Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) have become an important topic of conversation around institutional giving, especially for foundations whose primary goal is to support and build up marginalized communities and whose values are rooted in social justice principles. It is likely that, if you are a philanthropic professional yourself, you have heard the acronym D&I mentioned all around either at your workplace or throughout the various affinity groups you are active in. It is also...
The question of how effectively monitor philanthropic response to human rights concerns and violations is one asked often, especially by beneficiaries who want to understand the bigger picture of availability of aid to their cause. Whether it poses further asks concerning accountability or influence on the work carried out by non-governmental actors and other stakeholders, knowing which groups both receive and disburse institutional funding is crucial in shaping how funders work and take strategic decisions...
[Image shows the title card for this post in a circle against a blurry brown background with a notepad, some paper, headphones and a rainbow reflection] Two years ago, while contemplating my initial transition, when I still referred to myself as a trans man, and working through a number of questions and doubts regarding my coming out as non-binary and quitting testosterone, I wrote an emotional, self-analytical piece about gender dysphoria and what happens to my brain...
acknowledge that condoms are not the only tool needed for safer sex, acknowledge the problem with condom size re: trans and intersex bodies, acknowledge that contraception needs to be discussed in queer safer sex literature, acknowledge that fertility of non-cis and non-dyadic bodies needs to be present and properly presented, degender your resources esp. brochures and toolkits, discuss PrEP without making it seem that it protects you from all STIs and pregnancy, discuss PrEP outside of the cis dyadic male perspective, abolish...
(Photo: a picture of my last TF board meeting taken with a selfie stick. 5 white people – 3 masculine and 2 female presenting – look into the camera and smile) Mam dla Was ważne wieści. // I have some important information for you. 18 października tego roku złożyłem rezygnację ze stanowiska osoby prezesującej i członka zarządu Fundacji Trans-Fuzja // On October 18, I have resigned from my position as president and board member of...
The reason why so much of anti-oppression work is centered around support services is simple. When the world cannot be your safe space, you create your own. There’s no advocacy without a sense of power and that power comes from a community and those of its voices that can get through. We are all in this together and only together we can ensure that our spaces remain both open and safer. Safer for us, our...
Many in the activist world have heard about “We All Share the Same Dreams” even before its release. It was talked about at conferences, especially by representatives of the European Commission themselves and during meetings (both local and regional), but except for those included in its dissemination, few of us knew what to expect. And thus, we received a product. A weak and unspecific call to “share our dream” (#ShareYourDream), which sounds like a slogan...
O „Wszyscy mamy te same marzenia” w świecie aktywistycznym słyszało się tu i ówdzie. Na konferencjach, zwłaszcza z ust przedstawicieli samej Komisji Europejskiej, podczas spotkań (i lokalnych, i regionalnych), ale poza osobami włączonymi w jej wdrażanie, niewiele z nas wiedziało, czego oczekiwać. I oto otrzymaliśmy produkt – słabe, mało konkretne wezwanie do „dzielenia się marzeniami” (#ShareYourDream), które brzmi jak reklama napoju gazowanego, nie zaś jak kampania mająca na celu – jak wspominają same osoby za...
https://youtu.be/ONTuAMEHQbY What makes a country hate its trans citizens? Let’s explore this question, while we take a look at one of the countries of the European Union and its decision to take a huge step back in transgender human rights, as well as the issue of forced sterilization in general. As a bonus, you can watch the outtakes at: https://youtu.be/hCRqlHWNOrA Be sure to support TransFúzia – the only trans-focused organization in Slovakia. You can visit their...
https://youtu.be/asWcVw8L4qc What are trans realities in Central-Eastern Europe? What is this region’s trans struggle? In this almost forty minute segment I try to identify work areas of contemporary trans activism as well as propose what would be the solutions for continuing our trans struggle. All of this, of course, from a certain (human rights based) perspective, which is not the only possible approach. For those following my previous work and writing on the Polish battle for a...
