When Briony left her emotionally-abusive marriage in 2016, she realised quickly how few affordable housing options there were for women like her. Living in rural Victoria, Australia meant her options were very limited. She moved five times over 18 months, each time somewhere cheaper until her last resort. She sold her meagre worldly possessions and […]
I’m British & White. I Apologise For My Country In Every Land I Roam.
As the issues of racism and privilege moved across the ocean to my home country of the United Kingdom, British people are re-examining their beliefs and the role that they have played in allowing racism and any form of “privilege” to continue in our world. Yes, our colonial ways have come back to haunt us […]
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 […]
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 […]
What The Camino De Santiago Can Teach Us About The Homeless.
I remember the first time I fully understood that some people didn’t have a home. While on holiday on the Costa Brava in northern Spain as a child, we’d taken a day trip to Barcelona. I saw a man asleep on a cardboard box on the pavement. My nine-year-old brain couldn’t fathom out why he […]
Banksy Strikes Again. The Rise Of A Hero Culture.
Banksy has struck again, my friends, with a little piece in honour of the NHS nurses battling through the coronavirus crisis. His latest piece, “Game Changer,” features a young boy discarding his superhero toys in favour of a model NHS nurse. Banksy donated the work to Southampton NHS Hospital to thank the staff for their […]
Mother Earth Has Spoken. It’s Time To Mend Our Ways.
At the beginning of 2020, like many, I posted a ton of quotes welcoming in the New Year, one of which was “2020 smells like healing, transformation, blessings and success” Little did we know that the healing of the planet and the transformation of humanity would be thrust upon us by a virus that has […]