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La Yapa – Reflections from Solidarity in the Face of Authoritarianism
Read more: La Yapa – Reflections from Solidarity in the Face of AuthoritarianismMad Thinking hosted the fifth session of its 6-part webinar series, “Disability Activism Under Pressure: Resistance and Resilience in Authoritarian Contexts” on October 15. Titled “Solidarity in the Face of Authoritarianism: What Cross-Movement Activism Demands”, the conversation explored the meaning and practice of solidarity across movements. The session was moderated by Negin Shiraghaei (Azadi Network).…
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La Yapa – Reflections from Re-thinking How We Come Together
Read more: La Yapa – Reflections from Re-thinking How We Come TogetherOn October 1, 2025, Mad Thinking hosted the fourth session of its webinar series, “Disability Activism Under Pressure: Resistance and Resilience in Authoritarian Contexts.” Titled “Re-thinking How We Come Together: Building Diverse Structures of Organising,” the conversation explored how movements can resist fragmentation and rethink the very ways we organise, lead, and sustain collective power.…
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Margins Are Not an Escape
Read more: Margins Are Not an EscapeBy Alberto Vásquez Encalada Midway through our Mad Thinking webinar series, ‘Disability Activism Under Pressure,’ one idea keeps coming to mind: authoritarianism creates the temptation to stay on the margins. To lie low. To let others lead the fight you silently support. It can feel safer. And it’s often safer in the short term—especially when we know elites…
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La Yapa – Reflections from Funding Futures
Read more: La Yapa – Reflections from Funding FuturesWe held the third session of our webinar series on “Disability Activism Under Pressure: Resistance and Resilience in Authoritarian Contexts” on September 18. This session, titled Funding Futures: Re-Thinking Current Models and Finding Alternatives, brought together Deya Bhattacharya (AWID), Marija Jakovljević (Dalan Fund), and Fredrick Ouko (ADD International). The conversation, moderated by Lizzie Kiama (This…
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La Yapa – Reflections from Operating in an Age of Surveillance
Read more: La Yapa – Reflections from Operating in an Age of SurveillanceOn September 3, we held the second session of our webinar series on “Disability Activism Under Pressure: Resistance and Resilience in Authoritarian Contexts“. Following on from our first conversation (you can find our reflections on our website), this instalment of La Yapa reflects on the session on Operating in an Age of Surveillance: Building Security…
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