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Darcey Rakestraw

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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...

02.04.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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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...

01.04.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 867 πŸ” 499 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 29
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The people, united... www.newsweek.com/mahmoud-khal...

13.03.2025 13:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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...

25.02.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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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

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.

05.02.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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How fitting a ceasefire was announced on MLK's birthday, and a reminder of the intertwined "three evils" of poverty, racism and militarism ❀️

15.01.2025 23:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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

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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.

08.01.2025 16:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Been waiting for something like this! Thanks.

08.01.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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16.12.2024 18:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
From Resistance to Reimagination: Mission-Based Work in Chaotic Times with Rebecca Lenn
From Resistance to Reimagination: Mission-Based Work in Chaotic Times with Rebecca Lenn YouTube video by Darcey Rakestraw

Watch the full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqMm...

03.12.2024 15:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œThere’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.

03.12.2024 15:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™Œ congrats!

02.12.2024 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
From Resistance to Reimagination: Mission-Based Work in Chaotic Times with Rebecca Lenn
From Resistance to Reimagination: Mission-Based Work in Chaotic Times with Rebecca Lenn YouTube video by Darcey Rakestraw

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!)

02.12.2024 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Dominant Narratives Prop an Inequitable System and Keep Changemakers Burned Out β€” 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...

Hey BSky πŸ‘‹ 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...

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