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“This is the world I know I want to be a part of – one where we can all experiment, where we can stop performing, where we can belong, where we can relax, celebrate, and grieve and be confused…together.”
“This is the world I know I want to be a part of – one where we can all experiment, where we can stop performing, where we can belong, where we can relax, celebrate, and grieve and be confused…together.”
Listen or read my conversation with Kurien Thomas on his podcast, SeroTunein, a day after the attack on the U.S. capitol.
Should I abandon the term “do-gooder”? Or just keep using it, knowing it occupies a special place in my heart for every human who dares/dared believe the world can be better?
We can’t do this work alone, so we must dwell much more often where we are connected to each other.
Should our #MeToo efforts in the global development sector be more systemic and solutions oriented?
Let’s show the extent of sexual assault and harassment among people “doing good” around the world.
A review of a cautionary memoir of a young Australian woman’s tumultuous mission to save orphans in Cambodia.
Once people decide to be outward facing, concerned about the suffering in the world and wanting to express their sense of responsibility to others, how can we invite and support them to also transform themselves?
“The Do-Gooder-Industrial-Complex likes to say ‘You can make a difference over spring break.’ We like to say that making a difference is an internal political process that is years in the making.” A guest post by Shawn Humphrey
You won’t find yogurt or a grizzly bear here. When we talk about #HowMatters, it’s about how well-intentioned people often fall short of changing the lives of the people they want to help.
Sympathy can lead to pity. It can emphasize people’s perceived weaknesses, making us feel better about ourselves. It can make others the victims and ourselves the heroes. It can fuel “us” vs. “them.”
What is it about people in the developed world that elevates “stuff” to a solution for those in need in the developing world?