Shannon Golden
@s-golden.bsky.social
Researcher / human rights defender.
Running in urban+wild places, loving both.
Let's seek abundance and community as we keep bending towards justice.
Running in urban+wild places, loving both.
Let's seek abundance and community as we keep bending towards justice.
The book highlights the necessity of documenters of human rights violations, the bravery it requires, and the dignity it restores to survivors.
“She was documenting that which the government would have preferred we leave unrecorded; her patience and sympathy for their sorrow made them feel heard.”
“She was documenting that which the government would have preferred we leave unrecorded; her patience and sympathy for their sorrow made them feel heard.”
February 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The book highlights the necessity of documenters of human rights violations, the bravery it requires, and the dignity it restores to survivors.
“She was documenting that which the government would have preferred we leave unrecorded; her patience and sympathy for their sorrow made them feel heard.”
“She was documenting that which the government would have preferred we leave unrecorded; her patience and sympathy for their sorrow made them feel heard.”
“There is no real way to know what you will be able to do until the moment you are required to do it.”
February 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“There is no real way to know what you will be able to do until the moment you are required to do it.”
“Imagine the places you grew up, the places you studied, places that belonged to your people, burned. But I should stop pretending that I know you. Perhaps you do not have to imagine. Perhaps your library, too, went up in smoke.”
February 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“Imagine the places you grew up, the places you studied, places that belonged to your people, burned. But I should stop pretending that I know you. Perhaps you do not have to imagine. Perhaps your library, too, went up in smoke.”
But remember that June is way less popular than the dates we were looking at. 😉
January 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
But remember that June is way less popular than the dates we were looking at. 😉
Beyond the effect on personnel, the impact on the programs that we have been building is devastating. Work in humanitarian emergencies and to protect human rights is full of delicate relationships and structures, building networks and momentum that will be difficult to just switch back on again.
January 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Beyond the effect on personnel, the impact on the programs that we have been building is devastating. Work in humanitarian emergencies and to protect human rights is full of delicate relationships and structures, building networks and momentum that will be difficult to just switch back on again.
I think of my colleagues around the globe who also had no notice that their jobs were ending, many of whom have families that rely on them and live in precarious contexts with limited options available. And this situation amplified across civil society, affecting so many talented and devoted staff.
January 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I think of my colleagues around the globe who also had no notice that their jobs were ending, many of whom have families that rely on them and live in precarious contexts with limited options available. And this situation amplified across civil society, affecting so many talented and devoted staff.