My Social Justice Mantras
A couple of blogs back I wrote about social justice and human rights, so I thought I’d just pop into this blog the two mantras which motivate me. The first one, very often quoted, is from Pastor Martin...
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This digital art is called “Truth”. It is dedicated to the thousands of young students in France who demonstrated to protest at the deportation of a young Roma lass, Leonarda Dibrani. She was forced...
View ArticleSANCTUARY
Once again I’ve used a photo of my favourite Apothecary’s Rose, now blooming our garden, to create a simple image of what to me, portrays an open heart, compassion and tenderness for those needing...
View ArticleHearts Aloud against Injustice
R.I.P. Michael Brown Eric Garner Tamir Rice Akai Gurley All the black American women killed extra-judicially by police in the US but who remain anonymous and disrespected because of their sex. All...
View ArticleHomage to Courage
With this post I want to honour Sophie and Hans Scholl and other members of die Weisse Rose (the White Rose) student movement in Munich, Germany in World War 2. I first came across the story of Hans...
View ArticleCourage, Community, Compassion
So far we’ve seen Donald Trump launch hate speech against Muslims, the disabled, women, Mexicans, peacemakers, workers and anyone standing up to his fascist agenda. But hey! he has to check out the...
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