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(2/3): Our speakers bring expertise across investigative journalism, feminist organising, digital rights & philanthropy to unpack the report's findings & what they mean for movements resisting anti-rights backlash worldwide.

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Jerry Richardson - Jerry Richardson Is a researcher at the Institute for Journalism and Social Change (IJSC), where her work has been predominantly focused on cross-border follow-the-money investigations. She has a Master’s degree in Investigative Reporting from Birkbeck, University of London and previously worked on investigations at Truth Defence, a non-profit focused on state-disinformation and lawfare. Sheena G. Magenya - Sheena G. Magenya has nearly two decades of civil society working experience in East and Southern Africa. She has a background in media and communications, and is interested in the opportunities that African women have to influence and effect change in social and political spaces, including online spaces. She is curious about technology and the internet, and passionate about intersectional feminist ideas and approaches to social justice. Sheena leads Communications and Community Engagement at the Association for Progressive Communication’s Women’s Rights Programme. Justin Chidozie - Justin Chidozie the Co-Executive Director of CHEVS, a youth-led feminist collective advancing LGBTQI+ equality across Africa. A public policy professional with six years of experience in the LGBTQI+ and feminist movement, Justin works at the intersection of rights advocacy, strategic partnerships, and movement building across the African continent. At CHEVS, Justin leads the organisation's overall programme strategy, navigating the complex terrain of funding, power, and accountability that shapes what is possible for frontline organisations in the Global South. His work has given him a grounded, first-hand understanding of how external funding flows — including those from major philanthropic institutions — can simultaneously resource and undermine the communities they claim to support.
July 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
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(1/3): 📢 Join the global virtual launch of Big Tech Cash for the Backlash, a new investigation by @ijsc.bsky.social & Noor exposing how #BigTech philanthropy has funded anti-rights orgs while also supporting human rights groups.

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July 2026 1 PM UTC / 9 AM New York / 4 PM Beirut. Available in English, Spanish and French. Registration required.
June 29, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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(2/2):
Explore the research.
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Big Tech Cash for the Backlash - Noor
Big Tech Cash for Backlash How Silicon Valley Philanthropy Undermines Rights Worldwide This report is part of Noor’s multi-year program on the political economy of fascism and fundamentalism, built on...
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May 4, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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(2/2): Read the full report: wearenoor.org/4347-2-big-t...

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Big Tech Cash for the Backlash - Noor
Big Tech Cash for Backlash How Silicon Valley Philanthropy Undermines Rights Worldwide This report is part of Noor’s multi-year program on the political economy of fascism and fundamentalism, built on...
wearenoor.org
April 22, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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Watch this space...

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April 2, 2026 at 8:37 AM
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(2/2): Hear them uncover the hidden financial flows fueling fascist and fundamentalist forces - and how we can fight back.

🗓 11th March 2025
⏰ 4:30PM - 6:00PM
📍 CCUN - 11th Floor

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Bhumika Muchhala, Third World Network - Bhumika Muchhala is a senior advisor at the Third World Network, a policy research and advocacy organization addressing global trade, climate and economic governance, and Lecturer in International Political Economy at The New School. Her policy work, in collaboration with diverse actors such as international civil society, policymakers, multilateral institutions and social movements, addresses structural transformation of the international financial system and equity in global economic governance. She has advised global South governments in the context of international negotiations, led advocacy coalitions and serves as a thought leader for international advocates. Her transdisciplinary research and scholarship includes international political economy, feminist political economy, political ecology, policy discourses, and critical theories such as dependency, colonialism, postcolonialism and decoloniality. She has published journal articles in Feminist Economics, World Development and Nature, among others, as well as book chapters and over 50 policy reports. Bhumika holds a PhD in International Political Economy from the New School and an MSc in Development Theory, History and Policy from the London School of Economics. Sofía Scasserra, Transnational Institute - Sofia Scasserra is a research associate at the Transnational Institute (TNI) specializing in digital economy, employment and development. She is a researcher at the Institute of the World of Work at the Universidad Nacional Tres de Febrero (UNTREF) in Argentina. She also advises the international trade union movement, among other public policy-making actors in Argentina. Naureen Shameem, Noor - Naureen Shameem is a feminist activist and human rights lawyer with roots in Pakistan, with a focus on investigating and challenging the global far right, and transnational organizing. She is the executive director of Noor, alongside an amazing group of co-conspirators. Naureen is also a director of the transnational grassroots solidarity network Women Living Under Muslim Laws. She previously led the Advancing Universal Rights and Justice Initiative at AWID, and coordinated the Observatory on the Universality of Rights (OURs), a collaborative project countering fundamentalisms and fascisms. Naureen has acted as an advocate for gender, migrant and social justice with a number of groups; and has served in an advisory capacity with the Nebula Fund and Amnesty International. She was a Women and Justice Fellow at Cornell Law School, and studied women's human rights, international law, critical legal theory, and religion at Harvard Law School. Maher Sattar, The Fuller Project - Maher Sattar is an award-winning journalist and senior editor at The Fuller Project. Maher's career has spanned broadcast, print, and digital reporting, with a decade covering South and Southeast Asia for outlets such as The New York Times, Al Jazeera, and The Washington Post. He has reported extensively on the climate crisis, migration and refugees, politics, and the international labor movement, with a particular focus on how women - such as Bangladeshi garment workers - organize for their rights in these arenas.
March 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM