Darcey Rakestraw
@darceyrakestraw.bsky.social
Writing a book on overcoming burnout to transform mission-based work. Communications and media strategist. Hugging a tree, probably. Principal, 2050 Strategies
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TOMORROW: Register now for a discussion with Costs of War contributor @nickturse.bsky.social and Pulitzer Prize winning reporter @azmatzahra.bsky.social on news graveyards, and the costs of war to journalists amid the larger trends impacting journalism. events.brown.edu/watson-inter...
April 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
TOMORROW: Register now for a discussion with Costs of War contributor @nickturse.bsky.social and Pulitzer Prize winning reporter @azmatzahra.bsky.social on news graveyards, and the costs of war to journalists amid the larger trends impacting journalism. events.brown.edu/watson-inter...
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BREAKING: More journalists have died in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 than in both World Wars and other major wars, combined.
Our new report outlines the costs of war to journalists – and the journalism we all rely on. [THREAD, 1/8] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
Our new report outlines the costs of war to journalists – and the journalism we all rely on. [THREAD, 1/8] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
BREAKING: More journalists have died in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023 than in both World Wars and other major wars, combined.
Our new report outlines the costs of war to journalists – and the journalism we all rely on. [THREAD, 1/8] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
Our new report outlines the costs of war to journalists – and the journalism we all rely on. [THREAD, 1/8] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
The people, united... www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khal...
March 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The people, united... www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khal...
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NEW: Our latest research series #ConsumingWar looks at the militarization of pop culture.
Up first: Movies and TV. [THREAD] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
Up first: Movies and TV. [THREAD] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
February 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
NEW: Our latest research series #ConsumingWar looks at the militarization of pop culture.
Up first: Movies and TV. [THREAD] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
Up first: Movies and TV. [THREAD] watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/p...
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Human beings cannot afford journalism to be euphemistic or blinkered about what the US is proposing in Gaza, nor about what that proposal will unleash.
Blowback Like Never Before Will Follow A U.S. Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
Trump is proposing unambiguous ethnic cleansing. That will mean oceans of blood
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Human beings cannot afford journalism to be euphemistic or blinkered about what the US is proposing in Gaza, nor about what that proposal will unleash.
How fitting a ceasefire was announced on MLK's birthday, and a reminder of the intertwined "three evils" of poverty, racism and militarism ❤️
January 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
How fitting a ceasefire was announced on MLK's birthday, and a reminder of the intertwined "three evils" of poverty, racism and militarism ❤️
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More than 1000 doctors and other healthcare workers have been killed by Israel in the past 15 months, many many more like Dr Hussam Abu Safiya have been detained and disappeared. Any hostage deal must include them
It’s two weeks since Israeli soldiers illegally adducted Dr Hussam Abu Safiya - where is he? Where is the international community outrage?
January 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM
More than 1000 doctors and other healthcare workers have been killed by Israel in the past 15 months, many many more like Dr Hussam Abu Safiya have been detained and disappeared. Any hostage deal must include them
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine Francesca Albanese makes another powerful statement, this time standing in solidarity with a scholar terminated for missing work due to cancer treatments.
January 8, 2025 at 4:20 PM
UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine Francesca Albanese makes another powerful statement, this time standing in solidarity with a scholar terminated for missing work due to cancer treatments.
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“There’s this urgency to diagnose what happened on election night…but when we tune within, that’s when we get the clarity.”
A few moments from my great discussion with @beccalenn.bsky.social on navigating grief and throwing out the old playbooks in mission-based work.
A few moments from my great discussion with @beccalenn.bsky.social on navigating grief and throwing out the old playbooks in mission-based work.
December 3, 2024 at 3:51 PM
“There’s this urgency to diagnose what happened on election night…but when we tune within, that’s when we get the clarity.”
A few moments from my great discussion with @beccalenn.bsky.social on navigating grief and throwing out the old playbooks in mission-based work.
A few moments from my great discussion with @beccalenn.bsky.social on navigating grief and throwing out the old playbooks in mission-based work.
Been exploring Youtube and just posted a great convo with the brilliant @beccalenn.bsky.social. We had a FRANK and freewheeling discussion on mission-based work during these chaotic times (come for the discussion on grief and burnout and stay for the astrology!)
From Resistance to Reimagination: Mission-Based Work in Chaotic Times with Rebecca Lenn
YouTube video by Darcey Rakestraw
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December 2, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Been exploring Youtube and just posted a great convo with the brilliant @beccalenn.bsky.social. We had a FRANK and freewheeling discussion on mission-based work during these chaotic times (come for the discussion on grief and burnout and stay for the astrology!)
Hey BSky 👋 Trying to get my footing amidst rapid changes to envision something better. Also still working on a book on narrative change and connecting the dots between war, climate chaos, declining democracy & burnout (spoiler: there are many). www.2050strategies.com/updates/domi...
How Dominant Narratives Prop an Inequitable System and Keep Changemakers Burned Out — 2050 Strategies
I’ve been focused on a creative project for the past several months: I’m writing a book on how the dominant narratives around work and wealth leave us predisposed to burnout and despair. This is espec...
www.2050strategies.com
November 21, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Hey BSky 👋 Trying to get my footing amidst rapid changes to envision something better. Also still working on a book on narrative change and connecting the dots between war, climate chaos, declining democracy & burnout (spoiler: there are many). www.2050strategies.com/updates/domi...