Some more reading material – author’s collection As a young black woman in North London in the 1970s, the present looked bleak. The ‘SUS laws’, dating back to the Vagrancy Act of 1824, were in force. Black and other minority groups were stopped, searched and arrested on the suspicion of loitering, or on the assumption of … Continue reading How can our memories create optimistic futures?
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Whose Truth?
Author's photograph, Jaime's 1920 Underwood typewriter Everyone has dreams and everyone has a story. A wise Rwandan father would tell his children as they went to sleep; “At the end of the day, everyone has a story.” But most stories will never be heard. They are not written in books, nor shared in literary circles. … Continue reading Whose Truth?
Will you be the hummingbird?
Photo Credit: Chris Charles, Unsplash “It is the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the difference.” Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was often in our classrooms and assemblies in the schools I worked with across the world. Not in person, but with her voice and her resolve to make the difference. Her “little thing” … Continue reading Will you be the hummingbird?
When are we bold?
Image credit: Ela Bichler Muñoz When we look back on the year; our remunerated work, the gardening we planned, the holidays we intended, the book project we said we would complete, the course we were going to sign up for, the endless list of goals, we often filter out the good bits, the aha moments, … Continue reading When are we bold?
How can we dance with the minds of others?
Author’s image: 20 October, 07:52 am, Luxembourg Sometimes the whole world seems to stop. You try and catch your breath. You breathe in deeply, but find it hard. The air is stuck, motionless. As you try to blow it out or take another in, there is hope that there will be a shift, some movement … Continue reading How can we dance with the minds of others?
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