Archive for the ‘Activism’ Category
Reader Diana Brown 1, Jina 0
Diana Brown made the case in comments yesterday that, paraphrased, goes like this: Angelina, Schmangelina, whatever gets attention on an important issue is good enough. I quibbled with her in comments, saying I’m not sure that all attention is equal. Then I checked my blog stats and saw that just by writing about Angelina Jolie, [...]
Okay, activists, here's your new problem: Congo is in the media, but not fixed. Now what?
I don’t have data on this–maybe my new heartthrob Ryan C Briggs can help–but I’ve just come across a trope I’m tired of. I acknowledge that I have a tendency to start denying the truth of tropes when I tired of hearing them. Usually that’s when I pick up the phone and do some good [...]
So you wanna help Africa? Here's how. (Hint: It only takes $10. But you gotta be fast.)
Some of you might remember my series on grassroots reconciliation in Sierra Leone. Fambul Tok is a local program in every sense–started by a Sierra Leonean, run by Sierra Leoneans, and welcomed by villages that want to use their traditional culture to help overcome the legacy of war. It’s not a requirement of the UN, [...]
ICC: Not as stupid as the cynics may have thought…
So I feel a little bad about my reflexive “Yes, but what about the DYING?!” response to the ICC indictments. For starters, it’s pretty much the most obvious response to have. And mine is neither as well-crafted as Wronging Rights’ nor as comprehensive as Chris Blattman’s (yeah, I already linked to these, but good work [...]
What does the high road cost?; or, Thanks, ICC: Bashir orders a dozen+ aid agencies out of Darfur
There has been lots of speculation, hand-wringing and other expressions of sincere concern since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the president of Sudan (see especially well-wrung hands here and here). Turns out they were on to something. The LA Times has a wonderful–and, blessedly and unusually, lengthy–piece today exposing the costs [...]
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