Saurav Upadhyay Profile picture
Communications and Knowledge Management Specialist. I tweet about education, development, and Peacebuilding. Philadelphian and Nepali
Oct 2, 2019 14 tweets 7 min read
1/ I'm thrilled to be representing @afsc_org and moderating a panel at @AfPeacebuilding #PeaceCon2019 on restricted/shrinking space.This is a topic of concern for peacebuilders around the world. Here's a thread on what I've learned studying the phenomenon. allianceforpeacebuilding.org/our-work/annua… 2/ Peace activists and organizations around the world are increasingly being stigmatized, criminalized, discriminated against, subjected to smear campaigns, defamation, physical harassment, spuriously charged and sentenced under various laws. ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Terr…
Sep 20, 2019 21 tweets 15 min read
1/ When I say I work in "peacebuilding", I often get asked what is "peacebuilding"? For #InternationalDayOfPeace , I thought it'd be appropriate to give examples of one of the strategies @afsc_org has used to build peace throughout it's 101-year history. #ThisIsPeacebuilding 2/ Today, I want to talk about @afsc_org strategy of quiet support of non-violent social movements. For instance, throughout the civil rights movement, the similarity of social ideals of MLK & AFSC led them to work on the same side of racial issues. #ThisIsPeacebuilding