England fans: Why does nobody support us? Colonialism was so long ago. Also English fans: Maradona did a handball in 1986!

Here are all the books you need to read about hope, brain science and politics. I have used @bookhive.buzz to create a shelf collecting all the books that inform the hope-based communication approach. bookhive.buzz/shelves/theh...

Are footballers the new subalterns? The Right questions where players "are really from". But the Left highlights colonialism in a clumsy way that often insinuates European players are "really from" the colonies their families were born in. open.substack.com/pub/hopebase...

#ResistanceRoots Until 1971, the prevailing psychiatric and social view framed child sexual abuse as a result of the child seducing the adult or inventing “erotic fantasies,” rather than as exploitation. A landmark 1971 presentation by social worker Florence Rush challenged this thinking. /1

𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞: 𝐰𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. hopebased.substack.com/p/how-can-ho...

Do NGOs need to hire creators? Or do more offline? Or create content labs? Come join us to talk about the future of social change communications. w/ @dantelicona.com and Valeriia Voshchevska from the Shape Change agency. What else should we be asking?

If I use my hope muscle, this is the person I want to be the next President of France.

10 years ago, I awoke to the sinking feeling of #Brexit. Could the referendum have been different? I tried to imagine an alternate history where there was a campaign "for" Europe -> Project Hope. It's based on an actual EU campaign from 2009 in Ireland called We Belong.

I'm having fun with @bookhive.buzz. I've made a shelf with all the books that inform hope-based communication. Get your dose of hope here bookhive.buzz/shelves/theh...

Your guide to serious politics: Migration: major problem demanding extreme measures. Climate change & unprecedented heatwave: 🤷‍♂️

I don't understand why Keir Starmer didn't succeed. He was tough on migration. My understanding from centrists was that adopting right-wing positions on migration is political dynamite?

Ukraine under Russian Invasion is still able to launch a mass gathering celebrating Pride. Look at the Giant Trans Flag.

What do you think?

Sadly, yesterday's elections in Colombia mean this old post about responding to populist election victories is relevant again hopebased.substack.com/p/hope-is-ha...

Seeing fascists celebrating extremist migration policy in the European Parliament this week has me thinking of Hannah Arendt and The Origins of Totalitarianism. medium.com/@the_hope_gu...

Key findings include - Half of Muslims surveyed experienced prejudice last year (a third did so online) - 6 out of 10 people support action to tackle anti-Muslim hostility - 1 in 6 people hold sweepingly hostile attitudes towards Muslims, while a third have negative views bsky.app/profile/brit...

Watched my adopted team the Netherlands play a godd game against Japan last night. Meanwhile, just 23 miles away, the US govt has people in concentration camps. As football fans we can do something. Go here letthemgo.us#top and follow: @anatosaurus.bsky.social #LetThemGo

Near every stadium where fans are cheering, families are held captive simply for who they are. Find out more - letthemgo.us

“Yeah, to be kind and welcoming to refugees and people who’ve had to migrate here,” adds Jacob, who is in year 6." The deep truth we need to hear can be expressed so simply by a child. Wish more stories like this were published. Thank you @ellencph.bsky.social observer.co.uk/style/featur...

As the World Cup kicks off, I caught up with my old boss @osamabhutta.bsky.social to reflect on human rights strategy, #Qatar2022 and alternatives to "name and shame" hopebased.substack.com/p/world-cup-...

Right-wing trolls found my video about hope-based migration storytelling! If its triggering them, that tells me its the right direction. www.youtube.com/watch?v=53SU...

"You can make life better if you have more time to spend with family or in nature". This is exactly the kind of messaging that comes out of hope-based workshops on topics like corporate justice or gig worker rights.

As antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate flare across the west, Jewish and Muslim communities are being pitted against each other. If these hatreds rise together, feeding on conspiracy theories and the politics of fear, they cannot be defeated apart. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Even if migration was not being weaponised by populists, we would still have the same task: a world without refugee camps is a world where societies are open and welcoming. Here's a 3 step strategy for a hope-based migration narrative. hopebased.substack.com/p/a-hope-bas...

Introduce yourself with 10 bands/musicians you've seen Roy Hargrove (Quintet, Big Band, RH Factor - all of it!) Jon Batiste Robert Glasper The Verve Ben Harper John Legend Bobby Watson Noel Gallagher's High-Flying Bird Adele (early days!) Dave Matthews Band

Yesterday Bluesky went down. @eurosky.social servers worked but we couldn't communicate as we don't have an app. Our next step is to build everything we need to operate without Bluesky. We're raising €100,000 to build a European app backend supporting 100k+ users. Let's do this fund.eurosky.tech

Had to get a cheeky post about Arsenal and hope out there today #coyg open.substack.com/pub/hopebase...

Where the EU's new campaign falls short and how to fix it. hopebased.substack.com/p/accepted-c...

"When I think of Ghana, I do not think of a foreign country. ... Kofi is not just my friend. In the deepest sense of what it means to be African, he is family. And I am asking you, as one African to another, to protect him." @ngarek.bsky.social hopebased.substack.com/p/dear-mr-pr...

Very honoured to have contributed to this piece! Thank you @thehopeguy.bsky.social !

There’s a point where the “they’re inevitable” narrative just… cracks. Orban lost - properly lost. And suddenly a lot of other “untouchable” of the hard-right figures are looking a bit less untouchable.

Hungarians showing how to win big in an unfair election: organize AND protest AND vote AND demand profound change.

Progressive economic messaging often comes up against a big barrier: the corporate capture of our imagination. to fix this, we need to remember that Another World is Possible. hopebased.substack.com/p/another-wo...

Over 500,000 people were deported from the USA in 2025 – six times more than will watch the World Cup final at the MetLife stadium in July. Our new report today outlines the real risks to fans and communities that FIFA and host governments must urgently address. 👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Running a marathon or a half marathon soon? Still need to meet your fundraising target? You’re not alone, and you don’t need to do it the hard way. Meet Eleanor, one of our very own 🌟

Last week I did something a bit mad: I asked the European Parliament to do breathwork! hopebased.substack.com/p/rituals-fo...

A reminder, today and every day. #HumanityMustWin

"Despair and amnesia go hand in hand. And so do hope and memory." I would never have become "the hope guy" if I hadn't read "The Hope Lady". @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social So much of what inspired the work I do now is in this new interview / podcast. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/07/m...

The stories we tell about democracy shape whether people believe in it. Not a metaphor, but research findings. On March 24, the Democracy Narratives Alliance is releasing new global research on democracy narratives: what works, what doesn't, and why it matters. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What Becomes of Human Rights in a Lawless World? substack.com/home/post/p-...

After six years and 100s of workshops worldwide, we have revamped the hope-based methodology. New service offer for 2026 out now: tinyurl.com/hopebased26

OUT NOW. New from @hrw.org Inadequate Pensions for Older People in Hungary Rising Poverty and Barriers to Adequate Food, Medicine, Energy Report here: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01... Detailed thread with findings below:

The story we tell about change shapes how people actually experience it. Progressives need to do more than critique right-wing government and offer good policy. Here is an approach for telling a story of change, from start to finish: before, during and after. hopebased.substack.com/p/telling-th...

Progressive leaders have no excuse not to learn from Zohran now hopebased.substack.com/p/5-things-a...

“Hope is not just a belief that things will get better . . . but the determination to make them better.” Large research project shows impact of being "high in hope". theprogressnetwork.org/hope-research/ @progressntwrk.bsky.social

To my British friends: we love you for your manners, so please stop saying the F-word in your political communications. You know who I'm talking about. hopebased.substack.com/p/3-question...

When giving instructions, include 3 things: 1. What you want done 2. When you want it done 3. Why it matters This is what Ellie Middleton calls the "what, by when, and why" framework. Video description: I'm a white woman with blonde hair, sitting in front of a pale pink wall with framed prints.

Good to know that we arent over dependent on a tiny number of large companies for all the services we use every day.... 😬 www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...

We Need Emotional Intelligence to Survive Artificial Intelligence. the good news: its a muscle we can train. My speech from last month @thecivics.bsky.social hopebased.substack.com/p/from-artif...