_______ So I started an endangered species project on Instagram. It’s a daily commitment. I call it Day of the Species and I post the name of a threatened Australian species every day. Bright bold capitals on a background of contrasting colour. No images, just a name. More than likely this name will be unfamiliar […]
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Activism. The new normal.
When I first landed in Melbourne in the middle of winter 2017, I attended a weekend training workshop in community organising, run by the Wilderness Society. I’d tried to get involved with other environment groups but honestly, the process of volunteering in Melbourne is almost as onerous as applying for jobs. I was dancing around […]
There’s something wrong.
Hundreds of items of fresh fruit and vegetables nestled on identical styrofoam trays and vacuum-sealed in glad wrap. Displayed on a vast stretch of black in a pristine, cavernous space. Impossible to look away. It’s a focal point, it’s Art. It’s a sickening, wtf moment. The brightest of nature’s colours – lemon yellow, capsicum red, […]
Ah .. the irony.
A couple of days ago I started a Diploma in Sustainable Living. This is a new course offered online by the University of Tasmania. A super generous scholarship available to all domestic students makes the first semester FREE. Yep, writing, researching, discussing, collaborating, creating visual content, annoying your tutors with banal questions, and just generally […]
