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Thomas Coombes
@thehopeguy.bsky.social
Creator of the hope-based approach. My hope-based trainings are now available online at Rogue Union. Writing on https://hopebased.substack.com
oh this is too much
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Good to know that we arent over dependent on a tiny number of large companies for all the services we use every day.... 😬 www.bbc.com/news/live/c5...
October 20, 2025 at 8:57 AM
We are launching Rogue Union on Wednesday. Are you in?
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Last week I gave an award speech/commencement address to human rights graduates in Venice, while picking up an award for my work on the hope-based approach.
hopebased.substack.com/p/why-activi...
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In 1936, Haile Selassie of Ethiopia went to the League of Nations and appealed to the world to stop fascist Italy’s brutal colonisation of his country (including widespread use of poison gas on civilians).
September 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
The first ever "proper" #hopebased messaging guide is launching next week! It will offer guidance and tactics for changing the narrative around big corporation and the communities where they operate. Sign-up here: lnkd.in/eFHBBrVe
July 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Cheatsheet for activists facing anti-civil society narratives.

This is part of a narrative comms strategy toolkit for #civilsociety we've just written about on the @hopebased.bsky.social substack

hopebased.substack.com/p/we-make-ut...
June 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
One of the best responses to the 2016 US elections was Zadie Smith's essay On Optimism and Despair, based on a talk delivered just after the election results shocked the world.
It remains as relevant as we seek understanding again today.
November 21, 2024 at 7:59 AM