Politics

Aug
02
Bongeziwe Mabandla playing guitar and singing into a microphone on stage

Entangled histories

Bee-eaters, Bongeziwe Mabandla and other glimpses of home.
8 min read
Apr
08
A little bit of good news about the climate crisis - yes! Actually!

A little bit of good news about the climate crisis - yes! Actually!

On hope, forgiveness, and superb blanket designs.
4 min read
Mar
19
Useful resources about the climate emergency

Useful resources about the climate emergency

A living list of resources that I found helpful in understanding the climate emergency. * How to Save a Planet [https:
1 min read
Aug
06
Two Chinese propaganda posters showing children shooting sparrows out of the air with a caddy.

Mistakes, catastrophes, and the climate crisis

A story about the unintended consequences of killing one billion sparrows.
8 min read
Jul
02
What should we do with all the old statues?

What should we do with all the old statues?

(after we throw them in the ocean, that is)
10 min read
Apr
15
Climate change as a question of justice

Climate change as a question of justice

Can the climate emergency help us to make the world a little fairer?
7 min read
Jan
20
Hooray for 20 years of Wikipedia!

Hooray for 20 years of Wikipedia!

Enthusing about my new favourite lockdown hobby: editing Wikipedia pages.
5 min read
Oct
02
Technology isn't (always) the solution

Technology isn't (always) the solution

Why the climate emergency needs political solutions, not just shiny new inventions.
7 min read
Sep
25
On Victory Gardens and community resilience

On Victory Gardens and community resilience

Who knew it's so hard to grow your own damn food?
7 min read
Sep
16
The Politics Follow the People (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the protests)

The Politics Follow the People (or, how I learned to stop worrying and love the protests)

Something I learned this week that helped me to feel a little less hopeless.
8 min read