Palestine recognition, al-Sharaa addresses UNGA, and collective climate failure: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/09... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

An Israeli attack in Doha, a US assassination, and how to pick the next UN chief: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/09... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Gaza “hell” threat, slow Afghan quake aid, and war fears in South Sudan: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/09... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

"The humanitarian principles from 1965 have worked well enough but perhaps they are from a bygone age." Hugo Slim on the history of #humanitarian #reset: major overhauls of the system often in response to changes in funding or political environment or major failures. @duncangreenlse.bsky.social

Hugo Slim's latest post on 'Humanitarian resets' (the current one is his 8th!) is a fantastic read and classroom resource for anyone teaching on the evolution of the aid system. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Are you looking for work that makes an impact? We're here for you! Our job board is curated specifically for community organisers and is updated regularly. Here are some of this month's highlights 🧵 #Jobs #Changemaker #Hiring #SocialChange #Activist #SocialImpact #Justice

Ukraine’s anti-corruption drama: a (temporary) victory, but the battle is far from over Andrii Biletskyi, a Ukrainian anti-corruption lawyer, discusses a recent outbreak of internal politics in Ukraine. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf... @lhpiron.bsky.social @thepolicypractice.bsky.social

Community Organizing – how does it differ from other forms of Activism? I’m hitting a couple of conceptual roadblocks, so thought I would consult the activist hivemind. Over to you. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Essential Reading: A tipping point in Gaza, the tsunami disaster that wasn’t, and a rival government in Sudan: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/08... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

On 15 August it will be four years since the Taliban reclaimed power in #Afghanistan. Hugo Slim argues #humanitarian agencies are suppressing the truth about the Taliban’s persecution of women and girls and that it's time for them to speak out. @duncangreenlse.bsky.social

Rewriting the Rules of Climate Justice: How a student project ended up in a big victory at the ICJ blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Building community engagement in PNG, part 2 — social change and tackling accusations of sorcery. Really interesting example of work in tackling deeply rooted and negative social norms blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Solidarity is critical to building movements - no one can #MakeChangeHappen alone. Learn more about the power of working with others from #changemakers like Sabah Khan. Register for the course from @oxfaminternational.bsky.social and @openuniversity.bsky.social: bit.ly/OLCMakeChang...

"We fall, we rebuild, we dance again" – repression and resilience in queer Beirut. If you want to understand the progress of #LGBTQIA+ liberation in #Lebanon’s capital, #nightlife is a great place to start, writes Ghiwa Abi Haidar. @duncangreenlse.bsky.social @oxfaminternational.bsky.social

British politics in all its diversity on display this morning

Making change in the health sector: a conversation with 30 activists and influencers from across Southeast Asia. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

‘We fall, we rebuild, we dance again’: repression and resilience in queer Beirut. By Ghiwa Abi Haidar of @oxfaminternational.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

First in a three-part series on the work of the Building Community Engagement in Papua New Guinea (BCEP) program, who I've been working with as a 'critical friend'. Top job, highly recommended. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Aid cuts and advocacy: could conflict prevention offer a new direction? Lauren Anderson reflects on the sector’s strategic impasse in the face of aid cuts — and makes the case for a more politically attuned repositioning of conflict prevention efforts. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Where are we at on ‘policy space’ and making trade and investment rules work for developing countries? Summary of fascinating week's discussions with development leaders at @soas-dld.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf... @soaseconomics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social

"The Labour party came into being to further the interests of the least well-off. That mission now demands that the burden of taxation moves from income to wealth. " Phillip Collins on why we need a wealth tax www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/econom...

🚨⚠️ WE ARE HIRING!!! ⚠️🚨 🌍 @soasuni.bsky.social DLD Institute is looking for a Research and Communications Fellow📌 ✨Join our vibrant academic community at SOAS! 🌏 🔗Apply here ⬇️ vacancies.soas.ac.uk/job/729237

How can faith-based advocates ‘faith up’ their influencing? Latest post on a convo with Christian Aid, Islamic Relief and other faith-based advocates blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Analysing the Fall of al-Bashir: Unpacking Sudan’s 2019 Revolution. Check out the Hans Rosling style moving blobs on the stakeholder maps! blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

I wrote about the challenge of research impact for contemporary development studies on @duncangreenlse.bsky.social new Activism Influence and Change blog blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Naomi Hossain of SOAS with a moving and personal reflection on the gulf between the conventional approach to research impact and what it means to her, as an academic, who has devoted a lifetime to helping change Bangladesh. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

‘The argument with the public [about international aid] was not lost in the past few years, it was lost somewhere around 2012-2013.’ Great blog from @duncangreenlse.bsky.social with clear ideas on building the idea of development as solidarity blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Road sign in Peckham Rye, south London. Must be the heat.

How mothers are using creativity and authenticity to bring about change. Maya Mailer unpacks the theory of change of Mothers Rise Up, an innovative climate change group. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

'we are continually struck by how people within aid (including ourselves) are reluctant to weigh their agency and power within it.' Smart insights from @markmoran.co.uk and @lisadenny.bsky.social devpolicy.org/the-four-pol...

Closed Gaza aid sites, deadly Nigeria floods, and Trump’s travel ban 2.0: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/06... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Great idea and a lovely post from @lewisd100.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

What Stops Students from Volunteering – and How That Could Change. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) International Development student Ben Andrews presents his personal project for our Masters module on activism. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

As global humanitarian funding is slashed, here are six ways to back local leadership views-voices.oxfam.org.uk/2025/05/huma...

Gaza aid debacle, UN80 reforms, and Haiti’s new drone operator: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/05... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

Can disruptive protests shift political preferences? @socialchangelab.bsky.social presents some new research showing disruptive climate protests in Europe by groups like Just Stop Oil measurably shift political preferences towards pro-climate parties. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

The Humans of ID Podcast is back for Season 4 🌎 Duncan Green (@duncangreenlse.bsky.social) speaks to Grace Lew about power, practice, and the principles that guide (and complicate) ethical decision-making in real-world contexts pod.fo/e/2db0c7 #HumansofID

The big choices facing UK aid: what Kevin Watkins gets right and wrong. Will Paxton and Guy Lodge respond in this debate on the future shape of a diminished UK presence blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

What is happening to civic space in the UK? Latest trends and analysis. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Powerful response to UK aid cuts from Larry Elliott www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The big choices facing UK aid: Kevin Watkins disagrees (a lot) with Will Paxton and Guy Lodge blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Gaza seizure, Syria sanctions move, and the UN’s big reform plan: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/05... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

@willpaxton.bsky.social and Guy Lodge of Kivu International urge UK Government to give priority to bilateral aid and economic growth, within its diminished 0.3% aid spend. blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Please check out this free @oxfamgb.bsky.social online course on Making Change Happen blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Collection of new case studies of good examples of locally led development from UK-based INGOs, summarized here www.bond.org.uk/press-releas...

Israel’s militarised aid, Dadaab ration cut protests, and double-edged philanthropy: The Cheat Sheet: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news/2025/05... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)

What’s wrong with the International Financial Architecture, and how can it be fixed? Great discussion at @soas-dld.bsky.social yesterday blogs.lse.ac.uk/activism-inf...

Hear Posner speak about the book on Monday 19 May @lseevents.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @duncangreenlse.bsky.social Details below 👇

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized. The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.