Hello! I’m John Weeks, developing innovative fundraising and communication strategies in Southeast Asia.

I particularly relish the challenge of growing nonprofit infrastructure. I’ve founded Our Books, Our Books Illustration and Design, House32 Web Design, and assisted in getting Open Development Cambodia and the ICT4 Cambodia Development Network off the ground.

I serve on the boards of Open Development Cambodia, Our Books, Nou Hach Literary Journal, and arts ‘think tank’ Sang Salapak.

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CrowdSourced Culture for YOU! The FEED, March 11, 2014
Charity is more than good intentions

The Feed: Reconsidering Columbus Day – 2014

Do we really want to celebrate a guy who took slaves, massacred native Americans and sanctioned horrific violence as governor?


(Thanks Last Week Tonight!) (Alternate link: http://youtu.be/0rvz_aTY0NE)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#Accusations_of_tyranny_during_governorship

“8 Myths and Atrocities About Christopher Columbus and Columbus Day” – Vincent Schilling
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/10/14/8-myths-and-atrocities-about-christopher-columbus-and-columbus-day-151653#.VDIkbz6DbiI.twitter

Columbus Day? Think Again – Thom Hartmann
http://www.thomhartmann.com/articles/2004/10/columbus-day-celebration-think-again

Christopher Columbus and the Indians -Howard Zinn http://www.popularresistance.org/columbus-the-indians-and-human-progress/

Examining the reputation of Christopher Columbus – Jack Weatherford
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/Taino/docs/columbus.html

“Is Columbus Day potentially offensive to Native Americans? Why?”
http://www.quora.com/Is-Columbus-Day-potentially-offensive-to-Native-Americans-Why

‘Columbusing‘ = taking credit for discovering something that’s already there: http://firstpeoples.org/wp/what-is-columbusing-and-how-can-we-eliminate-the-stigma-of-columbus-day/  https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Columbusing


Indigenous-Leaders-Teaser
http://firstpeoples.org/wp/columbus-day-this-year-were-celebrating-indigenous-leaders-day/

Seattle has passed an ordnance to celebrate “Indigenous Peoples Day“. Sounds like a good start.  http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/10/07/taking-stand-against-racism-and-discrimination-seattle-adopts-indigenous-peoples-day
http://rt.com/usa/194040-seattle-native-columbus-day/

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/12/living/columbus-day-indigenous-people-day/
Below: spelling in error, but the sentiment ain’t bad. 🙂
Indigenous Peoples Day Instagram
Image courtesy http://instagram.com/the_roch_mother

Tags: Columbus, Columbus Day, ColumbusDay, Decolonization, history, indigenouspeoplesday, Last Week Tonight, LastWeekTonight

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Charity is more than good intentions


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