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Published in: TransformationWell-being is more than a side-show to neoliberal economics
Well-being is not just a luxury for good economic times. Reducing poverty and promoting equality are more important...
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Published in: TransformationSocial change in Shoprite, aisle 5
Millions of Americans use supplemental food benefits each month. Along with the stigma of holding up the supermarket...
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Published in: TransformationActivists talk mental health
A feminist, a squatter, an environmentalist and a human rights activist speak: how does taking action affect mental...
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Published in: TransformationFeminism helped me survive a forced marriage
I have Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of fleeing a forced marriage a decade ago. Writing and...
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Published in: TransformationPhilanthropic power erosion: the Edge Fund alternative
When power and privilege are acknowledged and addressed, decisions over funding can unite people instead of dividing...
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Published in: TransformationThe Labour Party's real challenge is finding a radical voice
Will the UK Labour Party ever really, vocally resist Conservative policies? They should be engaging young voters on...
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Published in: TransformationUganda's 'Kill the Gays' bill: Pastor Martin Ssempa and the anti-gay lobby
You can now be imprisoned for life under Uganda's anti-homosexual law. It was pushed through by religious pastors,...
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Published in: TransformationDemand homes not jails: queer homelessness is being criminalized
Cities globally are starting to criminalize homelessness: banning begging and making free food provision illegal. I...
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Published in: TransformationNothing about us, without us: reversing the power dynamics of philanthropy
If money is power, then control over money has to be democratized. What if grants to social movements of sex workers...
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Published in: TransformationUnlocking the transformative potential of storytelling
When people connect to political issues through personal stories, they see them in a different way. They don’t just...
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Published in: TransformationNot just about the money: corporatization is weakening activism and empowering big business
Activist and advocacy organizations increasingly look and act like multinational corporations. Is it worth the...
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Published in: TransformationBenefits Street: how austerity transformed makeover TV
Benefits Street was born from coalition government rhetoric: no one should receive 'anything for nothing'. The...
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Published in: TransformationA year of living generously
Genuine happiness involves sharing time and money, but beware of thinking that the poor belong to some other tribe....
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Published in: TransformationOn a good day she would kiss me back: transforming trauma into creative energy and action
Instead of giving in, the deepest thing we can do with trauma is to transmute pain into actions that heal ourselves...
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Published in: TransformationAugustine Carter, 85, struggles to protect her voting rights in Virginia
“Anytime you take the right away from me to vote”, says 85-year old Augustine Carter in Richmond, Virginia, “that...
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Published in: TransformationThe transforming power of metaphor
Metaphors are the basic building blocks of how we think and communicate with one another. Let’s use more that speak...
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Published in: TransformationWhy we need radical love to create change
Living on an isolated island with my dog, it was a departure to find myself with 4,000 other LGBTQ people at the...
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Published in: TransformationMaking everything our business: the social legacy of Rudolf Steiner
Is it possible for everyone to participate in everything, transforming themselves and society in the process? Rudolf...
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Published in: TransformationFive movies that show the power of nonviolent resistance during World War II
Hardly a year goes by without at least one new Hollywood film about the Nazis and World War II. But these offerings...
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Published in: TransformationWe need to talk about the UK media war on women
While Dylan Farrow's child abuse allegations against Woody Allen hold the headlines, it is time for journalists to...