Rozina Spinnoy
@rozinabxl.bsky.social
Design Strategist | Social Entrepreneur | Inclusive-diverse-sustainable-feminist-equitable-communities-cities-places-public space
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Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy
A Mother’s Reflections on Masculinity, Intersectionality, and Systems Change
open.substack.com
I wanted to share more of my personal reflections that influence my professional work - publicly through writing and sharing directly on substack.
Here is the first essay in a new Substack series:
“Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy.” open.substack.com/pub/rozinasp...
Here is the first essay in a new Substack series:
“Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy.” open.substack.com/pub/rozinasp...
I wanted to share more of my personal reflections that influence my professional work - publicly through writing and sharing directly on substack.
Here is the first essay in a new Substack series:
“Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy.” open.substack.com/pub/rozinasp...
Here is the first essay in a new Substack series:
“Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy.” open.substack.com/pub/rozinasp...
Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy
A Mother’s Reflections on Masculinity, Intersectionality, and Systems Change
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I wanted to share more of my personal reflections that influence my professional work - publicly through writing and sharing directly on substack.
Here is the first essay in a new Substack series:
“Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy.” open.substack.com/pub/rozinasp...
Here is the first essay in a new Substack series:
“Raising Emotionally Intelligent Young Men in Patriarchy.” open.substack.com/pub/rozinasp...
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Friends in London! New exhibit "Renée Gailhoustet: A Thousand and One Ways of Living" this Friday at the AA. Precedes the release of Renée Gailhoustet, a new book by NVBL, to which I contributed a piece on Gailhoustet's unique role in producing healthy social housing throughout the late 20th century
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Friends in London! New exhibit "Renée Gailhoustet: A Thousand and One Ways of Living" this Friday at the AA. Precedes the release of Renée Gailhoustet, a new book by NVBL, to which I contributed a piece on Gailhoustet's unique role in producing healthy social housing throughout the late 20th century
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
It never ceases to amazing me how countries come to a halt with a bit of snow - then bike lanes are completely disregarded..Not only the Netherlands! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Damage is piling up’: has the Netherlands forgotten how to cope with snow?
Cyclists and others voice frustration as transport infrastructure descends into chaos amid increasingly rare cold snap
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 4:16 PM
It never ceases to amazing me how countries come to a halt with a bit of snow - then bike lanes are completely disregarded..Not only the Netherlands! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Much of the dysfunction you find in organizations, and most of the problems you find in software development, come from the fact that people—engineers in particular—believe that complex systems (in the Cynefin sense) can be understood and controlled. They can not.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Much of the dysfunction you find in organizations, and most of the problems you find in software development, come from the fact that people—engineers in particular—believe that complex systems (in the Cynefin sense) can be understood and controlled. They can not.
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We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer #Climate
We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer
How might we prevent sea-level rise? Satellite-based radar, solar-powered drones, robot submarines and lab-based ‘artificial glaciers’ could all play a role
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
We study glaciers. ‘Artificial glaciers’ and other tech may halt their total collapse | Brent Minchew and Colin Meyer #Climate
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds #Climate
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds #Climate
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‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
Kolahoi is one of many glaciers whose decline is disrupting whole ecosystems – water, wildlife and human life that it has supported for centuries
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:43 AM
‘Even the animals seem confused’: a retreating Kashmir glacier is creating an entire new world in its wake
In the past 12 months alone, enemies of liberal democracy haveundermined the integrity of elections, harmed the ability of governments to implement evidence-based policy on issues such as climate change and vaccination…”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back | Paul Taylor
With democratic values under attack from populists within and former allies without, there are no simple solutions, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:11 AM
In the past 12 months alone, enemies of liberal democracy haveundermined the integrity of elections, harmed the ability of governments to implement evidence-based policy on issues such as climate change and vaccination…”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Indonesia and Thailand floods death toll passes 600 with hundreds still missing
Indonesia and Thailand floods death toll passes 600 with hundreds still missing
Heavy monsoon rains strike across south-east Asia leaving thousands of people without shelter or critical supplies
Indonesian and Thai authorities are racing to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as they said more than 600 people had died in devastating floods and landslides across south-east Asia.
Heavy monsoon rains have overwhelmed parts of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia in recent days, leaving thousands of people stranded without shelter or critical supplies. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Indonesia and Thailand floods death toll passes 600 with hundreds still missing
www.theguardian.com/environment/... “The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.”
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
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October 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/... “The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.”
Co graduations to the city of Leuven for winning as European City of Culture 2030 - congrats to Mayor Mohamed Ridouani. Also well done to all for Molenbeek campaign. www.ecocnews.com/capitals/ite...
Leuven 2030, the Humane Nature for Love
EcocNews begins a journey among the cities of Belgium and Cyprus to learn through their answers to five questions about the work they are doing for to be Ecoc.
www.ecocnews.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Co graduations to the city of Leuven for winning as European City of Culture 2030 - congrats to Mayor Mohamed Ridouani. Also well done to all for Molenbeek campaign. www.ecocnews.com/capitals/ite...
Excellent to listen to Jose Chong from UN Habitat and many others, at the VIII Biennale dello Spazio Pubblico being held in Rome - on the Global Public Space Programme and Network. Session moderated by Luisa Bravo from City Space Architecture
September 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Excellent to listen to Jose Chong from UN Habitat and many others, at the VIII Biennale dello Spazio Pubblico being held in Rome - on the Global Public Space Programme and Network. Session moderated by Luisa Bravo from City Space Architecture
I certainly did adore Robert Redford.. sad to learn of his passing. “A champion of bringing untold stories to the screen..” an activist and truly so much more.
September 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I certainly did adore Robert Redford.. sad to learn of his passing. “A champion of bringing untold stories to the screen..” an activist and truly so much more.
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There's a word for the #EU's inaction over #Gaza: racism | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There's a word for the EU's inaction over Gaza: racism | Shada Islam
Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 4:24 AM
There's a word for the #EU's inaction over #Gaza: racism | Shada Islam www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Police arrest 13 people at Palestine Action protest in Norwich
Police arrest 13 people at Palestine Action protest in Norwich
Protesters holding placards outside City Hall detained on suspicion of displaying item in support of proscribed group
Police arrested 13 people at a protest in Norfolk on Saturday on suspicion of showing support for the proscribed group Palestine Action.
A group assembled outside City Hall in St Peters Street, Norwich, holding placards referencing the organisation, Norfolk police said. The force said they were arrested on suspicion of displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation, contrary to section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Police arrest 13 people at Palestine Action protest in Norwich
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"Don't feel bad if you're not reading every great book. No one ever has, and no one ever will."
Read Whatever the Hell You Want
Enjoy yourself.
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August 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"Don't feel bad if you're not reading every great book. No one ever has, and no one ever will."
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Brexit damage is "far from over".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters...
Voters Urged To Avoid A 'Second Helping Of Farage' Nine Years After Brexit Vote
A new poll suggested the Reform UK leader is on course to be prime minister.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Brexit damage is "far from over".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/voters...
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Was an interesting weekend to finish this book to say the least, but wanted to recommend MARTYR! to anyone who hasn’t read it. Just astoundingly beautiful prose (you can tell the author is a poet), with so much to say about the stories we tell about ourselves and others.
June 22, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Was an interesting weekend to finish this book to say the least, but wanted to recommend MARTYR! to anyone who hasn’t read it. Just astoundingly beautiful prose (you can tell the author is a poet), with so much to say about the stories we tell about ourselves and others.
This is the kind of power we need at the moment - a ‘Different Kind of Power’. What’s happening at the moment only re-instates the need for more female and humane leadership. We’d have a different world if that was the case! Good to see @jacindaardern.bsky.social in Brussels last week.
June 22, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is the kind of power we need at the moment - a ‘Different Kind of Power’. What’s happening at the moment only re-instates the need for more female and humane leadership. We’d have a different world if that was the case! Good to see @jacindaardern.bsky.social in Brussels last week.
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Breaking News: President Trump said that the U.S. had bombed Fordo, Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear facility, as well as two other sites.
U.S. Enters War With Iran, Striking Fordo Nuclear Site: Live Updates
President Trump announced the United States had struck Fordo, Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear facilities, as well as two other sites.
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June 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Breaking News: President Trump said that the U.S. had bombed Fordo, Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear facility, as well as two other sites.
Good to see a bit of colour on a dreich Brussels day today! These are rather sweet sculptures in the public space near Ijzer metro.
June 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Good to see a bit of colour on a dreich Brussels day today! These are rather sweet sculptures in the public space near Ijzer metro.
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"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
June 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"This was an experiment by a kindergarten class. They dropped seeds in the cracks of the sidewalk to see what would happen.
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
This would help our bees "
via I Love Bees
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Damn right
The cdritical point is that there will be no economy worthy of the name by 2050 if drastic action on emissions - and fossil fuels in particular - is not taken NOW
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The cdritical point is that there will be no economy worthy of the name by 2050 if drastic action on emissions - and fossil fuels in particular - is not taken NOW
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says
Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says ‘answers have to come from the economy’ as climate policies trigger populist-fuelled backlash
www.theguardian.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Damn right
The cdritical point is that there will be no economy worthy of the name by 2050 if drastic action on emissions - and fossil fuels in particular - is not taken NOW
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The cdritical point is that there will be no economy worthy of the name by 2050 if drastic action on emissions - and fossil fuels in particular - is not taken NOW
www.theguardian.com/environment/...