Now Hear It From Me
The story behind the newspaper clippings: five short video clips about my writing, Åland’s government, UN-Habitat, and what happened when I expected to be credited.
human rightsA collection of 5 posts
“Good Question. I Don’t Know.”
A voyage through the calm waters of institutional responsibility, where every sign points onward, every route circles back, and certainty evaporates precisely where accountability begins.
The Phantom Steps Forward
“Everyone” must also include the person who asks an uncomfortable question. The person who wants her work to be recognised. The person who is trying to build a future here.
When Flourishing Becomes Cover
Coming second after an eight-year head start is an unusual basis for a victory speech. A reflection on what happens when generosity becomes an entitlement, someone else’s work becomes an institutional achievement, and the language of human flourishing provides remarkably good cover for making its structurally-vulnerable author disappear.
A Language to Live In: Speaking Oneself In and Choosing to Stay
I learned Swedish, raised a family, became a citizen. Still, speaking the language did not mean being trusted with the keys. From the United States to Sweden and Åland, a story of belonging, exclusion, and what a society must do to deserve the people who choose to stay.