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Participating in Justice - Invited or Invented?
Marikana informal settlement residents outside the Western Cape High Court (Dennis Webster) Terms like ‘transparency’, ‘accountability’,...

Alana Potter
Nov 18, 20215 min read


The Justice Based Approach: Challenging the ‘Norm’ of Unjust Practices
Looking to a future that includes nature and the planet, a whole society approach, and creatures other than the human beings “Human...

Ashish Barua
Oct 26, 20215 min read


Kamla Bhasin: A Warrior We All Want To Be Like
I was on a call with my team when I received the news of the passing away of Kamla Bhasin, one of the most prominent icons on gender...

Mousumi Gupta
Oct 5, 20213 min read


Solidarity: We Seek the Same Justice
Have you heard anyone talking about justice recently? We certainly have. Movements around the world have been calling for justice for...

Daniel Bevan
Apr 13, 20213 min read


Design For Change: Abolitionist Movement
Visual communications have a unique advantage, as they are able to present images which spark an emotional reaction and convey complex...

Jessica Sinclair
Sep 22, 20203 min read


Coming Soon: Collective Edge -- Answering the Call for Justice
They say that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Decades of work...

Daniel Bevan
Sep 18, 20203 min read


Why Visual Storytelling is the Key to Changing the World
How often have you sat through a dull PowerPoint presentation and tuned out completely? Or been unable to connect with the data in an...

Jessica Sinclair
Aug 13, 20202 min read


Resume or Reset?
Covid-19 cases have hit 5.4 million today, with 340,000 deaths. Yes, the number of those who have recovered is much higher at two...

Shiela R. Castillo
May 28, 20207 min read


Don't Give Food! 8 Tips to Support People Affected by the Pandemic
Over the past few weeks, it's been amazing to see both locals and immigrants coming together to support the many families affected by the...

Daniel Bevan
Apr 28, 20204 min read


Memorials of Our Grief: Building a New World
Imagine a world where you, your neighbors, and the world’s bulging population -- all 7.8 billion of us -- never worry about our basic...

Matt Kletzing
Apr 17, 20205 min read


Parental Guidance Advised! (No, it's not that kind of explicit...)
As many of you, I've been thinking a lot these days about the state of the world -- my little, everyday world and the big world out...

Matt Kletzing
Mar 30, 20203 min read


Demand Change that Stops the Next Covid-19 Before it Begins
Whether you’ve caught it or not, we are all hit hard by Covid-19. It holds us in limbo. We struggle to know how to educate our children...

Matt Kletzing
Mar 24, 20205 min read


Our Justice Based Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Like all humanitarian and health emergencies, the COVID-19 outbreak spreading across the globe requires extraordinary measures to save...

Matt Kletzing
Mar 17, 20203 min read


Are Charities About To Become Extinct?
Is it the end for non-governmental organisations (NGOs)? What will it take for charities to survive? The answer may lie in those that...

Daniel Bevan
Feb 11, 202010 min read


The Justice Based Approach to Change
How would you define justice? Think about it for a second. The word “justice” may conjure images of weighing scales and blindfolded women...

Daniel Bevan
Apr 23, 201913 min read


One Year. 20 Trainings. 492 Heroes.
One year ago today we held our first training on a Justice Based Approach in Vietnam. A group of around 17 of us crowded into the meeting...

Daniel Bevan
May 8, 20182 min read


The Delicate Art of Working with Governments
In an ideal world, everyone should be able to rely on their governments to provide a fair and just society for them to live in. This is...

Tegan Rogers
Apr 3, 20185 min read


10 Top Recommendations for Civil Society from Civil Society
In 2017, United Edge led twelve training sessions across Southeast Asia. Our aim was to bring together different national players in...

Daniel Bevan
Feb 17, 20188 min read


7 Reasons 2017 Gave Us Hope, in Spite of Everything
On the face of it, 2017 hasn’t given us much cause to celebrate. Senseless war rages on in Syria and Yemen; hurricanes and floods ravaged...

Tegan Rogers
Dec 31, 20175 min read


Consular Bodies Leading Support for Civil Society in Southeast Asia
A few weeks ago, we attended an inspiring and informative talk on the history of LGBT progress in North America and internationally by...

Daniel Bevan
May 12, 20172 min read
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