Rebuilding requires slowing down
“Institutions are not forever nor are organizations reliable in the way professionals have been prepared to believe.”
“Institutions are not forever nor are organizations reliable in the way professionals have been prepared to believe.”
Steps we take at this time may not be “strategic” but they may be what helps change…everything.
“We try to do many things to create security, consistency, and reliability in our lives. And despite our best efforts, none of it is guaranteed.”
“I have far too little tolerance for the performance of high-minded, intellectualized ‘goodness’ lately.”
We each need a lot of strategy, discernment, and accompaniment to figure out what is our “right role” when it comes to global development and solidarity, and how our privileges fit into that equation.
There is no need to be silent for anyone else’s comfort if we are going to democratize and decolonize aid systems rooted in imperialism and global inequality.
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?
Deep shifts in our consciousness as do-gooders are happening. Consider invitations as an opening for transformation.
Rather than fighting poverty or injustice, we have to fight just to save our souls from the burdens of organizational life.
An online (and free!) conference about reimagining international development, September 17-21.
A mantra for do-gooders to balance out a sense of overwhelm.