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Doing Hope in the Ruins
Read more: Doing Hope in the RuinsBy Akriti Mehta Our webinar series on disability activism under authoritarianism has now come to a close. Hearing from people from such different contexts about the challenges they are facing has been difficult. It is clear that the forces of oppression and injustice are building momentum—authoritarianism is gaining ground from Argentina to UK to El…
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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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