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
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
Ecologies of Care: A new operational framework for polyresponse to polycrisis Concept Summary The contemporary global condition is increasingly characterised by polycrisis: a convergence of interlinked ecological, social, economic, and geopolitical emergencies that interact non-linearly and amplify one another. As … Continue reading
These notes are a response to the beautiful text Eating clay is not an eating disorder, by Zayaan Khan. We are all connected. I can feel your heart through the rice paper of a White Rabbit candy and the silkiness … Continue reading
On Decolonising Communication, Accessibility, and Community Building If You Start a Garden and Don’t Think About Diversity, You End Up with Monoculture ʚ♡ɞ˚ To not actively think about power is to participate in it. To not speak about domination is … Continue reading
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
Zines, in their current form, emerged from science fiction fan magazines (fanzines) in the 1930s, says Google: which is always whitewashing everything. The term “fanzine,” it says, was first used by sci-fi fans to describe and discuss their self-published works. … Continue reading
See below for transcripts and summary notes of the 40 YouTube video lectures from Plum Village! The transcripts are intended as a support to watching the videos on Deer Park and Plum Village app channels. THE_40_TENETS_LIST_2006 The Forty Tenets 1. … 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
Notes on caring for the overloaded body You’re not imagining it. You eat something, anything, and suddenly your skin flares, you feel nauseous, your throw up, your stomach inflates with gas, your sinuses clog, your heart races, you get a … 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
NORDIC BY NATURE; New voices on deep ecology; Arne Naess in the 21st century is available as an e-book and Chapters 1-3 are available in Spanish translated with the collaboration of Planeta Sostenible in Chile. These are the trasncripts from … 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
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
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
Listen on Transistor. In this episode ON INNER RESILIENCE, we hear four voices share how they maintain inner equilibrium. Firstly, we learn about nature-centred mindfulness practice from Ajay Rastogi, at the Foundation for the Contemplation of Nature in the Himalayan … Continue reading
In the second episode On Survival, we have 3 strong voices who understand the need for radical, system change. First you hear the words of Monica Kucia, culinary curator in Warsaw, who talks about how to take the ego out … Continue reading