Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
drchamie.bsky.social
Dr Chamindra Weerawardhana
@drchamie.bsky.social
Author, Feminist Killjoy & more.
#DecolonialFeministWorldmaking
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Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation From Pakistan www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/w...
Uncertainty Torments Afghan Refugees Facing Deportation From Pakistan
Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead.
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April 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Would love a review from anyone who works within the creative industry and development sector, south Asian studies, informal economies, social justice, material histories, women and gender studies, decolonisation, industrialisation, performance, music, craft.
#CreativeEconomies #Culture #SouthAsia
January 22, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A note on a true wāhine Rangatira, a role model to us all, and a woman who truly lived with intention. open.substack.com/pub/chamindr...
January 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I begin the new year with party poopers & old wall tales. Because: free Palestine!

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That Old Wall
Killjoy thoughts on a new year
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January 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Do the institutions we have continue to serve all of us and fulfil their purpose? What role does #ArtsHumanities play in addressing difficult problems. My post keynote interview, 10 mins of interdisciplinary views with double burden of #colonialism and #patriarchy.

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Beyond Conflict’s Boundaries – Dr Neelam Raina on Arts, Dignity & Empowering Marginalised Voices
YouTube video by IAFOR Media
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December 20, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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My latest on “The New Artificial Intelligentsia,” part of the Legacies of Eugenics series in the Los Angeles Review of Books. Thanks to all who read + share! lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-...
The New Artificial Intelligentsia | Los Angeles Review of Books
In the fifth essay of the Legacies of Eugenics series, Ruha Benjamin explores how AI evangelists wrap their self-interest in a cloak of humanistic concern.
lareviewofbooks.org
October 18, 2024 at 4:42 PM
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For all the party poopers out there. Don't stop talking about violence. Don't stop talking about Palestine. About freedom for all oppressed & colonized peoples. Whenever, wherever, however.

#FreePalestine #KilljoyTruths #SilenceAboutViolenceisViolence

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Party Poopers
Or why we need to talk about the violence happening here
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December 12, 2024 at 4:17 PM
As fascism rages in multiple forms, I'm sharing the text of a talk I gave earlier this year at #unbc on #iwd2024. I dedicated this talk to @saranahmed.bsky.social & to whaea Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of Te Pāti Māori O Aotearoa. www.academia.edu/118701899/De... With the fascist drifts 1/2
Decolonial Feminist Worldmaking in the Age of Fascism
I acknowledge the pain suffered by generations of people native to these territories-in the form of high levels of violence against women and girls, land-grabbing, disrespect for local protocols, expl...
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December 7, 2024 at 12:41 AM
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Remember when Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Āti Awa, & Ngāi Tahu) performed a haka on the floor of New Zealand’s Parliament? This episode w/Maori guests explains the history of the attempts to destroy Maori sovereignty.

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Tuesday, November 26, 2025 – The haka heard round the world » Native America Calling
When Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke (Waikato, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Te Āti Awa, and Ngāi Tahu) performed a haka on the floor of New Zealand’s Parliament, she brought global awareness of the constant coloni...
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December 3, 2024 at 11:36 AM