Lindsay Aranoff

Designer, curator, & advisor. Former policy human, themed to: international law & human rights. Currently building Sapientia, & occasionally fostering pups.

[Doctors w/o Borders @MSF_USA]

How many people have to die before world leaders wake up and call for a ceasefire?

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

“Rats with tiny backpacks are trained to find survivors” after earthquakes. They’re tiny, nimble & can reach areas rescue dogs cannot. Evolving acute rescue tactics post earthquakes is needed. Apopo (nonprofit) & their rats are solidly leading by example: https://t.co/2oHP9i0kLd

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

Humans want to be brands & it’s creepy. Brands are “by intention & design manufactured meaning.” Unlike humans, they don’t bleed, cry or feel. We're messy. It’s living from a place of truth that we move our species towards an existence worth celebrating. https://t.co/yFeoYrRGMA

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

"Modern day slavery in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy," it fuels slave labour, sex trafficking & more. ~10yrs ago I worked off Parliament hill & we ran events to educate "leaders" on mining cobalt. Nothing has changed. We can do better: https://t.co/01vcBEfVy2

[Rammstein 🇵🇸 @rammstein_fella]

Iranian Parliament Votes To Execute 15,000 Protestors Who Participated In Women's Rights Protests

Iran sits on the UN Women's Rights Committee.

Let that sink in.

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

@ellenchisa My favourite spot so far has been Hotel SP34. They also have a v. sweet little restaurant inside (Vaeskt). https://t.co/J3huqqQueE

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

This campaign and exercise in empathy was led by Razom. They're one of our partners for a Ukrainian medical project we've been working on. It uses visualization to imagine what one's city might feel like after becoming a war zone. It's worth exploring: https://t.co/9R43JQtDDR

[Nate Mook @natemook]

Yesterday I stood at the Kramatorsk station as we planned to serve food & coffee to 1000s evacuating. Today we saw their murder—Moms. Kids. People burned alive in their cars. We are in shock but @WCKitchen is not running away—we must stand with the people of Ukraine against evil.

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

@Werner 💙💛✨.

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

@mattcutts Grateful to be the keeper of the big squishy one in your chest, M.✨

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

@mattcutts She is a beast, and I’m glad you’re open to her beastly ways. Wise man.

Thanks for also being willing to explore her snowmageddon dance with Rojo and I. (It’s hard to tell who, out of the two of you, liked it more.✨)

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

@mattcutts Ha. As am I. I prefer to call this: rubber time. Thanks for being willing to get your Canada on, Matt. The first day of snow looks good on you, as does your prioritization of a call with a friend who needed guidance. (The perfect rump is nice too—always a treat for the senses.)

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

“Leadership.” A wildly malleable term. If someone is leading a country where a cultural Genocide occurred, they have a responsibility to show-up on certain occasions. This is not healthy leadership. It’s an example of privilege or nepotism being unchecked. https://t.co/7QPe0yC9a0

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

Refreshing to see female prowess injected into one of the most valuable US agencies. This team was founded by women & there’s a reason for that. Looking forward to when it feels superfluous to highlight female leadership. For now, grateful for what Jen, Matt & other humans built.

[Jennifer Pahlka @pahlkadot]

Fantastic news that @mina_hsiang will be the next administrator of the @USDS! She's a powerful and inspiring leader, and the inspiration for our concept of delivery-driven policy at @codeforamerica (see https://t.co/NktekYGELc) Huge congrats to Mina, the USDS team, and all of us!

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

@mattcutts @RojoPup PS. I’ll work on an akin blog post that may come in the form of a snail mail note instead. For now, here is a visual of my heart in human and pup form. The dynamic Matt and Rojo duo. Rawr!

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

@mattcutts @RojoPup This is really beautiful. Thanks M. For reminding me of my stronger parts when I forget them. (Particularly welcomed this weekend as my Mom’s physiology reminded us how fragile everything can be.) Thank you for you, and for showing up. Honoured to call you MY force of a human.♥️

[Lindsay Aranoff @aranoff]

Team Nate, always choosing to put energy in the right places. If it was possible to clone Nate, I would be very tempted.

[Nate Mook @natemook]

The bridge to Jeremie was damaged in the Haiti earthquake, which means vehicles can’t cross. So the @WCKitchen team had to adapt tonight—turning 17 motorbikes into hot meal delivery vehicles! This food is headed to towns outside Jeremie that were heavily impacted. #ChefsForHaiti

[aja monet @aja_monet]

organize around our values not our hurt.