Magazine Antiques columnist. Author of Ours to Explore: Privilege, Power, and the Paradox of Voluntourism. Working on: a true crime pod Repp'd @cbucci_bookman
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My debut book, Ours to Explore: Privilege, Power, and the Paradox of Voluntourism — an exposé of the combination of volunteering and travel — is officially in the world. You can order it from any major bookseller, local bookstore, or from my publisher: nebraskapress.unl.edu/potoma…
I was today years old when I realized that my credit card points are financed by people who are trapped in credit card debt. That makes "free" flights a hell of a lot less appetizing.
10 Books to Read When the World's Completely on Fire. Thank you @fodorstravel for including #OursToExploreBook on the list. fodors.com/news/photos/books…
#Travel #tourism #voluntourism #travelwriting
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@PhilippaBiddle has devoted herself to understanding the origins, intentions, and outcomes of the voluntourism industry built on the premise of doing good, and she tracks that investigation in OURS TO EXPLORE.
Explore during our summer sale bit.ly/2WnvVj8
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Honored that student Ketong Li cited my, @PhilippaBiddle & @sarika008's reporting in her award-winning @nytimes essay. nytimes.com/2022/06/17/learn… @missporters The Voluntourist’s Dilemma: nytimes.com/2016/03/22/magaz…
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Humanitarian Aid: How to Help Without Doing Harm feat. OURS TO EXPLORE author @PhilippaBiddle byuradio.org/6a9e08c7-e994-4…
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The Problem With Little White Girls (and Boys): Why I Stopped Being a Voluntourist pippabiddle.com/2014/02/18/t… a través de @philippabiddle
Oldie but goldie
At least once each day I reflect on how fashion and media have moved eerily close to the Capitol in The Hunger Games — and that doesn’t seem to alarm anyone. Like…#TheMaskedSinger exists.
Congrats @maximumbeth for being named a woman to follow in travel by @CNTraveler — and thanks for thinking of including me too! cntraveller.com/gallery/inte… #womenintravel #wits #WomensDay
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Travellers are beginning to recognize privilege; a huge step forward in conversations about voluntourism. A Q&A with author @PhilippaBiddle : vergemagazine.com/21-2/depar… #voluntourism @volunteerabroad #travelwithpurpose
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WE Charity, which Canadians were told would no longer exist by now here, has retained Harvey Weinstein's law firm to sue the CBC.
Lawsuit filed in U.S. courts.
WE Charity is suing the CBC for defamation in response to false and misleading reporting by journalists @cbcmarkkelley and @HarveyCashore.
The legal filing provides more than 450 pages of detailed allegations supported by evidence. Read the statement: bit.ly/3ozUhDi
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Travellers are beginning to recognize privilege; a huge step forward in conversations about voluntourism. A Q&A with author @PhilippaBiddle : vergemagazine.com/21-2/depar… #voluntourism @volunteerabroad #travelwithpurpose
"Expecting change—simply because we’ve had time to reflect—is extremely optimistic. " - my thoughts on voluntourism and #OurstoExploreBook in the new issue of @VergeMagOnline vergemagazine.com/21-2/depar…
"Travellers are beginning to recognize privilege; a huge step forward in conversations about voluntourism. A Q&A with author Pippa Biddle." vergemagazine.com/21-2/depar…
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The White Saviors, which we are being sued for, has now been honoured by @AmazonMusic and @ApplePodcasts as one of the Best Podcasts of 2021.
Honored to be nominated for a Bessie Award in the Social Impact category for #OursToExploreBook. Voting is open to all past and present @WITSummit attendees and runs through April 6, 2022. bessieawards.org/finalists
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So now, once again, the public is bombarded with a cloud of accusation and litigation, just as this story gets back to the obvious question:
Where did the money really go?
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To be clear, these verified reports do not simply "raise questions." They provide answers:
WE Charity deceived its donors. + canadaland.com/shows/the-whi…
