Author Archives: aidarends

Jewish orgs pull support from Oregon Food Bank over Gaza war statement – OPB

A longstanding relationship between the Oregon Food Bank and several local Jewish organizations has seemingly fractured after the former released a statement on the war [on Palestine]… In a letter issued Friday, the Jewish organizations — which include five synagogues and multiple nonprofits — said they would withhold any financial support for the Oregon FoodContinue reading “Jewish orgs pull support from Oregon Food Bank over Gaza war statement – OPB”

To address the root causes of climate change we should pay attention to the earthwork of a silenced global majority | USAPP

In response, it is essential to consider more internationalist and justice-oriented proposals that square decarbonization with the need to minimize mining-induced harm and privilege robust popular access to land. — Read on blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2024/05/30/to-address-the-root-causes-of-climate-change-we-should-pay-attention-to-the-earthwork-of-a-silenced-global-majority/

On the Need for a Transfeminist Empiricism to Combat Epistemic Injustice

I have called the “Trap of Algorithmic Visibility” in my work, where transfems are invited to create content for visibility, but are then subjected to algorithmic control and distribution mechanisms which prioritize engagement without context, often leading to platform-accelerated and even platform-aided brigading and dogpiling (DeVito, 2022). — Read on thirdsexedinsurrection.substack.com/p/on-the-need-for-a-transfeminist-empiricism