My alternative home for over 16 years, @globalvoices.org, is running a donation drive in the face of a difficult funding environment. You all know why: the obliteration of foreign aid. They need your help. GV is a precious resource in today's media ecosystem: community powered, local expression.

I designed one of the earliest Unicode typefaces for Ol Chiki! eyeondesign.aiga.org/guru-gomke-i... The project was @subhapa.bsky.social’s brainchild.

We don't want to lose the art and practice of translation because no one is willing to pay for it. We want to keep offering our articles in as many languages as we can, and we want to be able to give our translators more -trainings, stipends, support. Help us do that: globalvoices.org/donate/

A powerful edition of the @globalvoices.org "Where Are You REALLY From?" podcast. Daria Dergacheva talks with @akwe.bsky.social about struggles with national identity: "for a while, it was just impossible to say you were from Russia [...] I was scared, and I was ashamed, and I didn't want to do it."

we also have a policy limiting "AI" use in the writing, translation, and images used on our site globalvoices.org/2025/03/07/g...

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

In a new @risingvoices.bsky.social we're featuring language digital activists from #Africa and #Asia who are also Wikimedians. As a part of this series I interviewed Ghanaian educator and #Dagbani language activist Musah Fuseini. #ghana #wikipedia

The sudden announcement hit countries like Bangladesh and Nepal hard. These countries have long relied on USAID for essential programs in food security, healthcare, education, and agricultural development.

Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.

Text can't express the nuances of a language compared to multimedia, and most of the world's languages are oral. Meet OpenSpeaks Archives, an open (@creativecommons.bsky.social licensed) and public digital language multimedia archive. More from the first pilot: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/02/18/o...

76crimes.com/2025/02/05/a... What a tragedy.

Rising Voices' @subhapa.bsky.social was recently featured on the Lingua Café podcast to talk about RV's work with language digital activism: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/jaa...

~If you're thinking about end-of-the-year giving, please consider @globalvoices.org. We're out here trying to build the future we want, one nuanced, trustworthy, otherwise-unheard article, analysis, or translation at a time. Support local news on a global scale: globalvoices.org/donate/

The wonderful @older.bsky.social invited me to pick @globalvoices.org article and here are some I've recently enjoyed reading.

This week's @globalvoices.org newsletter includes guest curation by @subhapa.bsky.social and some banger music and book recs: mailchi.mp/globalvoices...

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GV's next Managing Director will work closely with Executive Director Malka Older to guide the organization and plan the next chapter of our work as we enter our 21st year.

Repurposed Assad tank in Syria.

In Africa, artistic gatherings serve as excellent platforms for activists aiming to draw attention to social issues and human rights.

I spoke my native lect for the first time in front of an audience in this session and it was fun! Thanks @ethanz.bsky.social for capturing the entire session so beautifully. #gvsummit2024

Abisag Aguilar Tziu introduces Ki'ki' Kuxtal, a Mayan-language project from Mexico, at "The internet isn't multilingual enough: A spotlight on Indigenous language digital activism" More: rising.globalvoices.org/blog/2023/09/1…#GVSummit202424 @risingvoices.bsky.social

🫂 "Solidarity has to be strategic" "Can we save the internet?", moderated by @rebecca-mackinnon.bsky.social with panelists Juke Bransiecq @asteris.bsky.social @brianhioe.bsky.social #gvsummit2024

Irina Matvienko talking about the successful campaign to finally criminalize domestic violence in Uzbekistan at the strong female ledes panel at #GVSummit2024

I see a lot of similarities between Pakistan and Bangladesh recent protests and the response of governments. while images captured during protests live forever. To stop seeing those images internet shutdowns are enforced, says Rezwan #GVSummit2024

From earlier, the amazing panelists from "But, where are you *really* from? Redefining home for the online diaspora" #GVSummit2024

Global Voices Kathmandu Summit 2024 Current Panel: Whose culture? Approaches to protecting digital sovereignty of traditional knowledge Moderator: Satdeep Gill Panelists: Maari Maitreyi, Zubair Torwali, Amrit Sufi and Dristi Manandhar #GVsummit2024 @globalvoices.bsky.social

India asked social media platforms to open their offices in the country so they could have access to its data, says Shataakshi #GVSummit2024

Satdeep Gill, Maari Maitreyi (Whose Knowledge?), Dristi Manandhar (Archive Nepal), Amrit Sufi and Zubair Torwali discuss "Whose culture? Approaches to protecting digital sovereignty of traditional knowledge" #GVSummit2024

Indigenous people are experiencing the brunt of climate change, which means we need to amplify their voices so we can hear their experiences. These stories end up including the cultural values of indigenous people when they are able to tell their own stories - Sonam Lama at #GVSummit2024

I and @salokya.bsky.social attending a session on "How to make the Internet more multilingual with LinguaLibre? w/ @subhapa.bsky.social & Ramzy Muliawan at @globalvoices.bsky.social Summit 2024 in Kathmandu. #GVSummit2024

"But, where are you *really* from? Redefining home" moderated by Akwe Amosu w co-panelists Safa, Ameya Nagarajan and Oleksandr Shyn. #GVSummit2024

🌐 #GVSummit2024 Today, during our Day 1 internal session, more GVers connected and discussed the different areas and opportunities within Global Voices. 👀Here is a recap of our day!

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#GVSummit2024 Join us at the Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 6-7 for two days of connection, collaboration and conversation with journalists, activists, technologists, and others from around the world. globalvoices.org/2024/10/08/a...