An Activist’s Kitchen, Food & Stories from Across the World. An Activist’s Kitchen is a vegan “comfort food” recipe book and podcast that gathers decolonial vegan recipes, food memories, and generational kitchen-wisdom from across the globe. This project, run in … Continue reading
There is a particular kind of censorship that has kicked in the last couple of years that doesn’t announce itself like the good old fashioned Insta-jail. No warnings. No policy violations. No community standard reminders. Just a sudden irritating kind … Continue reading
Here is a quick list of some more ethical tech alternatives to Google, Microsoft and Spotify. This list is beginner-friendly, open-source, privacy-focused, non-corporate and as decolonial-aligned as possible. Search Engines DuckDuckGo Startpage SearXNG Mojeek Office Suites and Document Tools CryptPad … Continue reading
In production A Quiet Sun is a poetic, experimental short film (c. 30 minutes) that explores themes of isolation, accessibility, and life in the margins. The work centres on the subtle interdependence of all living things. Ultimately, it stands as … Continue reading
I recently met someone else who also has a cPTSD diagnosis and we started to talk about how shockingly textbook our common human struggles are. We spoke about how childhood formulates patterns, and how a person can spend a lifetime … Continue reading
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A chef stands outside the Israeli embassy in Tokyo shouting “Stop Genocide!” He goes back every week on his day off. A man on the southern of coast of Sweden collects plastic from the beach. He goes on holiday once … Continue reading
Dear friends, Welcome to a series of dharma talks from Deer Park Monastery in Escondido, California, about ‘The Forty Tenets of Plum Village’. This class is based on the book in Vietnamese by our venerable master Thay Thich Nhat Hanh … Continue reading
How are you? How are you feeling? Everything Looks Normal, Nothing is the Same is a 45 minute long film comprising of 12 short chapters shot on mobile phones in 12 different locations. The artist invited 12 of her ‘Instagram friends’ … Continue reading
Take a break and practice some nature-centred meditation with my friend Ajay!This is a short guided meditation instruction video about 22 minutes long. The Founder of the Foundation for the Contemplation of Nature, Ajay Rastogi, introduces an easy meditation technique … Continue reading
“When you know how to suffer you suffer less” is a zine of aphorisms or short statements expressing a general truth or advice on how to conduct yourself. These aphorisms were taken from notes jotted down over a period of … Continue reading
GREAT NEWS! The Majkhali village homestay mothers’ group, the Jagrati Swayam Sahayta Group, has won the ICIMOD Mountain Prize 2020. (www.icimod.org/mountainprize) This is a really a great honour for everyone involved. This award really rewards the tremendous effort and achievements … Continue reading
45 YEARS AGO, in the 1970’s, there was a non-violent grassroots protest movement aimed at the protection and conservation of biodiversity of trees and forests in India, and how more actions needed to be taken to protect nature that supplies … Continue reading
Episode 10: ON CONNECTED VOICES Simple Transistor Landing page. Direct download of mp3. Transcript: Welcome to Nordic By Nature, a feature length podcast on ecology today inspired by the Norwegian Philosopher Arne Naess, who coined the term Deep Ecology. In … Continue reading
Simple transistor landing page. Direct download of mp3. Voice intro: Welcome to Nordic By Nature, a feature length podcast on ecology today inspired by the Norwegian Philosopher Arne Naess, who coined the term Deep Ecology. In this episode, ON … Continue reading
Podcast episode 8: ON KNOWLEDGE Simple Landing page. Direct download of mp3. Intro: Welcome to Nordic By Nature, a podcast on ecology today inspired by the Norwegian Philosopher Arne Naess, who coined the term Deep Ecology. This episode, ON KNOWLEDGE, … Continue reading
Transcript: ON ETHICS Link to simple landing page: here John and Ajay Rastogi at Majkhali Village, Uttarakhand, India. 27.10.2019 Intro: Welcome to Nordic By Nature, a podcast on ecology today inspired by the Norwegian Philosopher Arne Naess, who coined the … Continue reading
In this sixth episode, On Belonging, we meet three people who have thought a lot about what ‘home’ means to them and how that relates defines their relationship to a place. All were present at Standing Rock. Dark Mountain contributor … Continue reading
Listen here: https://share.transistor.fm/s/a2b3ea54 Download episode here: https://media.transistor.fm/862d207c.mp3 Transcript to episode 5. On Happiness. Introduction: ICE SOUNDS Voice: Welcome to Nordic By Nature, a podcast inspired by the Norwegian Philosopher Arne Naess, who coined the term Deep Ecology. According to Naess’s interpretation … Continue reading
Episode 4: ON TRANSFORMATION features the voice of Swedish social entrepreneur, Tomas Björkman. Tomas is a former investment banker and progressive thought leader, who is exploring how to create new spaces and places for co-creation, personal and societal transformation, and … Continue reading