Another Way Is Possible

Another Way Is Possible

Co-existing in a flawed system, in rest, in care: Reflections from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit.

Co-existing in a flawed system, in rest, in care: Reflections from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit.

As I edit this draft that was originally started in December shortly after the summit (which I decided to shelve ...
Evolving together: What caterpillars can teach us about transforming philanthropy

Evolving together: What caterpillars can teach us about transforming philanthropy

Have you heard of imaginal cells? This is what Amaha Selassie asked us as we sat in the jungle-themed hotel ...
“The #ShiftThePower agenda is a liberation agenda” – interview with Dzikamai Bere, ZimRights

“The #ShiftThePower agenda is a liberation agenda” – interview with Dzikamai Bere, ZimRights

The decision to develop this strategy came after a period of introspection and a strong demand from our members to ...
Shifting power in Bogotá: Notes from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

Shifting power in Bogotá: Notes from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

Recognizing that no single person has capacity to take on the whole system, incremental change in multiple different places can ...
“Imagine if the Haitian revolutionaries had to write a proposal?”: Reflections from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

“Imagine if the Haitian revolutionaries had to write a proposal?”: Reflections from the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

Taís Siqueira This quote represents what the #ShiftThePower Global Summit was to me: a space to hear uncomfortable truths and ...
The energy of local changemakers is our most powerful resource

The energy of local changemakers is our most powerful resource

Funding into communities is important, but what if unlocking local energy is our most powerful resource of all? ...
Power shifting through building a community towards collective change – the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

Power shifting through building a community towards collective change – the #ShiftThePower Global Summit

When someone asks you to introduce yourself, what’s the first thing you think of? For me it’s “Hi, I’m Yande ...
Power to breathe: Reflections on my participation at the #ShiftThePower Global Summit 2023

Power to breathe: Reflections on my participation at the #ShiftThePower Global Summit 2023

When I landed in Bogotá, my instinct was to stop for a while and fill my lungs with air, realizing ...
#ShiftThePower - a call to transformation rooted in the personal

#ShiftThePower – a call to transformation rooted in the personal

If we view this as a journey and not as an individual, separate outcome, it makes for a thought worth ...