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LibriVox Menu Listen/Download (help?) ‘The Way of Peace’ is the second part of James Allen’s first published work titled ‘From Poverty to Power’ alternatively titled ‘The Realization of Prosperity and Peace’ (1901). Where part one focused more on the power an individual possesses over their circumstances and environment, part two dives deeper into that pathway which leads to what every soul inwardly seeks. The simplicity of these teachings make them accessible to everyone and inva...

Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, argues that donors and private aid providers need a civic space defence strategy fit for purpose in the emerging post-pandemic context.

Let us provide better education opportunities for rural children Monday April 19 2021 Summary A lot of thinking needs to be done to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on education, but also to close the widening gap between learners as a result of location. Advertisement Duncan Green tells one of the most compelling stories of inequalities in the book, From Poverty to Power.  He narrates how a Norwegian girl can expect to go to a good school, followed by a university, and to be healthy and cared...

Author of the article: Dave Brown Publishing date: Feb 26, 2021  •  February 26, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Stephanie Wicks, long-time United Way of Sarnia-Lambton advocate, loads up on bagels from The Bagel Factory/United Way of Sarnia-Lambton March Bagel Madness campaign. Assisting Stephanie with her purchase are Bagel Factory co-owners Melanie Tiggelaar and Michelle Bouchard. One dollar from every dozen bagels sold during the month of March will be donated to the United Way of...

How has the Pandemic Affected Civic Space? New Report 21 December, 2020 - 10:40 Guest post from Niranjan J. Nampoothiri, who has just started as the Research Assistant on the Emergent Agency in a time of Covid project. Delighted to be working with you, Niranjan!   I have been following the literature on Covid-19 and civic space for several months now. One report that I was excited about  the […]

Follow #ThinkLandscape on Twitter and check out our updates Three months in, how is the Emergent Agency in a Time of Covid project shaping up? 21 December, 2020 - 13:20 One of the bright spots in a generally crap year has been the Emergent Agency project. It emerged in the early weeks of the pandemic from a brief conversation with Armine Ishkanian, who runs the LSE’s Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (AFSEE) programme. Would Covid lead to new forms of grassroots organization? W...

How to decolonise International Development: some practical suggestions 18 December, 2020 - 15:10 Guest post by Lucy Morris & Andres Gomez de la Torre, who work for and with INGOs in different capacities (e.g. members of staff, trustee, consultant, etc). “If your conversation on this matter is not uncomfortable, you are not having the right conversation!” Recent developments around the world have rightly brought back old calls for […]

Follow #ThinkLandscape on Twitter and check out our updates Argentina introduces a Wealth Tax (aka ‘the Oxfam Tax’). Could this be the start of something big? 17 December, 2020 - 10:20 Asier Hernando Malax-Echevarria discusses what looks like an important advocacy win The Argentine Senate has just passed the ‘Solidarity and Extraordinary Contribution of Great Fortunes’ law, a one-off tax intended to help cover the costs of the COVID19 pandemic in a country where it has so far killed 40...

Gender, Power and Progress: How Norms Change 16 December, 2020 - 11:10 A very good paper on a fascinating and important topic, by Caroline Harper, Rachel Marcus, Rachel George, Sophia M. D’Angelo, Emma Samman, published by ODI and ALIGN. The research questions are ambitious: how gender norms have changed over the past quarter-century, what has supported and blocked changes to gender norms in a number of sectors, and how to ensure […]