach areas rescue dogs cannot. Evolving acute rescue tactics post earthquakes is needed. Apopo (nonprofit) & their rats are solidly leading by example: fastcompany.com/90847351/these…

How many people have to die before world leaders wake up and call for a ceasefire?