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Human Development Project
A not-for-profit campaign supporting humanitarian efforts, freeing minds, and and amplifying the voices of those looking to make a positive impact on the world. Visit humandevelopmentgroup.org for more info.
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The Lost Workers
Recent events from Chicago to Dayton have highlighted a huge issue within the support base for Donald Trump, and the likelihood for…continued violence as the campaign continues into the summer. Some reports have spotlighted certain members of Trump’s base as racist, xenophobic, and anti-Semitic. However, racism alone does not fully explain how a large swath of the U.S. population has become so angry at immigrants, and minorities. ¶ In order to understand what is going on beneath the surface across America, we have to look at the insecurity many Americans face.
John OsborneMar 16
Can you see me?
For maybe the 4th time this week, I read the comments. I never read the comments but this week I somehow decided that strangers can…validate my existence. I was wrong. ¶ Everyone knows that you should never read the comments to any post that deals with race, poverty, gender, sexuality, religion, or anything that might be marginalized if you want to remain at peace. ¶ Today, I lost my peace. ¶ I scrolled through the comments of a post about the infamous “Kissing Case.” 2 little black boys were brutally beaten, incarcerated in an adult jail, and had their innocence taken from them because they were accused of kissing a…
KV ThompsonFeb 18
Tell your {REAL} story: A call to action.
Growing up in a in Houston, as a member of a baptist church, in a tight knit very religious family, it difficult to be “confused” about…your own sexuality. It’s even more difficult to want to share your coming-of-age story and being afraid of who you can tell without judgement. However, I believe the worst part of all is searching for a similar story and not being able to find one. Personally, this made my story feel more dark, dirty, and shameful than anything else. I searched as much as a 22 year old living in her mother’s house could.
Jasmine JamesDec 21, 2015
Why You Should care about Native American Land Rights
I am not a Native American, my roots were transplanted here from Africa, but both of us have been thrown into the fire of American…oppression. My own oppression has been built into and onto their system of oppression due to the functioning of America as a settler colony. Land stolen without the trading of deeds, through conquest and war, all in the name of a manifest destiny, relegating the descendants of those who taught their grandfathers and great grandfathers how to survive the coldest and harshest winters to mere corners of the land they once roamed.
Daniel JohnsonFeb 4
Men Should Help Other Men Learn How Not To Be Misogynist, Because It’s Unfair And Time-Consuming To…
I follow a lot of feminist writers on Twitter. Some because they are my friends, some because they are friends of my friends, some because…Rely On Women To Do That ¶ I follow a lot of feminist writers on Twitter. Some because they are my friends, some because they are friends of my friends, some because my friends or friends of friends have retweeted them a lot. I try to learn from them as much as I can about all kinds of things: politics, privilege, gender, etc. That community is continually under a disorganized attack that is both evil and mundane: unimaginative men (usually white) being rude, lewd, and dismissive at best and…
Gavin ByrnesJan 4
The Culture Series: Part 3, How the culture of good governance and enterprise emerged in Europe.
“A monarch is like a robber permanently on the prowl, always probing… always searching for… something… to steal.”- Thirteenth-Century English Chronicler, Quoted in Ralph V. Turner, King John, 3 ¶ In my first two posts on Culture (post 1 and post 2), I defined culture and showed how an organization was able to change its culture over time. In this third post, I write about how governance culture in Europe evolved from the 14th century to what we see today. A lot of information from this post comes from Robert Bates’ book, Prosperity and Violence.
Efosa OjomoJan 25
We Can All Learn from Creating Change 2016
You may have read the news reports about the protest of a reception at this year’s Creating Change conference in Chicago. Maybe you were…there? Maybe a friend called you from the conference relaying a breathless account? ¶ There’s no point in me recounting the events or even my own experience that evening on the third floor of the Chicago Hilton. Read the Windy City Times’ coverage here or the very thoughtful statement of Jewish Queer Youth here. Read the post-conference statement by the National LGBTQ Task Force. ¶ What’s most important now in the aftermath of these events is reflection, for all concerned.
Cindy RizzoJan 26
Masculinity, Yet Again, is Fragile
Yesterday, after the posting of an article concerning the murder of Janese Talton Jackson, I went on a rant. I don’t usually go on rants…, but I’m tired. I’m tired of women being killed for telling men no. I’m tired of the #notallmen brigade showing up to defend men when rape and violence against women is discussed. I’m tired of the misogyny and the hatred of Black women from Black men. While we talk a damn good game about “protecting our women” we do a much better job of killing or seriously injuring them. What the Hell is wrong with us, and why is the word no so damaging to our fragile egos?Daniel JohnsonJan 27
Why aren’t we funding aid?
We are going to spend ~$500 million assisting in the fight against the Islamic State, to this point we have contributed nearly 100 military…advisors and conducted between 2–3% of the airstrikes. At the same time, Canada and its allies are failing to provide the increased funding desperately needed for aid programs. ¶ The Canadian government spends roughly $20 billion a year on defense, the US $600 billion and most other G7 nations spending ~$50 billion. This represents an average spending commitment of 1.5% of these nation’s GDP, Canada sitting at 1%.
Colin SmithAug 20, 2015