Dee May

Founder @PlatesMagazine | I use food to start conversations about human rights, social justice, intangible cultures and the environment.

[Dee May @dmaytan]

New crowdfunding stretch goals! If you'd like to help me scoot a little closer to the table and prolong the presence of alternative narratives, consider supporting me on Ko-fi https://t.co/HdpyHCJIb8 #umbrainstitute #perugia #independentjournalist #foodstudies

[Dee May @dmaytan]

Best birthday present ever! Thank you for helping me pull up a seat at the table <3
https://t.co/mGPj7tdA9D #foodjournalist #independentjournalist #platesmagazine

[Dee May @dmaytan]

10 hours later and we're almost halfway there! Thank you for stepping up to pull our seats a little closer to the tabl. #KofiChallenge #DIYeverything #foodculture #UmbraInstitute

[Dee May @dmaytan]

I just launched a crowdfunding page with @kofi_button (eeep!) https://t.co/HdpyHCJIb8

#independentjournalist #solopreneur #KofiChallenge

[Dee May @dmaytan]

Help me get to #Perugia to present an upcoming paper on microaggressions in #foodjournalism at Umbra Institute's Biennial Food Studies Conference https://t.co/HdpyHCJIb8

#independentjournalist #foodstudies @kofi_button #KofiChallenge

[Dee May @dmaytan]

#MediaFreedom in Commonwealth countries, a wishful #CriticalConversations topic. But no real actionable solutions in the horizon. Long story short, independent journalists, you're on your own. @commonwealthorg

[Dee May @dmaytan]

Happening now @commonwealthorg #CriticalConversations 'Protecting #MediaFreedom throughout the Commonwealth' @julieposetti in conversation with @RanaAyyub @RewcastleBrown @shahidul @Manasseh_Azure

[Dee May @dmaytan]

'I will not be silenced from speaking my truth' -- @RanaAyyub #criticalconversations @commonwealthorg

[Dee May @dmaytan]

💛

[Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom]

“The arc doesn’t just bend towards justice on its own. Courageous individuals bent it for us. And now it’s our turn to play our part,” says human rights lawyer Amal Clooney at #IPFA.

#AmalClooney is the 2020 recipient of the Gwen Ifill #PressFreedom Award.

[Dee May @dmaytan]

Aaaaand two months post @splicenewsroom's #splicebeta with @hamishmckenzie -- and several grant app rejections later -- I've (finally!) decided to create a @substack thing (field notes? sound bites?) for @platesmagazine.

#ABT #diyeverything #solopreneur

[Dee May @dmaytan]

'Don't talk about the t-shirt, talk about the impact' -- @jillshep15 on donor merch @propublica
@lenfestinst #newsphilanthropynetwork

[Dee May @dmaytan]

'Analysis paralysis will kill your campaign' -- @MaryWalterBrown
@lenfestinst #newsphilanthropynetwork

[Dee May @dmaytan]

'Never make assumptions for your audience', 'See your email-ask as GIVING people motivation to support you' -- @jillshep15 @propublica
@lenfestinst #newsphilanthropynetwork

[Dee May @dmaytan]

When there's a spike in your audience, engage quickly, find out why are they here; place them in a bucket, so you can go back to them' -- @MaryWalterBrown
@lenfestinst #newsphilanthropynetwork

[Dee May @dmaytan]

Ah, 4am Zoom sessions ... we meet again. #livinginGMT
@lenfestinst #newsphilanthropynetwork

[Dee May @dmaytan]

Yes, I chose #slowjournalism over the #breakingnews beat for @platesmagazine. But this story might not be around for long.
#rakyatjagahutan #TolakNyahwartaHSKLU
#PertahanHSKLU
#peoplebeforeprofits
#NoDegazettementHSKLU
#climatejustice
#indigenousland
https://t.co/qNRH69fEDu

[Dee May @dmaytan]

I rarely post these kind of things because I always thought, well, I'm sure the #activists will take care of it. But the data is deafening. The no-show of interest of #HSKLU forest on #GoogleTrends, the silence, the lack of #media support at last week's preser. #rakyatjagahutan

[Dee May @dmaytan]

@alansoon Noooooo pressure!

[Dee May @dmaytan]

@dbgermane Dyinggggg😂 (For once I wished this thread was longer!)