Marie Gillespie

Professor of Sociology, The Open University, UK

[Dr Margie Cheesman @margchee]

Giving a talk on 28 Feb, online via @KingsCollegeLon.
Register to find out about the intersections between money technologies, humanitarian relations, and religious concepts.
https://t.co/Ul2wRpJn9l

[Dr Margie Cheesman @margchee]

Latest article. I reflect on #humanitarian orgs' technological choices (including stablecoins in Ukraine...) and review @FleurEJ's new book '#Help'.

https://t.co/Lf3iZNqokC

Thanks to Fleur, @claudia_aradau & S Humphreys for last year's convo @LSELaw which this emerged from.

[Marie Gillespie @MarieBGillespie]

@JFCrisp An important book indeed and if you would like to hear testimonies directly from Kutapalong camp about UN abuses and the impact of climate change visit

https://t.co/mGGYAEb7m7+

[Marie Gillespie @MarieBGillespie]

On the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Olga Olenichenko talks about what 'walking through war' has been like - plz read, share and donate, if you can https://t.co/A6SjbMNIfP

[Covid Chronicles from the Margins 🧡 @cov19chronicles]

If you would like to contribute to Olga’s shelter and help her provide for the women and children – please visit the Go Fund Me link: https://t.co/JwY1TSLQSP

#Ukraine #gofundme #donate #shelter #displaced #women #children

[Covid Chronicles from the Margins 🧡 @cov19chronicles]

“You feel you are trapped in huge, big, powerful ocean waves”

Olga walks us through what Russia’s war on #Ukraine has been like for her, as the coordinator of a shelter that she created for internally displaced women and children

https://t.co/QVP6cEAnCn

[Marie Gillespie @MarieBGillespie]

@IAMCRtweets Annabelle - an inspiring colleague to so many of us and great friend - will be sorely missed. Mx

[OU Arts & Social Sciences @OU_FASS]

Olga organises shelter for internally displaced families in western Ukraine - the shelter urgently needs funds for a generator for heat and hot water. Follow her conversation with Prof @MarieBGillespie and discover more about Olga's work 👉 https://t.co/3wadqVAAve

[Marie Gillespie @MarieBGillespie]

https://t.co/SoJ9VcrTPF #GoFundMe please spare a moment to watch Olga’s appeal and help her provide heat and light in the shelter for internally displaced Ukrainian women and children - thank you.

[101 East @AJ101East]

“I want to let the world understand the real Afghanistan.”

Yang Sen, an ambitious Chinese entrepreneur, has a grand plan - to launch a new media outlet in Afghanistan. He’s got money, a studio and a team of journalists. But is that all it will take? https://t.co/GKFlQxIifo

[lyse doucet @bbclysedoucet]

“Women of #Ukraine, #Afghanistan & #iran are tied together - our bodies have become a battlefield“ ⁦@NazaninBoniadi⁩ in great panel moderated by ⁦@BBCYaldaHakim⁩ ⁦@BBC100women⁩

[SistersNotStrangers @SNS_Sisters]

Today, #SistersNotStrangers call out the UK Government’s hypocrisy towards survivors of sexual violence.
Please listen to & share our statement!
Thank you to everyone who signed this. In these dark times, your support means everything to us.
#WeAreSurvivorsToo @cov19chronicles

[University of Glasgow @UofGlasgow]

'UofG is sending a powerful message that we're an open & welcoming institution with a proud history of reaching a hand of friendship to refugees' @sabir_zazai

We've been awarded @UniofSanctuary status for our commitment to supporting people who have experienced forced migration

[Elizabeth M. Renieris @hackylawyER]

The promises of "decentralized ID" #SSI and #Web3 technologies never stand up to reality -@paulcurrion

I sincerely hope that everyone working on #digitalID & especially #SSI @DigitalEU @EssifL @ServidaAndrea @DHSgov @aniltj read this @MCTDCambridge report and heed its cautions.

[Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy @MCTDCambridge]

"Web3 is a problem then, both because it's experimental, but also because, in practice, when actually implemented, it winds up not being innovative enough."

@lanalana speaks at the launch of @margchee's Web3 report.

https://t.co/6FjmMZMsZY

[taryn @thebrightappceo]

Insightful discussion hosted by @MCTDCambridge and @ginasue on Web 3 experimentation in communities at risk. @margchee shared her report and recommendations, @paulcurrion emphasized the lack of oversight, and @lanalana discussing the Gemini implosion. (1/)

[Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy @MCTDCambridge]

"We should not be testing these kinds of experimental projects first on people who don't have choice or alternatives", says @margchee

https://t.co/6FjmMZLVaq

[Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy @MCTDCambridge]

Today, we release a new report into the growing number of experimental #blockchain-based projects that are targeting refugees, aid beneficiaries + other low-income communities.

🧵THREAD 1/11

https://t.co/vuuscDcT1i

[Marie Gillespie @MarieBGillespie]

@MCTDCambridge Illuminating report by anthropologist Margie Cheesman on web3 / block chain experimentation on marginalised groups - especially in Global South - a must read for anyone interested in blockchain in humanitarian contexts