Jessica Kantor

I recently traveled to Türkiye to chair a discussion on "Developing Food and Water Security at Scale" for the @HorasisOrg Global Meeting which focused on “Creating Impact with Innovation, Sustainability and Reconstruction.” (thread)

I'll be speaking with organizations serving communities in Paraguay, Brazil, Honduras, Morocco, Romania, Slovakia, U.S., and more about the challenges they're facing and the solutions they're implementing with the Stoplight Network! Virtual access: povertystoplight.typeform.com/to/oPm63tfW

Heading to The Cerrito Forum 2024 on September 3rd, where global development leaders are gathering to speak about co-creating solutions with the communities they're serving and eliminating multidimensional poverty. Learn more about the event here: cerrito.com.py/#/?lang=en

@Center4Native works to increase mental health support for native youths & runs initiatives to address the widescale issue of missing & murdered Indigenous women. Read my conversation with Nikki Santos for the Solutions Insights Lab from @soljourno to learn more about this.

Today is Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness Day. Murder is the 3rd leading cause of death among Native Americans aged 10-24 & Native women are 10x more likely to be murdered or sexually assaulted. 95% of MMIW cases are not covered by the media (@ProjNativeHope)

Looking forward to hosting a virtual discussion for @Catalyst2030 #Catalysingchangeweek2024 CCW2024 on Eliminating Multidimensional Poverty with @martinburt of @PStoplight and Larry Reed of Thrive Lights US! Join us May 7th at 11amET. catalyst2030.net/events/elimina…

If you care about this conflict, and have a few minutes to spare, please read this piece by @Ha_Matar. It is the best thing I've read this whole month. Brave, detailed, balanced, empathetic, and with a few small embers of hope at the end. 972mag.com/october-war-is…

Bears repeating: I am an Israeli Jew. I refuse to see all Palestinians as my enemy. Do some of them want us gone? Of course. Do some Israelis want them gone? Of course. But I can still decide where I stand. And I choose to continue looking for a way forward.

CNN statement on their freelancer who embedded with Hamas during the Oct. 7 massacre of Israeli civilians: “We are aware of the article and photo concerning Hassan Eslaiah, a freelance photojournalist who has worked with a number of international and Israeli outlets. While we have not at this time found reason to doubt the journalistic accuracy of the work he has done for us, we have decided to suspend all ties with him.”

Sorry for the anger, but a month into this I am so sick—like nauseous sick—of people justifying or denying what Hamas did on October 7th *and* people justifying or denying what Israel has been doing in Gaza since then. Both are real and both are wrong. Deal with the facts.

We are thrilled to announce our collaboration with Solutions Insights Lab on a website examining what's working & not working in #socialinnovation. Discover how we, as a team, support research & dialogue to advance problem-solving knowledge. ➡️ whatsworkingsolutions.org @soljourno

@AmiDar I want to help any way I can - please reach out when you know more!

We urgently need a coalition of the kind and the reasonable, all over the world. This may sound nuts, but I think we can do it. Would you like to hear more? (Asking to give myself the courage to do this.)

Not antisemitic: to criticize the Israeli government, its leaders, or its policies as you would that of any other country. Israelis do this every day. Totally, hideously, 100% antisemitic: to criticize or attack Jews around the world for Israel's actions.

I love Israel, I have family there. But sadly, the current government is right wing extremist. A government that speaks like that is dangerous. It is not only dangerous to the Palestinian people, but also for the future of Jewish Israelis and everyone who lives there.

We need better leaders.

Replies to this are insane. I'll break it down Barney-style for Twitter: NOT ANTISEMITISM: - Wanting to address humanitarian crisis of Palestinians - Opposing Israel's government and policies ANTISEMITISM: - Cheerleading Hamas - Wanting to destroy Israel and displace 9 million

@JessKantrowitz @SkollFoundation It was great you could be involved in this. So appreciative of your work!

Thank you @HorasisOrg @AmbreNaija @dianasabrain @zeneatingmomo @PlanBlueHQ Mustafa Oguz

Our hope was to leave the audience feeling informed on the questions and issues that still need to be addressed, but excited to hear about potential solutions that have proven success metrics. I believe we achieved this!

I recently traveled to Türkiye to chair a discussion on "Developing Food and Water Security at Scale" for the @HorasisOrg Global Meeting which focused on “Creating Impact with Innovation, Sustainability and Reconstruction.” (thread)