@jordanaugs23 @AKayumAhmed1 I agree- to try to create space for Indigenous voices after using the same system to originally silence them seems counterintuitive. Addressing the disconnect and this history is extremely important. #P8607
@AKayumAhmed1 Space at the table, like many of my peers have said. But also, regeneration- working to dismantle the current epistemic frameworks we apply to HR so that we can place Indigenous knowledge at the core rather than patching it onto what we have created today. #P8607
@oliviaburke2349@AKayumAhmed1 Agree, also important to think about nations tht fund int'l orgs, and how that informs who 'saviors' focus on, and what methods are used to do the 'saving'. #P8607
@AKayumAhmed1 We can't consider the 'savior' and 'savage' as mutually exclusive. Often time States work as both: systematic oppressors and providers of welfare. A new corpus must empower 'victims' to leverage the 'savior' aspects of the state while dismantling the 'savage' aspects. #P8607
@theppadolp@AKayumAhmed1 I agree it would be interesting, but I think this would require belief in the power of int'l HR law from domestic advocates- something that I don't think exists because of this power loophole of individual nations. #P8607
@AKayumAhmed1 The Dobbs decision showed that politicization of an issue within a country can be more powerful than international condemnation. Without a way to enforce human rights treaties, the UN amicus brief had little to no impact. #P8607
@AnishaBhargava3@AKayumAhmed1 This is an interesting point. We talked in class about how the scope of what we consider 'health' has narrowed, which calls more attention to things like mental health, but also takes things like social security and housing out of the fight for UHC #P8607
@AKayumAhmed1 I’m not sure if rebellion is the best way to ensure UHC. The destruction and rebuilding of systems takes time and effort, and a lot of people would be hurt in the meantime. Working together to call out inequities and improve existing services may be a better option #P8607