Hello fellow poets, bloggers & readers. One of the few things we have power over is what we put in our mouths. But it seems to be one of the most difficult things to change your diet. We had about two years of transitioning period until we managed to go vegan. And I still stumble…… Continue reading A Vegan Poem?
Tag: climate crisis
It’s All Our Responsibility
We can’t stick our heads in the sand anymore. We can’t point fingers anymore or despair. We have to act now with every action that is in our power! https://youtu.be/YAVgd5XsvbE Video credit: UN Climate Change via YouTube One thing you can do is to sign this petition: AVAAZ: Don’t Let The Pacific Islands sink https://youtu.be/5J0egwAfO0w…… Continue reading It’s All Our Responsibility
Writing on the Wall
I wrote this poem at the beginning of September when a lot of the UK and parts of Ireland were still in the grip or at the end of yet another heatwave: Writing on the wall of our climate Too late for the arch or the rain dancers. We squabble Away our right to live…… Continue reading Writing on the Wall
Re-post: Your Privilege is Showing: How Climate Change Movements Miss the Point by Kayla DeVault
I should really write about my McMillan Coffee Morning project next week. But this post from 2016 is such an eye-opener on how interconnected we are and how we first need to understand the impact on other communities of our behaviour and what we consume before we can start to make changes that will save…… Continue reading Re-post: Your Privilege is Showing: How Climate Change Movements Miss the Point by Kayla DeVault
🌍Shared Vision🌏
Today I want to share a vision I have whenever I send my blessings out to our beloved planet and all you lovely people: I stand on a plateau on a sunny day. The air is clean. I look out on the land before me, that is in autumn colours full of ponds and little…… Continue reading 🌍Shared Vision🌏
😱 The Real Threat, Baby… ☠
How are you, my dear readers? I hope you are well and ready to fight for your life!
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92 and still rocking the Street! #ClimateJusticeSaturday
I could not find out much about John Lynes from Hastings. He is 92. He got arrested. Not for the first time. He is a Quaker. He wants to do his bit for the younger generation to have a future. I want to be like him if I ever manage to become 92! https://youtu.be/qKmIc966z_c video…… Continue reading 92 and still rocking the Street! #ClimateJusticeSaturday
Money Makes The World Go Round?
Fighting on all fronts We have no more time to wait paddlefish is gone I wrote a lot yesterday about our journey to a more sustainable life. My way of supporting the “We Want To Live” September 2020 XR rebellion is making the climate crisis my topic until September 10th. I probably have chemo on…… Continue reading Money Makes The World Go Round?
Change is Possible ~ We Start one Step at a Time ~ Have You Watched TV?
Can you feel the change? Your inner wisdom calls out! Watch the news instead. Disclaimer: Do not follow our example. We are far from perfect. I wish we were, but we are work in progress. Also, I babble a little today. I blame chemo brain fog ;-). Yesterday, I promised to tell you how we have…… Continue reading Change is Possible ~ We Start one Step at a Time ~ Have You Watched TV?
A Rebel For Life ~ A Question of Urgency ~ Stick Head in the Sand
Here we go again Rebels with an urgent cause Let’s go and party Yesterday, I encouraged you to take one step to become more sustainable. To me, that feels a more appropriate way to inspire action. However, I am a member of Extinction Rebellion, and they disagree. In this updated talk, that explains the climate…… Continue reading A Rebel For Life ~ A Question of Urgency ~ Stick Head in the Sand