I have a friend who served in the 82nd (West Africa) Division of the British Infantry during the Burma (now, Myanmar) campaign of 1945 and has a Burma Star to show for it. Earlier in the War, he served in West Africa as well as in London during the Battle of Britain. You will not be…
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Creative, Non-violent Advocacy: Identify Issues and Keep It Simple
Happy World Vegan Day! The most important thing we can do to stop the relentless injustice against animals is to go vegan and make more vegans through creative, non-violent advocacy or education. But what does creative, non-violent advocacy mean? It means engaging with people in any way we are comfortable. It might be through talking to people…
David Bowie Was His Art
David Bowie was his Art, inspiration and canvas. He mined all corners of his personality and extracted new and inventive characters, sounds, lyrics and ways of looking at the world. He invented reinvention. Bowie was who he was and he didn’t hide any bit of it. On the contrary, he seized it, capitalised on it,…
Goodbye Shirley
Reflections on a relationship
“Everything Is Related”
I’m vegan for the animals. Just remember: you’re one too.
What to get a vegan for Christmas (or whenever)
Last Christmas, I was chatting with my Dad, discussing the translation to Italian that I am working on of Eat Like You Care (by Gary Francione and Anna Charlton) and that he and my sister B. helped to edit. The topic turned to Christmas and to his perceived notion that somehow I’m now more complicated to get…
One Year Buying No Clothes or Shoes
Last year, just after my birthday, I challenged myself not to buy any clothes or shoes for one year. Mr. GoodEating had given me this dress as a birthday gift and I thought: “Yeah, this is a good one to stop with.” The idea popped in my head unsolicited and must have had its origins in a period…
On 6 June 2014, the 70th anniversary of D-Day – the lasting impact of a war on an ordinary individual
Obviously, this is not a food post. From time to time, I will indulge. Is mine the last generation to be told the stories? I write these nine small items for my nephews and hope that from these fragments, they will draw inspiration, courage and, most of all, internalise the importance of remembrance and non-violence,…
Black Isle Produce
Profile and cover page photo from 2013 summer harvest at Drummondreach Steading in the Black Isle, The Highlands (Scotland)
