Mariya Parodi
@mariyaparodi.bsky.social
Comms for good professional (Current: Media advisor to CIVICUS & advisor to CSP. Past: Amnesty International, UNICEF, IRC, PEN America, StoryCorps).
Lecturer at Schiller International University on peace & conflict.
"Mama" to my 3-year-old.
Lecturer at Schiller International University on peace & conflict.
"Mama" to my 3-year-old.
“The response to the latest attempt to force a terror state upon us in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States. Wait for it” —Netanyahu.
September 23, 2025 at 6:36 AM
“The response to the latest attempt to force a terror state upon us in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States. Wait for it” —Netanyahu.
Shana Tova to all who celebrate. I’m grateful to have made this with my little one today, my entire world, and watched her small hands move in awe. My heart was heavy thinking of all the parents losing their entire worlds, looking at their small hands, no longer moving.
September 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Shana Tova to all who celebrate. I’m grateful to have made this with my little one today, my entire world, and watched her small hands move in awe. My heart was heavy thinking of all the parents losing their entire worlds, looking at their small hands, no longer moving.
Heads up, if you're heading to protests this weekend, @phoebewahl.bsky.social has got you covered with posters you can download at this link
phoebewahl.shop/collections/... #AbolishICE
phoebewahl.shop/collections/... #AbolishICE
June 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Heads up, if you're heading to protests this weekend, @phoebewahl.bsky.social has got you covered with posters you can download at this link
phoebewahl.shop/collections/... #AbolishICE
phoebewahl.shop/collections/... #AbolishICE
I remember a teacher in high school telling my class that our rights as humans don't stop when we enter the school. Schools and universities must be places where we continue to be who we are, not places where students are placed at risk of rights abuses.
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
March 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I remember a teacher in high school telling my class that our rights as humans don't stop when we enter the school. Schools and universities must be places where we continue to be who we are, not places where students are placed at risk of rights abuses.
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/a-fletcher...
Sharing some press conference highlights from CIVICUS' Senior Research Specialist and #SOCS2025 Co-Author, Ines M. Pousadela.
"Things are really, really bad, but without civil society and citizen mobilisation, they would be unbearable." ✊
Watch in full here: drive.google.com/file/d/1GV52...
"Things are really, really bad, but without civil society and citizen mobilisation, they would be unbearable." ✊
Watch in full here: drive.google.com/file/d/1GV52...
March 22, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Sharing some press conference highlights from CIVICUS' Senior Research Specialist and #SOCS2025 Co-Author, Ines M. Pousadela.
"Things are really, really bad, but without civil society and citizen mobilisation, they would be unbearable." ✊
Watch in full here: drive.google.com/file/d/1GV52...
"Things are really, really bad, but without civil society and citizen mobilisation, they would be unbearable." ✊
Watch in full here: drive.google.com/file/d/1GV52...
Read & download the full 2025 State of Civil Society Report
👓 web.civicus.org/SOCS2025
There's conflict: web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Conflict
Democracy web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Democracy
Multilateralism web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-UN
Migration web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Migration
Tech, climate, & more
👓 web.civicus.org/SOCS2025
There's conflict: web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Conflict
Democracy web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Democracy
Multilateralism web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-UN
Migration web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Migration
Tech, climate, & more
March 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Read & download the full 2025 State of Civil Society Report
👓 web.civicus.org/SOCS2025
There's conflict: web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Conflict
Democracy web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Democracy
Multilateralism web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-UN
Migration web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Migration
Tech, climate, & more
👓 web.civicus.org/SOCS2025
There's conflict: web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Conflict
Democracy web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Democracy
Multilateralism web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-UN
Migration web.civicus.org/SOCS2025-Migration
Tech, climate, & more
NEW: Democracy faces serious and growing challenges, but it has significant capacity for renewal. This is one of the key reflections of the 2025 State of Civil Society Report from CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance.
www.civicus.org/index.php/fr...
www.civicus.org/index.php/fr...
March 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
NEW: Democracy faces serious and growing challenges, but it has significant capacity for renewal. This is one of the key reflections of the 2025 State of Civil Society Report from CIVICUS, the global civil society alliance.
www.civicus.org/index.php/fr...
www.civicus.org/index.php/fr...
Last time I attended Pride in Budapest was 2013. People — including families with children — braved Nazis to march. People will continue to push back in the face of unjust laws like these because despite these draconian measures, they are are organised in their solidarity.
March 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Last time I attended Pride in Budapest was 2013. People — including families with children — braved Nazis to march. People will continue to push back in the face of unjust laws like these because despite these draconian measures, they are are organised in their solidarity.
🚀🌍 The 2025 State of Civil Society Report launches in 2 days.
We've got our #LensOnCivilSociety with 300 interviews and 80 articles covering 120 countries.
Media can DM me for more on the press conference taking place this Wednesday.
We've got our #LensOnCivilSociety with 300 interviews and 80 articles covering 120 countries.
Media can DM me for more on the press conference taking place this Wednesday.
March 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
🚀🌍 The 2025 State of Civil Society Report launches in 2 days.
We've got our #LensOnCivilSociety with 300 interviews and 80 articles covering 120 countries.
Media can DM me for more on the press conference taking place this Wednesday.
We've got our #LensOnCivilSociety with 300 interviews and 80 articles covering 120 countries.
Media can DM me for more on the press conference taking place this Wednesday.
For media — CIVICUS will release its flagship annual State of Civil Society Report next week, identifying trends in civil society action at every level – from responses to conflicts to struggles for democracy to climate justice. DM me for more, inlc press conference, press release & report info.
March 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For media — CIVICUS will release its flagship annual State of Civil Society Report next week, identifying trends in civil society action at every level – from responses to conflicts to struggles for democracy to climate justice. DM me for more, inlc press conference, press release & report info.
"Restrictive executive orders, unjustifiable institutional cutbacks, and intimidation tactics through threatening pronouncements by senior officials in the administration are creating an atmosphere to chill democratic dissent."
March 10, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"Restrictive executive orders, unjustifiable institutional cutbacks, and intimidation tactics through threatening pronouncements by senior officials in the administration are creating an atmosphere to chill democratic dissent."
This week, I've been working on a new CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist that will be released on Monday — featuring 5 countries where there has been a rapid decline in civic freedoms.
What are your guesses for countries that make the list?
What are your guesses for countries that make the list?
March 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This week, I've been working on a new CIVICUS Monitor Watchlist that will be released on Monday — featuring 5 countries where there has been a rapid decline in civic freedoms.
What are your guesses for countries that make the list?
What are your guesses for countries that make the list?
It was particularly painful to watch because Zelenskyy did hear all of this from Putin. These were talking points from Russia and this was pretty much a conversation with Russia.
February 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM
It was particularly painful to watch because Zelenskyy did hear all of this from Putin. These were talking points from Russia and this was pretty much a conversation with Russia.
Love the chutzpah from NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social in the Sustainable Finance newsletter from @reuters.com @rosskerber.bsky.social 👏👏👏
www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
February 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Love the chutzpah from NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social in the Sustainable Finance newsletter from @reuters.com @rosskerber.bsky.social 👏👏👏
www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
www.reuters.com/world/us/nyc...
The US government is forcing civil society organisations into reactive survival mode says global civil society alliance
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
February 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The US government is forcing civil society organisations into reactive survival mode says global civil society alliance
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
www.civicus.org/index.php/me...
February 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
February 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The US government is making its citizens so afraid, families like these feel forced to leave their homes for their kids’ safety.
Stories like this & data like this should be a shameful for elected representatives across the country.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Stories like this & data like this should be a shameful for elected representatives across the country.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
February 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The US government is making its citizens so afraid, families like these feel forced to leave their homes for their kids’ safety.
Stories like this & data like this should be a shameful for elected representatives across the country.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Stories like this & data like this should be a shameful for elected representatives across the country.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
From a comms perspective, really appreciate that influencers with (relatively) young followers are educating audiences on where to have free & accessible sources for news at the moment
January 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
From a comms perspective, really appreciate that influencers with (relatively) young followers are educating audiences on where to have free & accessible sources for news at the moment
Awful tidbit in this morning's Devex newsletter from the World Economic Forum. These are questions of climate action, health, basic human rights, and world leaders should have the skills to speak on these issues without breaking any unwritten political rules.
January 23, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Awful tidbit in this morning's Devex newsletter from the World Economic Forum. These are questions of climate action, health, basic human rights, and world leaders should have the skills to speak on these issues without breaking any unwritten political rules.
Berlin, this Chrismukkah
January 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Berlin, this Chrismukkah
New from @hrw.org today: over a thousand children that the US government took from their parents 6 years ago STILL haven't been returned to them. This was enforced disappearance and torture committed by the architects of the family separation policy.
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
December 16, 2024 at 10:37 PM
New from @hrw.org today: over a thousand children that the US government took from their parents 6 years ago STILL haven't been returned to them. This was enforced disappearance and torture committed by the architects of the family separation policy.
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
The Guardian's live blog is savage today. Rightly so. 👏 ⚽
December 11, 2024 at 2:02 PM
The Guardian's live blog is savage today. Rightly so. 👏 ⚽
Happy Tuesday to you too, Newsweek
December 10, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Happy Tuesday to you too, Newsweek