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Mar 16, 2021

Did She “Bring Yoga to Africa” or Did She Just Bring Chaos to Kenya?

How Paige Elenson, founder of Africa Yoga Project, has weaponized her whiteness and mental health to avoid accountability Content warning: Mentions of sexual assault, sexual exploitation of children, transactional sex, self-harm and suicidal ideation Disclaimer: Allegations brought to our attention against U.S. national Ms. Paige Elenson have been substantiated by…

Africa Yoga Project

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Did She “Bring Yoga to Africa” or Did She Just Bring Chaos to Kenya?
Did She “Bring Yoga to Africa” or Did She Just Bring Chaos to Kenya?
Africa Yoga Project

8 min read


Apr 9, 2020

Protecting Whiteness By Any Means: An Open Letter to Ariel Levy and The New Yorker

We want answers, we need to see an apology and require an immediate retraction / modification. …

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Protecting Whiteness By Any Means: An Open Letter to Ariel Levy and The New Yorker
Protecting Whiteness By Any Means: An Open Letter to Ariel Levy and The New Yorker

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Feb 17, 2020

On African Identity: Are you Indigenous / “Of the Soil” or Nah?

We don’t have control of where we are born, it’s true. However, we do have control over whether or not we admit to the truth of our history. We have control over whether or not we appropriate or claim ownership over what was never ours to begin with. Recently we’ve…

South Africa

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On African Identity: Are you Indigenous / “Of the Soil” or Nah?
On African Identity: Are you Indigenous / “Of the Soil” or Nah?
South Africa

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Jan 21, 2020

The Implicit Trust Given to Whiteness puts Black Children at Serious Risk

We need to do better at protecting our children from foreign men who come to prey on them in the name of “doing good”. Last week we were sent this image of Mr. Daniel Illescas, a Spanish model from Madrid, laying shirtless with a small Kenyan girl who he seems…

Uganda

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The Implicit Trust Given to Whiteness puts Black Children at Serious Risk
The Implicit Trust Given to Whiteness puts Black Children at Serious Risk
Uganda

4 min read


Dec 3, 2019

GIVE THE GIFT OF REVOLUTION THIS #GIVINGTUESDAY

FIVE PROJECTS, FIVE WAYS TO GIVE We are only able to do what we do because you show up to honor our work. When you stand with us and invest in No White Saviors, you are showing a tangible example of how things should be done. …

Fundraising

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GIVE THE GIFT OF REVOLUTION THIS #GIVINGTUESDAY
GIVE THE GIFT OF REVOLUTION THIS #GIVINGTUESDAY
Fundraising

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Sep 12, 2019

International Adoption and the White Savior Industrial Complex

A Birth Mum Tells Her Story: I am called Rose Nantumbwe. I am a 30 year old single mum of 3 children in Kamuli, Uganda. I operate a small shop within the Kamuli market where I sell vegetables. I make about 5000 Ugandan shillings ($1.50 USD) on a daily basis if business is good. In 2015…

Adoption

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International Adoption and the White Savior Industrial Complex
International Adoption and the White Savior Industrial Complex
Adoption

5 min read


May 25, 2019

What We Can All Learn From Stacey Dooley’s ‘White Savior Row’ & Her Refusal to Do Better

I wish we could say that we expected more from Stacey Dooley, Comic Relief and the BBC but the truth is, we are not surprised at all in their total lack of accountability or the absence of any real commitment to do better. …

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What We Can All Learn From Stacey Dooley’s ‘White Savior Row’ & Her Refusal to Do Better
What We Can All Learn From Stacey Dooley’s ‘White Savior Row’ & Her Refusal to Do Better

5 min read


Apr 9, 2019

White Supremacy & The Evangelical Church: Diversity Does Not Make You Non-Racist

When you visit the website of Sparrow Women you are met with the warm smiles of a (racially) diverse team and their one word mission statement, “Peacemakers” followed by their definition of the word, “A person who brings peace. We exist to catalyze the next generation of reconcilers”. At first…

BlackLivesMatter

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White Supremacy & The Evangelical Church: Diversity Does Not Make You Non-Racist
White Supremacy & The Evangelical Church: Diversity Does Not Make You Non-Racist
BlackLivesMatter

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Jan 17, 2019

Please, no more logical fallacies when discussing the Israeli occupation.

Today’s post comes to you from a friend and follower of NWS, Eliora, after we connected through the conversations that have been had surrounding the Palestine / Israeli conflict. Remember to keep in mind that one can be both the oppressed and the oppressor. Our multiple identities are not static…

Israel

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Please, no more logical fallacies when discussing the Israeli occupation.
Please, no more logical fallacies when discussing the Israeli occupation.
Israel

14 min read


Oct 31, 2018

The White Savior Complex, Passion Without Experience or Education: An Open Letter to Maggie Doyne

As our platform grows over at No White Saviors we are watching recovering white saviors start to get it, realizing that intention does not…

Foster Care

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Foster Care

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