No White Saviors
No White Saviors is an anti-white saviorism social media campaign, predominately present on Instagram. It was launched by two social workers in 2018.
History[edit]
The No White Saviors social media campaign was launched in 2018 by social workers, Olivia Alaso and Kelsey Nielsen.[1][2] Alaso is a Black Ugandan and Nielsen is a white American.[3]
The campaign advocated against the use of images of Black children on social media, with notable critiques of the online activities of British television presenter Stacey Dooley (in 2019),[4] American missionary Renée Bach, and German Bernhard ‘Bery’ Glaser.[3][5] The organisation held its first conference in 2019, in Kampala.[6]
By 2021, No White Saviors' Instagram accounts had attracted 930,000 followers and the team had launched a podcast.[7]
In 2022, Nielsen faced accusations of white saviorism and abuse of power, leading to her resigning from the organisation.[3] In August 2022, the organisation was restructuring with an all-Black leadership team.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Meet the women behind #nowhitesaviors". BBC News. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Ariel Levy. The Mission. New Yorker, [s. l.], v. 96, n. 8, p. 50–61, 2020. Disponível em: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=142551171&site=eds-live&scope=site . Acesso em: 30 jan. 2023.
- ^ a b c d "No White Saviors: how a campaign against stereotype of helpless Africa rose – and fell". the Guardian. 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Red Nose Day 2019: How Does It Work, And Why Is It Being Criticized? May 22, 2019, Lalaka Gharib, NPR
- ^ Levy, Ariel (2020-04-03). "A Missionary on Trial". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Hayden, Sally (22 Aug 2019). "Bono gets a nod as 'white saviours' called out in Uganda". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- ^ Neela-Stock, Siobhan (2021-12-17). "How to avoid becoming a white savior". Mashable SEA. Retrieved 2023-01-30.