2011 has been a “shake-up” year for those involved in “flipping the aid system” to put more local and national actors in the driver’s seat of development. How-matters.org is shutting down until January 15th to reflect and plan for 2012![...]
Posts Tagged ‘Occupy Movement’
December 2nd, 2011 - 11:14 am § in Poetry Pause
Friday’s Poetic Pause: “Generations”
How-matters.org’s Friday feature! Sharing “Generations,” a poem by yours truly in celebration of junior staff and occupiers.[...]
November 26th, 2011 - 8:33 am § in Reflection & Rumination
Hallowed Halls or Ghost Towns?
Are aid workers fighting while propagating the very organizations in which they serve? It’s as if the perpetuation of the institutions themselves slowly, silently becomes what consumes people, rather than the needs and priorities of those they are ultimately meant to serve.[...]
