#humanitarianism — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #humanitarianism, aggregated by home.social.
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And much overdue. This is the way. #Humanitarianism.
“It's the Next America
The source of the new energy taking over the Democratic Party isn't Democratic Socialism. It's something far more exciting”
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#Switzerland Destroys Itself: Giving Up #Neutrality Ends #Humanitarianism | #MarcelHelfenstein
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Healthcare coalition tells UK government not to enforce 'chilling' NHS censorship on Palestine.
#MiddleEastEye #12JUN2026
by #AmaraSophiaElahi#Censorship #IHRA
#Conflation #Conflating #HierarchyOfRacism
#OpposingGenocide
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Healthcare coalition tells UK government not to enforce 'chilling' NHS censorship on Palestine.
#MiddleEastEye #12JUN2026
by #AmaraSophiaElahi#Censorship #IHRA
#Conflation #Conflating #HierarchyOfRacism
#OpposingGenocide
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"Can disaster response ever be neutral?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG9LOP91NYs
With thanks to the Brocher Foundation / Fondation Brocher.#disasteraid #disasterrelief #disasterresponse #neutral #neutrality #humanitarian #humanitarianism
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"Can disaster response ever be neutral?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG9LOP91NYs
With thanks to the Brocher Foundation / Fondation Brocher.#disasteraid #disasterrelief #disasterresponse #neutral #neutrality #humanitarian #humanitarianism
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In the digital age, mutual aid has taken on new forms. On the one hand, crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe or Chuffed are capitalist infrastructures that reproduce many of the same problems as donor-driven aid: they demand performances of suffering, extract fees, and expose the dispossessed to surveillance. On the other hand, they have also become indispensable tools.
At the same time, Palestinians livestreaming their destruction, Sudanese volunteers sharing appeals, and Congolese organisers posting campaign links all bend these tools toward survival. As a result, digital infrastructures become unlikely spaces where dispossessed communities fight to stay alive.
Nevertheless, digital solidarity is imperfect, but it is real. Consequently, campaigns amplified on platforms like Threads extend reach beyond the limits of geography. They allow dispossessed communities to build transnational networks of care, even as states and empires attempt to block resources at borders.
The lesson is not that digital tools solve dispossession. They do not. Instead, they reveal the creativity of communities that refuse to wait for institutions that have already abandoned them.
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You can now read the full essay offline by supporting my work (from $21):
https://www.patreon.com/collection/1916035#palestine #sudan #congo #humanitarianism #disastercapitalism #advocacy #imperialism #activism #press #antifa #globalizeintifada #internationalism
For online reading:
https://wrzky.com/rage-against-the-machine-toward-humane-systems-of-mutual-aid/ -
In the digital age, mutual aid has taken on new forms. On the one hand, crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe or Chuffed are capitalist infrastructures that reproduce many of the same problems as donor-driven aid: they demand performances of suffering, extract fees, and expose the dispossessed to surveillance. On the other hand, they have also become indispensable tools.
At the same time, Palestinians livestreaming their destruction, Sudanese volunteers sharing appeals, and Congolese organisers posting campaign links all bend these tools toward survival. As a result, digital infrastructures become unlikely spaces where dispossessed communities fight to stay alive.
Nevertheless, digital solidarity is imperfect, but it is real. Consequently, campaigns amplified on platforms like Threads extend reach beyond the limits of geography. They allow dispossessed communities to build transnational networks of care, even as states and empires attempt to block resources at borders.
The lesson is not that digital tools solve dispossession. They do not. Instead, they reveal the creativity of communities that refuse to wait for institutions that have already abandoned them.
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You can now read the full essay offline by supporting my work (from $21):
https://www.patreon.com/collection/1916035
#palestine #sudan #congo #humanitarianism #disastercapitalism #mutualaid #advocacy #imperialism #activism #press #antifa #globalizeintifada #internationalism
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Florida, USA: Priest faces $500,000 in fines for feeding homeless amid lawsuit
https://www.wtoc.com/2026/03/11/priest-faces-500000-fines-feeding-homeless-amid-lawsuit/
The priest has continued to feed the homeless after the area around his church was rezoned more than a decade ago.
#USA #Criminalize #Samaritan #FoodAid #Homeless #Florida #Priest #HalfABillion #StateHarassment #Humanitarianism
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Florida, USA: Priest faces $500,000 in fines for feeding homeless amid lawsuit
https://www.wtoc.com/2026/03/11/priest-faces-500000-fines-feeding-homeless-amid-lawsuit/
The priest has continued to feed the homeless after the area around his church was rezoned more than a decade ago.
#USA #Criminalize #Samaritan #FoodAid #Homeless #Florida #Priest #HalfABillion #StateHarassment #Humanitarianism
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#Skepticism is my nature. Free Thought is my methodology. #Agnosticism is my conclusion. #Atheism is my opinion. #Humanitarianism is my motivation.
Jerry DeWitt, Hope after Faith: An Ex-Pastor's Journey from Belief to Atheism
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#Skepticism is my nature. Free Thought is my methodology. #Agnosticism is my conclusion. #Atheism is my opinion. #Humanitarianism is my motivation.
Jerry DeWitt, Hope after Faith: An Ex-Pastor's Journey from Belief to Atheism
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2-year postdoc on the #history of USAID at @unibayreuth
The Chair of African History at the University of Bayreuth invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation. The fellowship is embedded in the interdisciplinary Humanitarian Studies Network and supports innovative research on the history and knowledge practices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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2-year postdoc on the #history of USAID at @unibayreuth
The Chair of African History at the University of Bayreuth invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Research Fellowship funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation. The fellowship is embedded in the interdisciplinary Humanitarian Studies Network and supports innovative research on the history and knowledge practices of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
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Die private #Hilfsorganisation #CARE (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) wurde heute vor 80 Jahren in den USA gegründet. Schon bald gingen deren Hilfsaktionen über Europa hinaus:
▶ Heike Wieters, Krisen, Kompromisse, Kalter Krieg. Die amerikanische NGO CARE und die Anfänge humanitärer Nahrungsmittelhilfe in #Ägypten, 1954–1958, #WerkstattGeschichte 68/2015, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/abstracts/nr-68-heike-wieters
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Die private #Hilfsorganisation #CARE (Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe) wurde heute vor 80 Jahren in den USA gegründet. Schon bald gingen deren Hilfsaktionen über Europa hinaus:
▶ Heike Wieters, Krisen, Kompromisse, Kalter Krieg. Die amerikanische NGO CARE und die Anfänge humanitärer Nahrungsmittelhilfe in #Ägypten, 1954–1958, #WerkstattGeschichte 68/2015, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/abstracts/nr-68-heike-wieters
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As a ceasefire is implemented in the Holy Land, the Palestinians still need the help and support of the world: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/gaza-still-needs-you/
Please give if you can.
As an aside, it seems like there is some kind of typo about a number of 38 million persons; I believe this should be 3.8 million.
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As a ceasefire is implemented in the Holy Land, the Palestinians still need the help and support of the world: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/gaza-still-needs-you/
Please give if you can.
As an aside, it seems like there is some kind of typo about a number of 38 million persons; I believe this should be 3.8 million.
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Just... Horrific!
This for the crime of #humanitarianism. #GretaThunberg imprisoned/mistreated by #Israel for attempting to feed the starving.
> Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/greta-thunberg-israel-gaza-sweden
> Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
I'd seen informal "reports of..."
This is from The Guardian, more details. -
Just... Horrific!
This for the crime of #humanitarianism. #GretaThunberg imprisoned/mistreated by #Israel for attempting to feed the starving.
> Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/04/greta-thunberg-israel-gaza-sweden
> Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
I'd seen informal "reports of..."
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Getting nervous now....the coward European naval vessels have dropped back...
#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Madleen #FreePalestine #Gaza #Humanitarianism #Israel #MutualAid #Solidarity
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Getting nervous now....the coward European naval vessels have dropped back...
#GlobalSumudFlotilla #Madleen #FreePalestine #Gaza #Humanitarianism #Israel #MutualAid #Solidarity
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This article contains some excellent resources at the end!
Towards #Solarpunk Futures
by BrightFlame, Jan 20, 2022
"Solarpunk is a prefigurative, utopian artistic and activist movement that envisions what the future might look like if humanity solved major modern challenges like #ClimateChange, and created more #sustainable and balanced societies. As a genre and cultural aesthetic, it encompasses literature, visual art, fashion, video games, architecture, and more. Solarpunk carries many aspects of punk ideologies such as rebelliousness, #humanitarianism, #egalitarianism, animal rights, #decolonization, #AntiRacism, #AntiSexism, anti-#authoritarianism, anti-#corporatism, and anti-#consumerism. Similar to the cyberpunk genre, the big difference between the two is that in solarpunk technology and nature are in harmony with one another rather than in conflict."
Read more:
https://www.tc.columbia.edu/sustainability/news/stories/solarpunk/#SolarPunkSunday #Resiliency #FoodJustice #RestorativeAgriculture #FoodSecurity #NatureIsLife #BuildingCommunity #SocialJustice
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This article contains some excellent resources at the end!
Towards #Solarpunk Futures
by BrightFlame, Jan 20, 2022
"Solarpunk is a prefigurative, utopian artistic and activist movement that envisions what the future might look like if humanity solved major modern challenges like #ClimateChange, and created more #sustainable and balanced societies. As a genre and cultural aesthetic, it encompasses literature, visual art, fashion, video games, architecture, and more. Solarpunk carries many aspects of punk ideologies such as rebelliousness, #humanitarianism, #egalitarianism, animal rights, #decolonization, #AntiRacism, #AntiSexism, anti-#authoritarianism, anti-#corporatism, and anti-#consumerism. Similar to the cyberpunk genre, the big difference between the two is that in solarpunk technology and nature are in harmony with one another rather than in conflict."
Read more:
https://www.tc.columbia.edu/sustainability/news/stories/solarpunk/#SolarPunkSunday #Resiliency #FoodJustice #RestorativeAgriculture #FoodSecurity #NatureIsLife #BuildingCommunity #SocialJustice
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Gutting #US Government #Humanitarianism Makes the Defense Department’s Job Harder https://warontherocks.com/2025/08/gutting-u-s-government-humanitarianism-makes-the-defense-departments-job-harder/
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Gutting #US Government #Humanitarianism Makes the Defense Department’s Job Harder https://warontherocks.com/2025/08/gutting-u-s-government-humanitarianism-makes-the-defense-departments-job-harder/
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The Cruel Folding of Compassion: #Trump's
Violent Break with American
#Humanitarianism
How a president turned ruthless saboteur— and how Marco #Rubio helped finish the job with lies, slander, and scorched-earth ideology.https://open.substack.com/pub/thelastmilewithusaid/p/the-cruel-folding-of-compassion-trumps
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Breakfast discussion with my spouse on the roots of hermetical systems, including in science. Connections between #Helenism, #Humanitarianism and #Enlightenment carry some baggage from #Esotericism - that's also in the believe in "ars inveniendi" and "ars iudicandi", and later in scientific method, including in our days.
Hanegraaff, Wouter J. "The pagan who came from the East: George Gemistos Plethon and Platonic orientalism." Hermes in the Academy (2009): 33.
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Breakfast discussion with my spouse on the roots of hermetical systems, including in science. Connections between #Helenism, #Humanitarianism and #Enlightenment carry some baggage from #Esotericism - that's also in the believe in "ars inveniendi" and "ars iudicandi", and later in scientific method, including in our days.
Hanegraaff, Wouter J. "The pagan who came from the East: George Gemistos Plethon and Platonic orientalism." Hermes in the Academy (2009): 33.
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Saluting @nadiawhittome of #UKLabour who briefly joined and bravely spoke up for #internationalLaw and simple #humanitarianism
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Saluting @nadiawhittome of #UKLabour who briefly joined and bravely spoke up for #internationalLaw and simple #humanitarianism
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"Ethics, in their proper role, are not ends in themselves. They are expressions of deeper moral values – codified principles that guide our actions in alignment with what we believe to be right and good. But ethics can become unmoored from the values they are meant to serve, and when they do, they can lead not just to confusion but to complicity in harm."
A must read by @gathara
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/column/2025/05/27/decolonise-how-when-ethics-become-alibis
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"Ethics, in their proper role, are not ends in themselves. They are expressions of deeper moral values – codified principles that guide our actions in alignment with what we believe to be right and good. But ethics can become unmoored from the values they are meant to serve, and when they do, they can lead not just to confusion but to complicity in harm."
A must read by @gathara
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/column/2025/05/27/decolonise-how-when-ethics-become-alibis
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The U.N. humanitarian agency say it is cutting 20% of its staff because of “brutal cuts” in funding that have left the organization with a nearly $60 million shortfall. Read more from @AssociatedPress
https://flip.it/j9gEeq
#UN #Aid #Humanitarianism #Funding #Cuts #Staff -
The U.N. humanitarian agency say it is cutting 20% of its staff because of “brutal cuts” in funding that have left the organization with a nearly $60 million shortfall. Read more from @AssociatedPress
https://flip.it/j9gEeq
#UN #Aid #Humanitarianism #Funding #Cuts #Staff -
Job opportunity:
Lecturer (Teaching) in Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=31863
Full-time, permanent contract
Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction, University College London, UK
Closing date 28 February 2025
#DRR #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #ScienceJobs #Humanitarianism #CrisisManagement #HumanitarianOperations #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement -
Who knew ...
that standing up for others and lending a hand would become a political action. #Humanitarianism -
Who knew ...
that standing up for others and lending a hand would become a political action. #Humanitarianism -
‘Superbly evidenced and argued, this is a must-read that will define critical scholarship on #humanitarianism as well as media and communications for years to come.’
Lilie Chouliaraki on @madianou 's ‘Technocolonialism’OUT NOW!