Almut Rochowanski
@almutrochowanski.bsky.social
Feminist activist. Working on women's rights, peace, justice, civil society in post-Soviet Eurasia while harboring grave doubts about how this work is done. Non-resident fellow @quincyinst.bsky.social.
I don't have a complete answer, but I did write something about it last year: discomfortzone.substack.com/p/what-are-y...
What are you so afraid of?
The US hints at drawing down its military commitment to Europe. Europeans are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
discomfortzone.substack.com
February 16, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I don't have a complete answer, but I did write something about it last year: discomfortzone.substack.com/p/what-are-y...
I ran it through auto-translate for the quotes and I recommend you do, too. @meduza.io publishes a selection of their articles in English, but not this interview (yet).
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I ran it through auto-translate for the quotes and I recommend you do, too. @meduza.io publishes a selection of their articles in English, but not this interview (yet).
Anyone who works inside grant-funded NGOs anywhere knows that these sentiments are widely shared, that despair, precarity, toxicity are chronic. It's the main reason I've been telling activists to find new business models: "you will never be happy". ⬇️
meduza.io/feature/2025...
meduza.io/feature/2025...
«Я не могу больше. Я ненавижу. Я не хочу. Это разрушает меня» Адвокат Михаил Беньяш много лет помогал политзаключенным. А теперь работает сантехником в Литве. Вот его интервью — Meduza
Михаил Беньяш — адвокат из Краснодарского края, который много лет помогал тем, кого преследуют российские власти. Из-за этого он и сам стал объектом преследования: осенью 2022 года Минюст объявил его ...
meduza.io
February 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Anyone who works inside grant-funded NGOs anywhere knows that these sentiments are widely shared, that despair, precarity, toxicity are chronic. It's the main reason I've been telling activists to find new business models: "you will never be happy". ⬇️
meduza.io/feature/2025...
meduza.io/feature/2025...
If you want to find out more about the reality of this industry, you could start by reading this recent issue of @thebaffler.com dedicated to the failings of international humanitarian aid.
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71
no. 71—Whither Humanitarianism?
THE FIRST QUARTER of the twenty-first century fast approaches its end, and all is not well in human welfare. According to the UN secretary-general, some 360 million people worldwide are in need of…
thebaffler.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you want to find out more about the reality of this industry, you could start by reading this recent issue of @thebaffler.com dedicated to the failings of international humanitarian aid.
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71
thebaffler.com/issues/no-71