Tag: solidarity

  • Standing Vigil

    Standing Vigil

    When I wrote my last piece for Reclamation Magazine in November last year, I had just been to a protest march in Cape Town. I was actively collecting what I called “pebbles of hope”, hoping that our shared humanity would bring an end to the merciless killing of thousands of…

  • Showing Up with Joy

    Showing Up with Joy

    There’s a story I’ve seen on Instagram recently about a man who staged a lone protest outside the White House with a candle during the Vietnam War, and, when he was challenged about whether he thought his little protest would really make any difference, he replied that he wasn’t coming…

  • The New Capitalist Advertising Strategy: Performative Diversity and Inclusion

    The New Capitalist Advertising Strategy: Performative Diversity and Inclusion

    Featured Illustration: ‘Screen Time’ by Zoë Cain It’s Friday morning after Martin Luther King Jr. day and I begrudgingly walked into my local gym. Somewhere between my comfy bed and the treadmill, I begged to find some motivation. Just then, I walked straight to the check-in and was confronted with…