As the world watches America burn, as unprecedented wildfires rage along the west coast, destroying 4.5 million acres as of Tuesday, we have witnessed an outpouring of thoughts and prayers for the people affected by this natural disaster. Homes have burnt to the ground, towns have been destroyed with residents across the US affected by […]
Action Nan Cleans 52 Beaches In One Year In “Final Straw” Campaign Against Single-Use Plastic
If you don’t believe that one person can make a huge difference, meet Pat Smith, a 70-year-old British grandma, who is fighting the good fight against single-use plastic. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🌱 Samantha Wilson 🌱 (@samanthaemmawilson) on Jul 20, 2020 at 7:05am PDT Known as “Action Nan,” […]
I Don’t Want To Live In A World Without The Wild. Do You?
Back when I was a girl, I lived in a town close to Manchester in the UK. While my school was in an urban area, it was close to a large green space called Tandle Hills. This large patch of wild was the perfect antidote to living in a town, giving the residents space to […]
We Need To Talk About Western Privilege.
As the world continues to shift and slide, as long-standing issues come to the surface to be healed and released, the current global crisis relating to racism should hopefully lead to society tackling other important issues. Western privilege being one of them. For those of you fighting the good fight against privilege, have you considered […]
Jon Snow. 50 Years Of Reporting On The Viruses That Changed Our World
I am from the UK so my go-to news source is Channel 4 News. Jon Snow, the legendary reporter has been delivering the news on this Channel for nearly 50 years. A veteran of modern times, there is very little he hasn’t witnessed, which brings me to a very interesting show he recently presented on […]
Wake Up. We Need To Go Vegan Now.
At some point late last year, I had a conversation on animal rights activism with another vegan friend. I’m vegan for the animals, first and foremost, so my activism work is focused on the plight of animals and the abuse that they endure rather than the health benefits of a plant-based diet. I´m also an […]
Magpie Culture. Why We Need To Let Go Of Our Hoarding Ways.
We had a crisis of epic proportions on our hands. Humanity was under siege like never before. Our very ways of living were under threat. Yes, we had a pandemic of greedy hoarders, fearful they might run out of toilet paper to wipe their selfish little bottoms with. Seriously. All jokes aside, the coronavirus that […]