Kawther Alkholy
@kawtheralkholy.bsky.social
📚 Ph.D. Candidate in Social Innovation
Intersectionality, Radical Imagination & Gendered Innovations: Rethinking systems to center marginalized voices.
https://www.kawtheralkholy.net
Intersectionality, Radical Imagination & Gendered Innovations: Rethinking systems to center marginalized voices.
https://www.kawtheralkholy.net
7/ The Fight Against Platform Capitalism is packed with real stories of workers fighting back, practical insights on organizing, and a vision for a fairer future. It’s a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of work.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
7/ The Fight Against Platform Capitalism is packed with real stories of workers fighting back, practical insights on organizing, and a vision for a fairer future. It’s a must-read for anyone concerned about the future of work.
6/ Why does this matter? Because platform capitalism isn’t just about Uber or Deliveroo. It’s a glimpse into how all work might evolve—precarious, automated, and mediated by algorithms. The fight against it is the fight for fair work everywhere.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
6/ Why does this matter? Because platform capitalism isn’t just about Uber or Deliveroo. It’s a glimpse into how all work might evolve—precarious, automated, and mediated by algorithms. The fight against it is the fight for fair work everywhere.
5/ Strikes and protests have popped up across the world, with gig workers using tools like WhatsApp and social media to organize. These moments of resistance are reshaping the narrative of platform work from isolation to collective action.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
5/ Strikes and protests have popped up across the world, with gig workers using tools like WhatsApp and social media to organize. These moments of resistance are reshaping the narrative of platform work from isolation to collective action.
4/ Woodcock introduces digital workerism—a modern take on Marxist ideas. It shows how today’s digital platforms exploit workers while also creating unexpected opportunities for global solidarity and resistance.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
4/ Woodcock introduces digital workerism—a modern take on Marxist ideas. It shows how today’s digital platforms exploit workers while also creating unexpected opportunities for global solidarity and resistance.
3/ The book debunks the myth that gig workers are powerless or “unorganizable.” From Deliveroo riders in London to Zomato drivers in Bangalore, workers are finding creative ways to resist—building networks, striking, and standing up for fair pay.
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
3/ The book debunks the myth that gig workers are powerless or “unorganizable.” From Deliveroo riders in London to Zomato drivers in Bangalore, workers are finding creative ways to resist—building networks, striking, and standing up for fair pay.
2/ Platforms like Uber & Deliveroo sell the idea of “freedom” and “flexibility,” but for workers, it often means low pay, no benefits, and constant surveillance. Woodcock explores the realities behind this so-called “platform revolution.”
January 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
2/ Platforms like Uber & Deliveroo sell the idea of “freedom” and “flexibility,” but for workers, it often means low pay, no benefits, and constant surveillance. Woodcock explores the realities behind this so-called “platform revolution.”
How do we move from the industrial age to a relational age? Arturo Escobar’s Designs for the Pluriverse calls for rethinking design to honor life, culture, and ecology. #OntologicalDesign
January 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
How do we move from the industrial age to a relational age? Arturo Escobar’s Designs for the Pluriverse calls for rethinking design to honor life, culture, and ecology. #OntologicalDesign
Escobar critiques modern design’s complicity in ecological collapse and cultural erasure. Instead, he advocates for a pluriverse—a world of worlds. #DesignThinking #Pluriverse
January 21, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Escobar critiques modern design’s complicity in ecological collapse and cultural erasure. Instead, he advocates for a pluriverse—a world of worlds. #DesignThinking #Pluriverse
Designs for the Pluriverse reminds us: ‘We design our world, and our world designs us back.’ Time to design for coexistence, not dominance. #RelationalDesign #EcologicalTransitions
January 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Designs for the Pluriverse reminds us: ‘We design our world, and our world designs us back.’ Time to design for coexistence, not dominance. #RelationalDesign #EcologicalTransitions
What if design could empower communities instead of markets? Designs for the Pluriverse explores how grassroots autonomy and cultural diversity can reshape our futures. #AutonomousDesign
January 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
What if design could empower communities instead of markets? Designs for the Pluriverse explores how grassroots autonomy and cultural diversity can reshape our futures. #AutonomousDesign
Can design help us transition to a just, sustainable world? Escobar says yes—but only if it’s rooted in autonomy, relationality, and indigenous wisdom. #TransitionDesign #Pluriverse
January 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Can design help us transition to a just, sustainable world? Escobar says yes—but only if it’s rooted in autonomy, relationality, and indigenous wisdom. #TransitionDesign #Pluriverse
The crisis we face isn’t just climate or capitalism—it’s the very way we design our world. Escobar challenges us to rethink design for relationality, diversity, and ecological balance. #Pluriverse #RadicalDesign
January 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The crisis we face isn’t just climate or capitalism—it’s the very way we design our world. Escobar challenges us to rethink design for relationality, diversity, and ecological balance. #Pluriverse #RadicalDesign
Design isn’t just about objects—it’s about shaping worlds. Escobar reimagines design as a tool for autonomy, sustainability, and a world where many worlds fit. 🌍 #DesignForThePluriverse #OntologicalDesign
January 21, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Design isn’t just about objects—it’s about shaping worlds. Escobar reimagines design as a tool for autonomy, sustainability, and a world where many worlds fit. 🌍 #DesignForThePluriverse #OntologicalDesign
7/ ⁉️ Are global value chains symbols of progress or tools of oppression? Suwandi argues they are mechanisms of global labor arbitrage, benefiting MNCs at the expense of workers in the South. A sobering reality check.
#EthicalEconomics
#EthicalEconomics
January 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
7/ ⁉️ Are global value chains symbols of progress or tools of oppression? Suwandi argues they are mechanisms of global labor arbitrage, benefiting MNCs at the expense of workers in the South. A sobering reality check.
#EthicalEconomics
#EthicalEconomics
6/ 🛑 The so-called “success” of globalization hides its dark side. Industrial growth in the South often entrenches dependency and reinforces a global hierarchy. Development without justice is not true progress. #GlobalInequality #EconomicImperialism
January 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
6/ 🛑 The so-called “success” of globalization hides its dark side. Industrial growth in the South often entrenches dependency and reinforces a global hierarchy. Development without justice is not true progress. #GlobalInequality #EconomicImperialism
5/ ✊🏽 “You can’t fight something you don’t know well.” Suwandi’s work isn’t just analysis; it’s a call to action. Understanding how value chains operate is key to challenging exploitation on a global scale. #Activism #GlobalSolidarity
January 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
5/ ✊🏽 “You can’t fight something you don’t know well.” Suwandi’s work isn’t just analysis; it’s a call to action. Understanding how value chains operate is key to challenging exploitation on a global scale. #Activism #GlobalSolidarity
3/ 💰 The search for low unit labor costs by multinational corporations (MNCs) isn’t accidental. It’s systemic. Lower wages + higher productivity = higher exploitation. This isn’t progress; it’s oppression rebranded. #GlobalEconomy #Exploitation
January 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
3/ 💰 The search for low unit labor costs by multinational corporations (MNCs) isn’t accidental. It’s systemic. Lower wages + higher productivity = higher exploitation. This isn’t progress; it’s oppression rebranded. #GlobalEconomy #Exploitation