by Liz Scarfe | Mar 23, 2023 | colonialism, helping, oppression/anti-oppression
That dear reader, is philanthrocapitalism in a silly, sardonic, soliloquy. But if you want a bit more detail and a bit more seriousness, using the illustrious Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation as an example, read on… Oh, and I’m making some strong statements, so I’ve...
by Liz Scarfe | Mar 2, 2023 | colonialism, helping, oppression/anti-oppression
If you’re not familiar with the key features of the industrial complex concept, read this short primer article I wrote first then come back. If you were on the internet in 2012 (and you have a very good memory), you may remember Kony 2012. A short documentary about...
by Liz Scarfe | Feb 23, 2023 | foundational, helping, oppression/anti-oppression, power
This article attempts to provide a concise explanation of the key features of industrial complexes and a potted history of the term. It’s mostly pre-reading for this article on the White Saviour Industrial Complex but there are also some good links here to other...
by Liz Scarfe | Feb 16, 2023 | inner criticism/oppression, oppression/anti-oppression, power, psychology
What do you think? What “authenticity narratives” bug you? What other questions would you ask to assess such narratives for lurking oppressive agendas? Share them in the comments so we can all learn. Share it | Send it | Keep...
by Liz Scarfe | Jan 26, 2023 | belonging, culture, foundational, oppression/anti-oppression, power
Culture is more or less the way we do things around here (see my article What’s Culture? for a bit more detail) and of course, the way we do things doesn’t develop out of a random nowhere, and it requires constant reinforcement (and evolution). Hello reward and...
by Liz Scarfe | Dec 7, 2022 | foundational, oppression/anti-oppression, power
Whilst the fundamental concept has been articulated in one way or another in academic and social change discourse for at least 100 years, the term intersectionality was first coined by lawyer, civil rights advocate, and philosopher Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, in her...
