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Could you live on $1.90 a day? That’s the international poverty line

November 2, 2015 by Jason 2 Comments

Nothing has actually changed in the real world, of course; there are just as many poor people as there were before. But the development industry has been happy to take the new story on board, claiming gains against poverty that haven’t actually happened. The NGO community is celebrating the fact...

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Globalization and Terror: The Violent Effects of Capitalist Culture

October 29, 2015 by Guest 3 Comments

While people around the world have been horrified by the beheadings and similar acts of wanton violence perpetrated by ISIS, most seem mystified by the origins of the anger that can lead to such atrocities.

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‘When it clicked’ – I chanced upon a series of eye-opening discussions on social justice with a friend

October 2, 2015 by Guest 3 Comments

About five years ago, I chanced upon a series of eye-opening discussions on social justice with a friend that made me realize that pretty much all I had assumed till then was fundamentally flawed.

Featured, Ideas, Money, Power, The story of poverty

UN Millennium Development Goals replaced by new ‘distraction gimmicks’

September 27, 2015 by Guest 2 Comments

The ubiquitous ‘development goals’ chosen by the United Nations – first Millennium (MDGs) in 2000 and now Sustainable (SDGs) – were and are and will be a distraction from the real work of fighting poverty done by social justice activists.

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‘When it clicked’ – a colleague in WHO told me that I was “making things too complicated”

September 25, 2015 by The Rules 2 Comments

I have never really wanted to “rock the boat” and although I have always said what I felt was needed to say, I never saw it as a way to be “challenging”

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New Goals at the UN Reflect Failure of Imagination for International Development

September 24, 2015 by Joe Brewer 3 Comments

But in reality the SDGs have a more fundamental problem: a blind spot in the thinking behind the process that warrants closer scrutiny and open discussion.

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‘When it clicked’ – When it comes to the SDGs, take the red pill

by The Rules 2 Comments

I could have been the biggest fan in the world of the SDGs. But I peeked behind the curtain… will you?

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‘When it clicked’ – When I Realised I Was Part of the Problem with International Development

September 23, 2015 by The Rules No Comments

Martin Kirk at The Rules tells his personal story to Joe Brewer of his experience of the development sector, of how he realised he was part of the problem and how he moved away from the norms that dominate the industry.

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‘When it clicked’ – Challenging the narrative of international development

September 22, 2015 by The Rules No Comments

‘When it clicked’ is a series of personal stories from people working in ‘international development’ who are challenging its dominant narratives.

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‘When it clicked’ – Why it’s time to spoil the magic of ‘development’

by The Rules No Comments

Two years ago I quit my dream job working as the head of communications and campaigns for the Australian arm of an international anti-poverty organisation. It took me a while to work up the courage to quit, and it’s taken me even longer to really understand the reasons why I...

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Could you live on $1.90 a day? That’s the international poverty line

Globalization and Terror: The Violent Effects of Capitalist Culture

‘When it clicked’ – I chanced upon a series of eye-opening discussions on social justice with a friend

UN Millennium Development Goals replaced by new ‘distraction gimmicks’

‘When it clicked’ – a colleague in WHO told me that I was “making things too complicated”

New Goals at the UN Reflect Failure of Imagination for International Development

‘When it clicked’ – When it comes to the SDGs, take the red pill

‘When it clicked’ – When I Realised I Was Part of the Problem with International Development

‘When it clicked’ – Challenging the narrative of international development

‘When it clicked’ – Why it’s time to spoil the magic of ‘development’

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