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Brendan Rigby replied to Daniel Drake's discussion Has volunteerism lost its political ideals? in the group WhyDev
Joe Turner replied to Daniel Drake's discussion Has volunteerism lost its political ideals? in the group WhyDev"Isn't this just the natural way of things? After the destruction of the second world war, there were groups of people who were spurred on by ideology (a better word, I think, than politics), such as the Friends Ambulance Corps. …"
J. replied to Daniel Drake's discussion Has volunteerism lost its political ideals? in the group WhyDev"I think it's important to separate in our minds "local volunteerism" from "international volunteerism."
The former is the heart and soul of sustainable development and grassroots political activism, even though we rarely use…"
Daniel Drake added a discussion to the group WhyDev
Has volunteerism lost its political ideals?
In a recent blog post, Dr. Nichole Georgeou argues, in part, that dev/aid volunteerism has lost its political roots of participation and empowerment, replacing them with national interests.Historically, “participation” referred to the process of redistributing power through the involvement of oppressed peoples in decisions that affected their lives and opportunities. [...] Volunteers lived in…See More
Daniel Drake commented on Claire Hawk's blog post Social media and the simple narrative"Truer words were never spoken."
Daniel Drake commented on Claire Hawk's blog post Social media and the simple narrative"It's good to see someone take a fresh approach to this discussion. The "simple narrative" problem has been around in news for decades.
I think you're on the right track. Social and interactive media potentially offer new ways for…"
Daniel Drake joined AidSource's groupWhyDev
Our visionOur mission is to provide a collaborative and participatory platform for individuals passionate about development, aid, and other global issues.Our vision is to enable you to lend your voice and energy to development issues and to continue your education and learning around development.We aim to do that by:Promoting open and critical discussion on issues related to developmentEngaging a wide range of people to contribute to developmentFacilitating networking amongst like-minded…See More
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Norway Aid Workers
A support group for aid and development workers based in Norway.This group is moderated by AidSource member LifeHopeAidSee More
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Pacific Northwest Aid Workers
Aid/NGO workers based in and near the United States' Pacific Northwest: Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Vancouver BC.See More
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Journalists
This group is open to everyone - journalists and those interested in dialogue about/with media.Does the mainstream media suck at covering aid and development? "Yes", you may well say, "pretty much." So how can we make it better? AidSource can help make it better. Tom Paulson is the admin for this group.See More
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Media & Global Development
Forums and discussions about the use of traditional and new media as tools in aid and development.See More
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- Daniel Drake
- Profile type
- Individual
- What I do
- Student, Journalist
- About me
- Communications Intern with the World Affairs Council of Seattle. Online Editor of Pacific Lutheran University's student newspaper.
- My website
- http://danieldrake.net
- My other website
- http://hiredanielnow.com
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Sarah Davitt added a discussion to the group NGOs & Gender (Pretty on Paper)
The free-time narrative
Buried in an earlier thread is a discussion about the free-time narrative being missing from most…See More
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