"If you look at the DNA of philanthropy it reinforces competition over collaboration, individual over community. There's very little self-regulation and being at the whim of privilege pushes + pulls any idea that comes into it into a very narrow lens." - @DerekABard #DeptofDreams

"Projects lifting up a particular community aren't seen to contribute to cohesion. There continues to be an issue with Black liberation and the impact of that on other communities is huge. People making decisions don’t have experience of those things." - @DerekABard #DeptofDreams

"The funding sector talks a lot about data + evidence yet through that we know who's more affected by police brutality, COVID-19. Inaction upon that is a political act in itself. The fact that you have ignored this for so many years, that’s conscious." - @DerekABard #DeptofDreams

"It’s not about giving, it’s redistribution. It’s about giving back what has been extracted. The amount that’s distributed to us is not even close to the amount distributed on our behalf. The charity sector views black + brown people as beneficiaries." - @DerekABard #DeptofDreams

"If you put 90% of funding to fill the gaps left behind by the state and you’re doing so with 0.5% of the resources that the state have to do it, you’ll always be fighting. Is that a good use of money? Or is it better to invest in catalysing change." - @DerekABard #DeptofDreams

"We need to invest in truly structural changes that fundamentally reimagine everything to make us a better society, our relationships and our understanding of each other. This isn't about displacement, it’s about being good. It’s about being better." - @DerekABard #DeptofDreams