In my previous four blog posts I spoke about Clicktivism, White Saviourism, the importance of intersectionality, and finally I offered some Dos and Don’ts when it comes to communicating social change. These were mostly lighthearted posts about deeply problematic issues, all, in my opinion, connected by what Nigerian author Chimananda …
Feeling like I was doing a lot of pointing-out-all-the-ways-you-can-go-wrong in Communication for Development (and in life itself), so I decided to put together a (certainly non-exhaustive) list of dos and don’ts for those of us wanting to cultivate our empathy and be better at Communicating for Social Change. DO: First …
Alongside Clicktivists and White Saviours, there are a few other belief systems and behaviours that might just be a little less known and a little more insidious. Here are a couple of them – with comics to lighten the load – and their antidotes (spoiler alert, one of them is …
You may have read my How to be a Clicktivist post, you ought to know that being a White Saviour is a level up in the Development Game. Unlike Clicktivism, White Saviourism is not a new phenomenon (colonialism, anyone?). Sure, these days White Saviours don’t commit genocides, enslave people, and …
You’ve heard of activism, right? Making banners (where did I leave my paints again?), marching in the street (in the sun, in the cold, in the rain… urgh), and signing petitions (yawn!), and all those time-consuming things people in the sixties and seventies did… boring! These days, there’s a much …
