What can I do to act on climate & social change? First job is knowledge (2023 edition)
Welcome to year four of everything I’m reading, watching and listening to in regard to the multiple planetary crisis’ we face, as well as
Equality
#123 Weekend reads – human rights are non-negotiable, right?
The World Cup is here and the only person in our home interested is my 14-year-old son, Jax. Good on him. There are various stories swirling around the Cup this year, and of course, the one getting the most attention (apart from the upsets) is the European teams being banned by FIFA from wearing ‘One …
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#121 Weekend reads – Zombie Fires? I think I need a drink
The news is SO intense right now. The whole Musk/Twitter fiasco, Ukraine and Russia, the US midterms that could make the US pretty much useless for the next two years, Netanyahu back in power maybe, North Korea setting off missiles, Brazil protests, UK politics and its economy, and so MUCH more. Then on the climate …
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#120 Weekend reads – are we even remotely ready for extreme weather?
I published The humility of four extreme weather events in four months this week. In it I detailed my personal experiences of going through four extreme weather events in four months across three continents – and the absolute humility you feel when you do – as well as the fact that barely any country is …
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#110 Weekend reads – it’s time for a long holiday and break from the reads
This Tuesday I’m heading off to Europe with my boys for nearly six weeks. We haven’t spent time with our English family and friends since
#103 Weekend reads – is there a war on women?
It’s a conversation that has been happening for some time now and many will think these words are too extreme – a war on women? Well… yes.
#95 Weekend reads – the “Five Fragilities” the world faces
Here we go, another intense week, and one thing I am understanding is many many people are struggling with the size of the shift the world is going through
It’s International Women’s Day and I’m frustrated as hell
I’m always happy to celebrate IWD but I’ve got to tell you, after all these years attending or speaking at the events, with mostly just women in the room, I’m frustrated as hell
#46 Weekend reads – it’s time for the sisterhood to unite
In Australia, we are seeing mass protests because women are being raped and sexually abused by those in the highest halls of power. In the UK a young lady was murdered walking home at night
#14 Weekend reads – another intense week in the news, ugh!
The blast in Beirut was devastating. You can’t imagine that happening where you live, especially if you’ve never lived in a war zone. Of course, the global conversation on the cause has begun in earnest. I find this need to theorize before we have all the facts very challenging and disconcerting. Something big has happened …
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