Iyanuoluwa Moyinoluwa Shittu’s reflection on building resilient communities is part of Network Weaver’s BIPOC Editorial series. Learn more about the series and our submissions guidelines here. We invite you to connect…
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Navigating the Workplace as a Future Ancestor: Two Lessons for Leaving Behind a Legacy of Care
Yoo-Jin Kang’s reflection on leaving behind a legacy of care as a future ancestor is part of Network Weaver’s BIPOC Editorial series. Learn more about the series and our submissions…
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BIPOC Editorial Series 2024-2025
We are so excited for this year’s 2024 – 2025 BIPOC Editorial series. In its fourth year, Network Weaver’s BIPOC Editorial series continues to amplify the voices of BIPOC network…
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What is Liberatory Learning?
Learning has become synonymous with formal education, which is often entangled in flawed systems that perpetuate injustice. This has resulted in a distorted perception of the true power of learning….
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Nurturing Sustainable Communities
The Power of Network Governance and LeadershipIn a world that thrives on interconnectedness, the role of effective network governance and leadership practices in building sustainable and connected communities cannot be…
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On Remedy and Redress as Network Principles
“I am trying to shape my despair into some form of action, but for now, I am standingon the cold edge of grief”– Terry Tempest Williams, “Erosion: Essays of Undoing”Once in…
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Aso Oke: Weaving Community
According to a scholar of textile design Picton (1979), weaving is a simple process of interlacing a set of thread (warp and weft) at right angles to form a web…
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The Gong-Gong Beater: An Indigenous Information Sharing Medium for Sustaining the Influence of Community Networks
Who is a Gong-Gong Beater?In traditional Ghanaian society, the gong-gong beater is characterized as the official communication and information manager within a chieftaincy structure. This person is often unassuming, are…
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Attuning to the Harmonies of Home
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing” – Arundathi RoyYou can find hundreds of definitions of “permaculture”,…
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The DNA of Organizational Transformation—Structure, Relationships & Shared Purpose
In my role as an organizational well-being officer at IBSS Corporation, I was given a unique opportunity. As part-scientist, part-community builder, and part-alchemist, I was able to bring my personal and felt…
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