This blog originally appeared on the #ShiftThePower Treehouse. It is the second piece in a two-part blog series, and follows Colouring outside the colouring book: Seeking out the alternative systems for movement organizing.   A funder recently told me how they do not work on ”identity politics.” I was confused by this because we both acknowledged that civil society is in crisis. Most especially, with the recent economic reprisals experienced by civil society. Including to my organization Success Capital that have led us to take a government health agency to court. The pushback against identity politics means being colour blind and “objective”, and inevitably implies centering privilege...

  Download More than just a grantmaker: 25 years of partnering for peace and justice, a book commemorating 25 years of the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust in Sri Lanka.   2025 marks 25 years since the Neelan Tiruchelvam Trust (NTT) was established. NTT was established with the hope that it would be more than just a grantmaker. NTT is arguably the only local grantmaker in Sri Lanka, working to support communities and organizations to further peace and justice. This is my fifth year at the Trust, and in my time there I have learned that the very act of grantmaking is inherently colonial: wanting...