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 …
life needs truth “Life needs truth. Truth is essential.” With this forgotten life necessity, The New York Times closes its video, promising of truthful independent journalistic practice. I borrow this statement to start with, not to link it exclusively to the New York Times; it is as a comforting promise …
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 …
