My first thought after I finished watching Lizzo’s People’s Champion Award speech was “I need to follow all these people on social media.” And my next thought was, “Other people should too.”
Tag: international issues
Squat and Poop: The Art of Adaptation
Please enjoy this this short and wholesome piece by Mugabi Byenkya about adapting to your environment and the value of having your disability accommodated.
Western Media and their Continually Racist Depictions of Africa
Thandiwe breaks down some of the ways racist depictions of Africa plays out in current events and the hand the media has in perpetuating them.
What Bolivia Can Teach Us About Confronting Systemic Violence
Guest writer Marie-Ève Monette does an excellent job connecting the recent protests in the US to movements in Bolivia that have fought against colonialism and gender-based violence, as well as looking at the question of when we should use which tools in activism.
Good People: Race, Not Racism, Is the Social Construct
Thanks to guest writer Thandiwe I have an excellent resource to point to anytime I run into someone claiming that racism is a social construct. She’s going to break it down for all of us.
How You Can Help with Australia Bushfire Relief
Skip to the heading “Choosing How to Help” for the list of ways you can get involved in Australia Bushfire Relief. Scroll to the bottom for a list of resources if you or your family are in need of help.
You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock: Gender-Based Violence and Xenophobia in South Africa
n today’s guest post, Thandiwe Ntshinga gives us a crystal-clear run-down of the activism in South Africa in which they are tackling the severe levels of gender-based violence, sexual assault, and the overlapping issue of xenophobia toward foreign African nationals.