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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 2d

This weekend, we invite you to take a moment to look at the many faces of Gaza and reflect on what each face is telling us. Every face in Gaza is a witness, a call to the world not to look away, and to take action against genocide.

See the Aljazeera feature here: bit.ly/4nPBSik
#Gaza

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 3d

Deportation has become background noise, a silent crisis hiding in bureaucratic language. Around the world, deportations are being normalized. A world that builds walls against the vulnerable is a world that’s forgotten its humanity. Read more here: bit.ly/4q7LSVO

#Deportations #HumanStories

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 4d

The UN’s new independent accountability mechanism in Afghanistan offers a pathway from impunity to justice. After decades of conflict, repression, and silenced voices, this is a breakthrough for the survivors, but only if it’s empowered, funded, and held to its promise. bit.ly/4odAZQw

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 5d

We have over 300 participants from 86 countries starting their Justice Based Approach journey this week. In the next six weeks, they will learn about the JBA Pillars and how to transform their work with the justice lens. We can’t wait to see how they’ll bring justice to life in their work & beyond.

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 6d

Join us for the online launch of Future of Aid 2040: Pathways to Transformation, exploring the futures of aid.

Expect a riveting interactive discussion with global voices in humanitarian action reflecting on the future of aid. Zoom, Oct 20, from 7:00PM BKK united-edge.typeform.com/spotlight

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 9d

How is aid being weaponized, how is starvation engineered, and how will the future of aid change after the genocide in Gaza? Read to understand what’s at stake when aid is being blocked and food becomes a battlefield. bit.ly/4pUKW74

#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide #HumanitarianCrisis #Aid

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 10d

As of this posting, almost all of the Global Sumud Flotilla boats carrying hundreds of activists sailing in solidarity with Palestinians have been intercepted by Israeli forces.

We demand the safe passage of humanitarian aid to help relieve hunger and suffering in Gaza. bit.ly/4o08wgS

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 11d

What does it mean to wage war on land itself? @georgemonbiot.bsky.social exposes how bombardment in Gaza is killing people and erasing the Palestinians’ soil, food, and history. Read on to confront Israel’s assault on ecosystems, livelihoods, and the possibility of a people’s future bit.ly/4gPuLnj

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 12d

From the olive trees of Palestine to the shifting borders of Lebanon, the struggle over land and belonging is written in people’s lives, lived conflicts, and generations of displacement. Elias Ayoub, Justice Fellow, reflects on hope as an act of resistance. www.unitededge.net/post/blurred...

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 13d

Behind every powerful learning journey is a team that makes it possible. They are activists, thinkers, and changemakers supporting participants in their JBA learning journey. If you haven’t signed up yet, you still have until October 2 to join us. Book your spot at www.unitededge.net/jba-foundation

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 16d

In Gaza, aid workers are caught in bureaucratic limbo with delayed visas, restricted access, and confusing authorizations, while civilians grow more desperate every day. Humanitarian aid shouldn’t need permission to save lives. Israel should let humanitarian aid through. Rhttp://bit.ly/46oTifx

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 17d

Indigenous peoples in Ecuador’s Amazon are sounding the alarm on a proposed $47 billion oil expansion plan, 18 of which are overlapping ancestral territories, without free, prior and informed consent. For Indigenous peoples, it's about their life, culture, ecosystems, and sovereignty.
bit.ly/3IFzGui

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 18d

Last year, the Israeli military launched “Operation Northern Arrows”, one of the deadliest escalations of the recent conflict.

One year on, Lebanon still waits for justice and reparations. Many are still unable to return home. Israel must provide full and adequate reparations. bit.ly/4muDegU

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 19d

Around the world, we see the limits of traditional aid and development models. They reinforce the very systems of injustice they claim to challenge. The Justice Based Approach is about shifting perspective, asking not just what we do, but how and why we do it.
www.unitededge.net/jba-foundation

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 23d

Swipe through to see how justice is being twisted and who pays the price. In Asia, defending land and the environment is increasingly criminalized. Indigenous peoples, farmers, and activists are being detained and harassed for defending the land. Global Witness Report here: bit.ly/3IrWYnl

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 24d

Charity disempowers. Justice transforms. Learn how at the Justice Based Approach: Foundation Course, a learning journey to reimagine development, advocacy, and social, humanitarian, and environmental justice. Deadline for registration is October 2.
www.unitededge.net/jba-foundation

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 24d

In El Salvador, two human rights defenders were arrested while peacefully protesting an eviction threatening hundreds of families. This isn’t just repression—it’s a chilling warning that in El Salvador today, speaking up for justice can get you locked up. bit.ly/46Har3X

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 25d

In Colombia’s Catatumbo, girls are being trafficked, tortured, and enslaved by armed groups, and the state's response was almost invisible. Last year, over 150 women escaped horrendous conditions, revealing normalized sexual violence. Justice demands dismantling systems that allow it. bit.ly/3KaKNMd

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 26d

Between 2002 and 2015, forest loss in Brazil’s southern Amazon reduced the amount of rainfall during the dry season by more than 5%, a recent study found.

Researchers found that a reduction in forest cover reduced evapotranspiration and disrupted regional atmospheric systems.

More deforestation leads to a drier dry season, Amazon study finds

In Brazil’s southern Amazonian region, where the notorious “arc of deforestation” has been expanding since the 1970s, forest loss is reshaping the region’s atmospheric water cycle. As the Amazon…

news.mongabay.com

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · 26d

A UN Commission of Inquiry confirmed that Israel’s actions in Gaza since Oct 2023 amount to genocide, highlighted by mass killings, blocked aid, forced displacement, and rhetoric from top leaders that betray intent. Will it demand accountability, spark action, or just die down?http://bit.ly/4mgOgq0

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · Sep 12

With @iaran.org & CHL, we’re proud to present Future of Aid 2040: Pathways to Transformation, a report built from the insights of nearly 900 people. With 77% from the Global South & 40% with lived experience of crisis, this study centers the voices that matter most. iaran.org/future-of-aid

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ghana’s new debt deal and IMF-backed restructuring may have restored some economic stability, but everyday people are still bearing the brunt of sky-high living costs. Civil society is demanding real accountability, not just temporary fixes. bit.ly/47w1wn0

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · Sep 9

Indigenous peoples are tired of being told “resilience” is enough, when it excuses colonial trauma, and leaves the systems causing harm untouched. Indigenous sovereignty is the real climate solution, rooted in land return, ecological knowledge, and reparative justice. bit.ly/3VFXRf3

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United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · Sep 8

Northern Mindanao’s victory against a massive LNG project shows the power of grassroots resistance. For fisherfolk, displaced families, and environmental defenders it’s about rejecting decades of fossil fuel expansion and building a just, renewable future. bit.ly/4nfKcXP

United Edge @justunitededge.bsky.social · Sep 5

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