Decolonised Long and Medium-Term Volunteering Guidelines
Type: Publication
Theme: Decolonisation
Format: PDF
Related project: Decolonise IVS
Publisher: CCIVS
Year: 2024
Short summary:
This document’s inconsistencies in the spelling of “decolonization/
decolonisation” and other words and expressions is intentional. Diverse
spelling reflects the fact that decolonial thinking and action - and in this
very project - involves participants coming from a variety of backgrounds,
often non-native English users, and involved in questioning anglicism as
a colonial legacy itself. Editing for ‘consistency’ would silence and erase
the diverse and inclusive participation that is critically needed by the
decolonial movement in order to be successful.
Hopefully, you can value this choice of inclusive representation, and
consider the mild disruption in your reading-flow as disrupting a pattern
of domination!