There you go!
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We even attempted to empower them... but their reaction was more powerful than expected.
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‘Simply brilliant’ is probably all that needs to be said about There you go!, Oren Ginsburg’s cartoon satire published by Survival International. Essential reading for development agencies and their supporters everywhere, it tells the story of two Western experts bringing ‘Sustainable Development’ to an indigenous forest community. The pair encounter an ‘unexpected challenge’ – their target group are ‘in their strange way, already sustainable’. But that does not deter our jargon-laden heroes from inflicting their patronizing, inappropriate and ultimately destructive policies on the community they have set their sights on. With minimal text, and images that will have you laughing out loud, There you go! hits its targets with stunning accuracy. Underlying the humour, though, is a deadly serious message: because outsiders want their land and resources, tribal peoples and their communities are being destroyed – and all in the name of development.
There you go! by Oren Ginsburg (Survival International ISBN 0 946592 22 7). Order from +44 20 7687 8700 or at http://www.survival-international.org.
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Voices from the margins:
Multimedia: video, podcasts, and more.
- Poetry Slam in Zimbabwe
- The House of Hunger poetry slam held in Zimbabwe in 2006, and organised by the Pamberi Trust, showcased young artists performing inspirational work on issues from corporate power to child soldiers. The video features four of the poets.
Published by Pambazuka News.
- Iranian women speak out
- 3 March 2007, London. Women's rights activists marched through the English capital last week to celebrate International Women's Day with a protest against the misogyny of the Islamic regime in Iran and the threat of invasion by the US. Hear the voices of Iranian feminists Azar and Leila Parnian and the sounds of the demonstration as it passed through the heart of the city. Click here to learn more about the campaign.
Produced by Heidi Bachram.
- Raised Voices audio:
- Benny from West Papua on Corporate Power
- Vinayan from India on agriculture
