Carissa Pobre

Carissa Pobre

Carissa Pobre is a writer, strategist, and educator from the Philippines.
23
Dec
Solidarity as an Alternative Story of Power

Solidarity as an Alternative Story of Power

Collective solidarity gives rise to alternative modes and stories of power—in which it is shared, distributed, and kept alive in an interplay of diverse actors.
5 min read
22
Nov
limits to growth

limits to growth

Among the three of us, we always lived in the north part of the city. By that time, no one will want to live here anymore. But I wasn’t sure.
3 min read
23
Sep
on conversation

on conversation

I am always suspected of a sickness, she says. All I want is to trust a man with plain, unshaken faith. I couldn’t speak for days once.
3 min read
27
Oct
Reading as a Relational Practice

Reading as a Relational Practice

We are readers and listeners of each other, relational, constantly unfolding, re-infolding and taking shape.
13 min read
22
Nov
Writing in an Emergency

Writing in an Emergency

During crisis, many things become uncertain. In those early days of the Covid-19 pandemic especially, she said, “Everything became immaterial.”
2 min read
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