Natalie Lartey

@mrs_nlartey

Changemaker, anti-racist, eco-development comms I Founder I I . Views = mine. Née Duck.

Peckham
iied.org
Joined March 2012
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    25 Jun 2020

    Some thoughts from me on . Thanks for driving this change.

    Black Lives Matter protest, London, 2020 (Photo: Joao Pereira via Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
    BLOG: Why global development needs Black activism --> Natalie Lartey discusses how Black activism can support new commitments to fight racism in the global development sector.
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    15 Dec 2021

    BLOG: Starting a journey – reflections on race & racism and the work to do in our organisations and our sector --> Andrew Norton reflects on deep challenges of enduring racism within the development sector & IIED’s ongoing work to contribute to progress.

    Indigenous women of Aldea Campur, Alta Verapaz in Guatemala’s Polochic valley are gathered around large buckets. They make, market and package their own shampoo, earning extra income for themselves and for their families.
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  3. Jan 10

    Check out this great read from ..

    Our most read blog of the last 12 months saw argue how mainstream Western economics is destroying the environment and the knowledge that has conserved nature for millennia. Read the blog & the rest of our top 10 from 2021 -->
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    30 Dec 2021

    If we want a more equal & socially-just society, we need a radical new approach - starting with the way we respond to . This blog by & was one of IIED's top 10 most read in 2021 -->

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  5. 29 Nov 2021

    Great new blog out from on decoloniality and the new ethics of climate and nature. Have a read.

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  6. 22 Nov 2021

    Looking forward to this talk with and

    When we talk about ethical image making in NGOs + research, we talk a lot about informed consent and stereotypes. We also need to talk about race and racism. Join our conversation on Monday with
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  7. 7 Nov 2021

    This was a great conversation thanks . An important listen for all those working on antiracism in the development sector.

    Let’s talk about + . We've released a conversation between myself and Liberian academic, activist + author in "Power in the Pandemic" podcast today. Listen to the podcast here 🎧👉
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    7 Nov 2021
    Replying to and

    Thank you so much! Appreciate the support and the love ❤️❤️

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  9. 7 Nov 2021

    Looking forward to joining at to discuss if sufficiently engages w/issues of race and racism. Will share insights from work on development narratives and racism. 👉

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  10. 7 Nov 2021

    This is what we said in Tottenham in the 90’s tackling police harassment, profiling, and deaths in police custody. I worked at the time. These worlds didn’t meet then, but they do now.

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  11. 7 Nov 2021

    This chant takes me back! The People United Will Never Be Defeated! for the workers, pan Africanists, , women, youth, . Young people are making

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  12. 7 Nov 2021

    Was in training on anti racism. Talked about ‘Whiteness’ ‘White Superiority’ creating experiences for me where my hair was ‘different’ ‘interesting’ ‘bad hair’. Thanks for your

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  13. 7 Nov 2021

    Colonisation systematically destroyed political, social, economic and knowledge systems across many African and south Asian countries. Decolonisation is critical to tackling the poverty and environmental damage this caused. thanks needs this.

    "To accelerate systemic transformation that will build equitable, sustainable we need to decolonize and democratize knowledge systems within education, research, and innovation" -- at today during
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  14. 6 Nov 2021

    The climate justice movement has millions of faces. When the world sees it that way it will be easier to listen and take action.

    Vanessa Nakate's fight for climate justice
    "I think the climate movement has millions of faces." This Ugandan activist pushed Africa's climate justice movement forward on the global stage. Meet Vanessa Nakate (@vanessa_vash )
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  15. 6 Nov 2021

    Great rundown on week one f thanks

    End of week 1 at and to be honest I feel spun around. Have a lot more to say about things outside the process, in the real world, that I'll share later. For now, here's a few thoughts on the "inside" ball...
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    2 Nov 2021

    Good news. The next step is to secure the rights and channel the funding to Indigenous Peoples and local communities.

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    2 Nov 2021

    Panama, Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica announce the creation of a fishing-free marine protected corridor covering more than 500,000 sq km

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  18. 6 Nov 2021

    Great to see the today.

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    6 Nov 2021

    Great to see the today.

    Another world is necessary. Another world is possible. This is just a glimpse of it.
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  20. 5 Nov 2021

    Great blog from by and on forest protection in Mexico and Central America. Forests absorb twice as much carbon as they emit! check it out.

    From , guest blogger Gustavo Sánchez of and explains why and forest communities can no longer be ignored in the distribution of climate finance and describes a new fund that gets money directly to local forest level.
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    2 Nov 2021

    This was such a fantastic event. Feeling lucky to be working for alongside such brilliant people.

    Keynote speech from mayor of Freetown at this event. She aims to , saying "Do not take the people out of the slum, take the slum out of the people."
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