Tag Archives: Philanthropy
Where hip gear and global economic development meet
TweetMy column this week is on the one-to-one businesses, TOMS being the most well-known, sprouting up all over the place. But before you go shoe shopping with a big, guiltless smile on your well-intentioned face, read a bit about some of the important distinctions between different types of approaches. An excerpt: To begin with, giving [...]
Also tagged Charity, Clothes, Consumption, Development, Fashion, International Comments closed
On giving and misgivings
TweetNot long ago, I was making my way home from Manhattan to Queens after meeting a friend for dinner. In the passage way between the 4-5-6 trains and the 7 train was a young woman, sitting with her back against the wall, with a backpack beside her. Against her legs she had propped a sign: [...]
Gaga for good works
TweetThere has been no shortage of analysis of Lady Gaga on this blog and so many others. From the meat dress, to the egg crackin’, to, well, to everything disappointing, performative, and courageous about her–she gets folks talking. I could not be happier that her latest gimmick is actually not really a gimmick at all. [...]
Also tagged Activism, pop culture, youth Comments closed
Dean Spade drops knowledge
Tweet Dean Spade, founder of the Sylvia Rivera Law Project and the first openly trans tenure-track law professor in the U.S. (Seattle University) has all kinds of super smart and important things to say. Thankfully, Spade’s saying them in lots o’ places: the Enough blog (which I’ve written about before, via my friend Tyrone), a [...]
Also tagged Class, Law, Trans Activism, Transgender Issues Comments closed
On April 8th, let’s create a more feminist future