Fearless Project

📢 Tickets are ON SALE for our next 'Quarterly Meetup' in September! Join Thousand&One’s community of women of colour and allies where T&O member and Fearless Project founder, Mahrukh ماہ رخ माह रुख़ Hasan حسن हसन will facilitate an exploratory session to help us unpack the theme of ‘Decolonization in Practice’ and learn how we can apply it to our work and life. Together we will reflect and explore on: 1️⃣ Our histories and relationships to colonialism 2️⃣ How colonialism through coloniality and modernity persists today, and 3️⃣ How decolonization and Indigenization frameworks provide a path to liberatory futures Let’s collectively envision and work toward a world where Indigenous people are valued, treated with honor and respect, and have full agency over their own lives. Here’s everything you need to know: ⏱️ When: Thursday, September 2024 at 12 PM EST / 5 PM BST 📍 Where: Online 👩🏽🤝👩🏿 Who: Women of colour, allies welcome 💰 Price: $15 CAD, donation based, or FREE See comments for registration link! #community #meetup #inclusion #womenofcolour #decolonization

📢 Tickets are ON SALE for our next 'Quarterly Meetup' in September! Join Thousand&One’s community of women of colour and allies where T&O member and Fearless Project founder, Mahrukh ماہ رخ माह रुख़ Hasan حسن हसन will facilitate an exploratory session to help us unpack the theme of ‘Decolonization in Practice’ and learn how we can apply it to our work and life. Together we will reflect and explore on: 1️⃣ Our histories and relationships to colonialism 2️⃣ How colonialism through coloniality and modernity persists today, and 3️⃣ How decolonization and Indigenization frameworks provide a path to liberatory futures Let’s collectively envision and work toward a world where Indigenous people are valued, treated with honor and respect, and have full agency over their own lives. Here’s everything you need to know: ⏱️ When: Thursday, September 2024 at 12 PM EST / 5 PM BST 📍 Where: Online 👩🏽🤝👩🏿 Who: Women of colour, allies welcome 💰 Price: $15 CAD, donation based, or FREE See comments for registration link! #community #meetup #inclusion #womenofcolour #decolonization

🗣️ Exciting opportunity! Chayn is looking for an experienced Communications expert who embodies feminist values to shape the organisation's mission and impact as our Head of Communications🌟 We are looking for an experienced comms or social media strategist who is passionate about grass-roots community building and bringing resources to a global audience. We’re looking for a strategic thinker as well as a do-er. The role will suit someone who can self-manage and implement their own strategy without relying on a wider communications team. We would love to hear from you! 👋 ⚓ Location: UK 💰Salary: £50k ⏰ Hours: Full time: 30hrs/4 days a week 🗓️Deadline: 29 August To learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/eKUUZ5Je

🤔 Decolonization, localization, or...𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Themrise Khan recently joined the Shifting Power Accelerator as our first guest speaker ► to critique the emergent discourse of decolonizing and localizing aid, which is wrongly being led by the political and financial centers in the Global North ► to advocate for democratizing development, which centers countries, national governments, and long-standing civil society as arbiters of their own futures "We need to completely move away from the current models of what we call aid and development, towards independent nations meeting their own development needs and generating their own systems of financial and technical support." During her live Q&A session, she shared her thesis on an alternative ecosystem for global development and humanitarianism where: ✅ Countries are centered and the drivers of their own development 🚫 Financial and political centers in the Global North are not the drivers ✅ There is an end to the aid system - at least as we know it 🚫 Reimagining aid is not enough Do you agree with Themrise? Should we be talking about decolonizing aid, localizing aid, democratization, or something else? Let me know in the comments! 👇 ___ Interested in joining a future cohort of the 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫? ✍️ Learn more and sign up for the waitlist: https://lnkd.in/eMHg_kpi #ShiftThePower #DecolonizeAid #Localization #Democratization #GlobalDev #HumanitarianAssistance

🤔 Decolonization, localization, or...𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬? Themrise Khan recently joined the Shifting Power Accelerator as our first guest speaker ► to critique the emergent discourse of decolonizing and localizing aid, which is wrongly being led by the political and financial centers in the Global North ► to advocate for democratizing development, which centers countries, national governments, and long-standing civil society as arbiters of their own futures "We need to completely move away from the current models of what we call aid and development, towards independent nations meeting their own development needs and generating their own systems of financial and technical support." During her live Q&A session, she shared her thesis on an alternative ecosystem for global development and humanitarianism where: ✅ Countries are centered and the drivers of their own development 🚫 Financial and political centers in the Global North are not the drivers ✅ There is an end to the aid system - at least as we know it 🚫 Reimagining aid is not enough Do you agree with Themrise? Should we be talking about decolonizing aid, localizing aid, democratization, or something else? Let me know in the comments! 👇 ___ Interested in joining a future cohort of the 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫? ✍️ Learn more and sign up for the waitlist: https://lnkd.in/eMHg_kpi #ShiftThePower #DecolonizeAid #Localization #Democratization #GlobalDev #HumanitarianAssistance

The first two quarters of this year have been so busy and exciting for us at Thousand&One. But as an organization that cares deeply about boundaries and work-life balance, we want to ensure that we take the advice we give. We’ll be taking a step back for a few weeks this summer to regroup and rest. You’ll find us in our family home in Toronto eating home-cooked Persian meals and soaking up the sun. But before we sign off, there are a few things we want to share with you. SAVE THE DATE  ☀️ On June 11th, we hosted our first Quarterly Meetup where we discussed community and inclusion with our incredible guest speaker Sapna Agarwal. Thanks so much to all who joined. ☀️ Our next Quarterly Meetup will be held on Thursday, September 12th at 12:00 PM EST / 5 PM BST. We'll be joined by the Founder of Fearless Project, Mahrukh ماہ رخ माह रुख़ Hasan حسن हसन to explore the theme of 'Decolonization in Practice'. This is going to be good one! ☀️ Make sure you're signed up to our newsletter to get all the juicy details: https://lnkd.in/erbdbD_v SUPPORT OUR GOFUNDME 🌻 Thousand&One has been self-funded since its inception in 2021. It’s a community that is near and dear to our hearts, but we need more sustainable ways to build and grow. 🌻 If you can, please consider contributing to our GoFundMe campaign, and help us spread the word by sharing in your networks: https://rb.gy/1jr136 We wish you all a restful and rejuvenating summer. See you in September 💜

7 inspiring women in social impact you should follow, from AI human rights 🤎 to underwater photography 🐳 🇺🇳Alaa Libyan-Canadian doctor and United Nations High-Level Commissioner on Health, Employment and Economic Growth. At 21, she founded The Voice of Libyan Women for inclusive security and faith-supported peacebuilding. She's one of Canada’s 100 most influential women in history, with a TED Talk on Muslim faith viewed 5 million times. Bonus: she's hiring at Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation!! 😉 👾Rhiana Connecting AI human rights through "Sophia" – the world's first chatbot empowering survivors of domestic violence to gather evidence and seek help. She's helped build human rights legal frameworks for military operations across Africa, & defended survivors of domestic violence in Argentinian courts. 📚Rawan In her day job, she works in Namibia at the United Nations World Food Programme. Outside work, she's an advocate for youth employment through writing self-help content and is the author of the book No More Job Secrets to help youth find entry-level international jobs. 💅🏽Dr. Adanna Transitioned from clinical medicine to digital entrepreneurship. Leveraging social media, and building an engaged community of nearly 1 million people. Her latest project ‘What Women Want To Know’ is a YouTube video podcast series exploring topics around women's health and well-being. 🇨🇳Sophie Leading gender equality work in China from producing a groundbreaking theatre show on sex education, to curating arts festivals centered on gender equality. ✊🏾Mahrukh ماہ رخ A globally recognized diversity, equity, and inclusion leader (speaks 10 languages 🤯) with 20 years of non-profit, humanitarian, and development experience. Through their online education start-up, they help social impact leaders design workplaces where everyone can flourish. 🧠Diana The youngest winner of the Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Award. She founded Letters to Strangers in high school after bipolar disorder nearly ended her life. Today, it's a massive global youth-for-youth mental health nonprofit, impacting 35,000 people on six continents. Share widely & choose one of the actions below instead of "following" to **GENUINELY** support them🕊️♻️ ✅PAY them when you invite to speak on panels ✅Subscribe to their newsletters, podcasts ✅Pay for their products they've built ✅Say their names in rooms when they're not present ✅Do NOT send a message to "pick their brains" ✅Leave thoughtful comments to their public posts ✅Introduce them to potential partners, clients: be a cheerleader ✅Share links to relevant funding / inspiring opportunities when you see them Who else should we spotlight?? Please tag them in the comments!! 🤎 📸Photograph: by another badass woman in social impact. Author, underwater photographer, producer Pier Nirandara. I LOVE her TED talk on careers – it's in the comments for you 🐳 #socialimpact #womenleaders

The Shifting Power Accelerator is back for Round 4! 💥 In this 8-week, cohort-based course, I help rising social impact leaders gain the skills and confidence they need around the 𝒉𝒐𝒘 of: ⚡️ building equitable partnerships ⚡️ empowering local leaders, and ⚡️ shifting power to the communities we serve. If you're a professional (1) working for a powerful institution relative to the communities you serve and (2) you've been looking for an opportunity to transform your organization's commitments into a strategic roadmap, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂. Here are a few important Cohort 4 details: 📅 Course Dates: July 2 to August 20 👩🏻🏫 Live Workshops: Tuesdays at 8:30 am ET (2.5 hrs/week) 🙋♂️ Live Q&A with Maya or Special Guest: Thursdays at 8:30 am ET (1 hr/week) 📝 Weekly Reading and Homework: Self-paced (~1 hr/week) 💡 1:1 Coaching: Post-course (You pick a date/time) 🌐 Community of Practice: Post-course (Lifetime access) For details ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eMHg_kpi 🌏 With enough demand, I would love to offer a cohort accessible to East Asia, the Pacific, Oceania, and the Americas West Coast time zones. If this sounds like you, please let me know ASAP! This will be the last live Cohort of 2024. 🤑 Is the price point a barrier? I've been there. If you're a good fit for the course, I'll do whatever I can to ensure you can participate while balancing my financial needs. ♻ Does this sound like something you or a colleague could be interested in? If so, sharing (AKA commenting and reposting) is caring. 👇 Have a question? Comment below or send me a DM. #ShiftThePower #GlobalDev #HumanitarianAssistance #CommunityLed #LocallyLed #NonProfits #Philanthropy

I'm hosting a free 60-minute workshop on 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 this Thursday, June 20, that some of you might be interested in. If you're stuck on your organizational transformation or shifting power journey because pushing for change is too hard, this may be the workshop for you. In this workshop, you’ll learn industry-tested approaches and frameworks: 🦋 how to identify power by type: authority or influence 🦋 how and when to use power, rights, or interest-based approaches to change 🦋 the key elements of a successful change initiative ✏️ Secure your seat here: https://lu.ma/zgjl2mnv