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Call to action for Gaza

The Israeli state has broken the hard-won ceasefire on Gaza and recommenced its campaign of bombing the Palestinian population of the overcrowded Strip. Israel’s refusal to move to phase two of the January ceasefire agreement has been followed by a fresh and devastating campaign of airstrikes. Already over 400 souls have been added to the death toll of over 48,000 (primarily women and children) since the start of the war.

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On political economy and billionaire bolt-holes in Aotearoa

While politicians, pundits, and the media tell stories about politics, economics, and society as if they were distinct spheres of influence, the working people of Aotearoa are acutely aware they are not.

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Dissent in a time of fever

I have been wondering (as my time in a University teaching job meanders to an end) about the function of dissent – questioning and challenging the status quo, power, vested interests – in organisations and in wider politics. I once wrote ‘‘One day I’ll find a place where there are no games of power / One day I’ll get struck by a meteor shower”.  What are the implications of the current – and inescapable – power shifts in our social and political world?

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A time to think …

Thinking is always important – particularly at times when we are encouraged to believe it is unnecessary. AI can do that for us, right?

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Ideas for a Feminist Life in 2025

Ngā mihi o te tau hou. Happy New Year. Kia kaha to all our many readers and 1000 subscribers. In 2024 we had over 25,000 reads from over 15,000 individuals. When we set up the Reimagining Social Work Collective website in 2015 we never imagined it would still be going in 10 years. But we’re here and still passionate about encouraging dissent in the struggle to build a better society. While I’ve written about many issues on the RSW blog, intersectional feminism still drives me forward. Please note feminism is for “all those who travel under the sign women. No feminism worthy of its name would…render trans women into ‘not women'”(Ahmed, 2017, p.14).