Category: blogging
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Lunar New Year
I don’t have the words so literally shared these. It’s January 22. There have already been 33 mass shootings in the US this “year”. We are living in a dystopia. Love and condolences to all impacted by the shootings.
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Green Day
I’ve always wanted to vote Greens but have been have been deterred by the guilt of splitting the vote and actually aiding the other team. The recent success of the Green party during the recent local elections is a beacon of hope for the future. In recent years, the Greens have extended the geographical spread…
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Mental
The Freudian slip that entertained the world for two digital seconds seconds felt like a shock to the system. It was one of the rare moments in our modern society where a white wealthy male acknowledged the hypocrisy of his actions – all be it accidentality. Although Dubya’s mind may have gone to his illegal…
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Switched Off
An eighties baby, I was raised when collective actions and protests were the norm. I remember my mother taking me on the Poll Tax marches and seeing everyday folk smashing shit up. People were not embarrassed to show their anger and their absolute resolution against the Poll Tax going ahead. Thatcher’s Neo-Liberal doctrine was incredibly…
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Bitch Slap.
“Was Will right to slap Chris Rock?” Well was Chris Rock right to joke about Jada’s hair loss? I wonder if Jada Plinkett-Smith was a white woman, would her alopecic ever had been fair ground for a joke? I ask this honestly. Jada has spoken openly about how her hair loss has impacted her: “It…
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TAREN
Anti-Racist School Setting Action Plan I have been very quiet recently, partly due to co-authoring this. This document is a collaboration by teachers, parent activists and community workers to provide a strategy and resources to support schools with their transition to an Anti-Racist school setting. “Education is the strongest weapon we have to change the…
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Retro
Retrograde State of Mind Mercury Retrogrades have had a bit of a bad rap since their recent reincarnation into modern pop culture. By memes and astrology pages alone, Mercury in Retrograde would be up there with four horseman and the front page of The Daily Mail as something bound to ruin your day. But perhaps…
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Love Without Limit
Are there limits to your love?
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