The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating, by Elisabeth Tova Bailey. Published by Green Books: Totnes Devon (2010). The internet is down, as it so often is on a rainy day. I find it reassuring that human technology has not moved so far into the beyond as to make weather irrelevant. The lack of internetContinue reading “Upon Reading The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating”
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From Boycotts to Girlcotts: (Re)storying neighbourhood coffee shops
On Monday, I had breakfast with a friend and colleague. She’d emailed suggesting we meet at Starbucks to plan a project we’ve been mulling over these last few months. Starbucks has made a fortune out of being everyone’s global/local coffee shop, storying itself as a multinational pillar of the community. This friendly neighbourhood tale hasContinue reading “From Boycotts to Girlcotts: (Re)storying neighbourhood coffee shops”
Why Violence against Women and Children is an Environmental Issue
There are many reasons why violence against women and children is an environmental issue. The one I have in mind tonight, however, has to do with access to “wild” spaces. I’m not going to get into the whole debate over what is “wild” and whether “wilderness” actually exists anymore. What I want to focus onContinue reading “Why Violence against Women and Children is an Environmental Issue”
Restorying the Earth 