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Transformation not reform – International Day of Charity 2023
International Day of Charity fundamentally exists to celebrate the role charity plays in the world alongside notions of philanthropy. However, at MRN, we believe this day should mark a time for much-needed reflection. As members of civil society, we have to be honest with ourselves about why the charity sector exists, and must reckon with…
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East + South East Asian Heritage Month
This East + South East Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month, we wanted to celebrate the resilience and beauty of ESEA cultures and identities. But we also wanted to spotlight the most marginalised of ESEA communities: such as darker skinned, trans, queer, working class and undocumented ESEA communities. In the aftermath of Covid, and as anti-migrant sentiment…
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Let’s talk about (Brown) sex, baby
As we mark South Asian Heritage Month and as part of our wider work around reclaiming certain narratives and tackling stigma, people in our Network are sharing their stories with us. Anisah Osman Britton, author of Brown Bodies, shares her experience of belonging as part of the East African Indian diaspora in the UK and how…