Tomorrow is Remembrance Day and I want to pay tribute to our Sikh & Panjabi great grandfathers who served time for the British empire that colonised them. My great grandfather Sardar Chajja Singh Mann (Ludhiana district) was a signalman in WW1 and during WW2 he was a Sikh priest (Giani) at the cantonments. Over 1.3 million Indian soldiers fought and …
Protected: Being Grateful AND Demanding Respect
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How to direct message your way into a job
800+ people have told me they are looking for work. Less than 5 have applied for project-based digital jobs I’ve informally advertised here on Linkedin over the last 3 months. Most people are still looking for secure stable jobs – and haven’t woken up to the new reality that project-based digital work IS the new normal. Here’s how it works …
The two types of workplaces you can get a job
There are two types of places you can work. The first you get * a clear structure * very clear roles and responsibilities * told exactly what you need to do and how to do it, * will rarely get credit (esp equity) or recognition for your contribution here esp juniors * to feel comfortable * you mostly “follow the …
A Love Letter to My Soul House
an overdue love letter to my Soul House in the Himalayas. i was only 19 a staunch little Richard Dawkins loving atheist secretly leaving home with nothing but a backpack alone i boarded a bus in a chaotic station in chandigarh the wrong bus somehow we still found each other you were my last resort my mind plagued with thoughts …
Taking a strategic approach to activism and advocacy through revolutionary love
Taking a strategic approach to activism and advocacy through revolutionary love. Recently, after The Australian newspaper published a cartoon dismissing Kamala Harris as “a little brown girl” I emailed a few folks to see if we could take action. I joked and titled the email “angry little brown girl” referring to how unimpressed I was about this. A concerned mentor …
Let’s talk about Aussie media
Let’s talk about Aussie media… and our token multiculturalism and diversity. From 19 000 segments on Australian TV, only 6 % had non-European presenters. Whereas 24% of the population isn’t European (Media Diversity Australia). When it comes to actual representation it’s as aussie as Yeah…. Nah. She’ll be right Our telly ain’t great mate. “100% of free-to-air television national news …
Protected: We have slavery in Australia today.
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Should I show up online?
Two points to consider when it comes to showing up online. People are more likely to trust “someone like themselves” than they are the CEO, a successful entrepreneur, employee, journalist, NGO representative or government. (1) Think about what this means for you, so often we look to institutions to help us with authority and validation. You already have that. Go …
