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Ellsworth Culver my father co founder of @mercycorps and a great many other things, died on August 15. He was a serial sexual predator, pedophile, as the last investigation showed, a girl died because of him. Murderer.
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#HumanTrafficking
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had a little bit of some thing on my mind when I posted this poem three years on Facebook that I was too scared to state in that post.
I had no idea what was going to happen but I certainly wasn’t going to go gentle…2/
I had no idea what was going to happen but I certainly wasn’t going to go gentle…2/
Strange thing is sometimes after a storm you lay there washed up on the shore feeling like you can never get up again, and I feel that… I have felt it for a while, but the fire is still burning inside.
And I don’t go gentle.
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And I don’t go gentle.
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Today marks a major, bittersweet milestone in my decades-long quest for accountability for what happened to me as a child at the hands of my father, Ellsworth Culver, the founder of Mercy Corps. Unfortunately, he was not the only perpetrator, and I was not his only victim. 1/
Today, Mercy Corps publicly released a report on an independent investigation by the Freeh Group International Solutions that looked into what happened to me and others under the auspices of humanitarian missions. You can read the report here: mercycorps.org/sites/default/… 2/
While the investigative report is not a comprehensive account of the extent and depravity of abuse that I and other children suffered at the hands of my father and other "humanitarian" leaders, it reveals so much about how the abuse was able to fester for years under cover. 3/
I don't know a single woman of colour in the international development sector who hasn't suffered from racism at work. Not a single one. @WomenDeliver is being singled out today but all others orgs should listen and learn. That certainly includes White-led feminist orgs.
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Sending love to the Black women who spoke out about their experiences at @WomenDeliver: @chelsea_wd @Ladelman & others. And thanks to @laurenarankin and the other allies who supported them.
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@fatenaggad wrote about how she and @ir_ramdoo fought racism and sexism at their workplace. Lesson I'm learning from them: keep the receipts! A written record makes all the difference. (Also the advice French consultant @napilicaio often gives)
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Just doing a little late night perusing of INGO's statements of solidarity with the Black community from this week... #DevCommsNerd
While some mentioned how important diversity was, NOT ONE mentioned starting where they are and changing their own governance and leadership. /1
While some mentioned how important diversity was, NOT ONE mentioned starting where they are and changing their own governance and leadership. /1
Not the biggies like @WorldVisionUSA, @CARE, @CatholicRelief, @SavetheChildren. Not the "cool" ones like @charitywater or @PIH or @Heifer or @Ashoka or @OxfamAmerica. Not the humanitarian ones like @mercycorps or @RESCUEorg or @MSF_USA. Not @PlanUSA. Not @PactWorld. Not @fhi360.
When it comes to anti-Black racism work and #globaldev or #socialgood work, we have to start right where we are.
No more "statements" and intellectualization and crappy DEI training, please. how-matters.org/2020/06/01/way… /3
No more "statements" and intellectualization and crappy DEI training, please. how-matters.org/2020/06/01/way… /3
At 4pm UK time, an independent review of @savechildrenuk will report. Here’s what @irinnews reported earlier this year.
#MeToo #AidToo #TimesUp
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#MeToo #AidToo #TimesUp
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In a @savechildrenuk press release, responding to one of several leaks about its handling of #MeToo, review lead Suzanne Shale (@ethicsconsult) said "past events may have caused distress to staff" and "we will listen to those accounts very carefully..."
The March statement, was in response to earlier reviews that had found problems in the NGO's "culture" and "failures" in the way it handled cases of sexual harassment and misconduct: savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-cen…
UK Parliament Publishes Full 2002 UN Report On Sex For Aid In West Africa
#Aidtoo #Metoo
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#Aidtoo #Metoo
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Note: it wasn't even the United Nations that fully published the entire report, but the UK Parliament. That should tell you how little has changed since 2002 when the summary of the report was published and caused a storm of controversy.
Head Of Charity Against Sexual Violence Charged For Attempting To Arrange Rape Of Children
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Two months ago, Davis spoke at a @TEDx talk where he described transcribing the stories of rape victims. Including from a nurse of a six-month-old baby girl who did not survive being raped.
The criminal complaint against Davis, which records his conversations with agents regarding the abuse of children, absolutely vile. Trigger warning.
