Education is a powerful tool for activism. When we educate ourselves on matters like the climate crisis, racial injustice, ableism, or other oppressive systems in society, we can make informed decisions on how to act and make the world a better place. You can educate yourself in many ways, from watching documentaries to going toContinue reading “Three Activist Books To Kickstart 2021”
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Inspiring Activists: Grace Kress
This week I’m very excited to be interviewing the incredible Grace Kress who is an artist using their creativity to campaign for revolution and social change. Grace runs SHELBY X Studios and has worked with groups such as Justice for Grenfell, Women Against Rape, the Free Mumia Abu-Jamal Defence Campaign UK, and Sisters Uncut, asContinue reading “Inspiring Activists: Grace Kress”
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25 Eco-Friendly Tips For A Sustainable Christmas
Today is the first of December. It’s cold enough that I’ve pulled on my tomato-red Yule Cat jumper over my pyjamas, and this morning we opened our Russian Dwarf Hamster’s advent calendar for him (I think we were more excited about this than he was). This can only mean one thing… Christmas is coming. RecentlyContinue reading “25 Eco-Friendly Tips For A Sustainable Christmas”
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Guest Post: Ellie – My Journey to Veganism
Did you know that one of the best individual changes you can make to be more eco-friendly is to eat plant-based? When talking about food-caused emissions — the carbon footprint of a vegetarian is about half that of a meat-eater and vegans have the lowest carbon foot print of all. I’m a vegetarian who isContinue reading “Guest Post: Ellie – My Journey to Veganism”
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Inspiring Activists: Shona Louise
The world may feel like a difficult place at the moment, but there are always people out there making good change. I’ve been interviewing some of these people to find out more about their activism journeys and how we can learn from them to make a positive impact on the world. In this article IContinue reading “Inspiring Activists: Shona Louise”
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My Ethical Online Gift Guide
Christmas is coming around the corner, and now more than ever it’s important to get those gifts early! I usually find most of my presents at charity shops, since you can repurpose unique & affordable goodies with the money going to a good cause — however this year since a lot of us are inContinue reading “My Ethical Online Gift Guide”
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Inspiring Activists: Tori Tsui
Sometimes the world seems like a grey and difficult place where only bad things happen. It is true that there’s a lot of horrible things going on which is caused by some really bad people. But there are also so many amazing people in the world creating change and making a difference, they’re just notContinue reading “Inspiring Activists: Tori Tsui”
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How To Be A Climate Activist In Difficult Times
In September 2019, I was on a Climate Strike in Aberystwyth and I felt full of hope. A lot has changed since then. We are living in unprecedented times where doing anything feels harder than usual. I’ve found it really difficult to continue my Climate Activism in 2020. Most days I find myself looking awayContinue reading “How To Be A Climate Activist In Difficult Times”
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Learn from my mistakes: Making vegetable scraps stock – Food waste mini-series #fail
Want to learn how to make vegetable stock from your kitchen scraps? Then don’t do what I did. In today’s article I’m going to look at what went wrong with my experiment, how to do it the right way, and how making mistakes is an important part of being an activist. (Right?) I follow aContinue reading “Learn from my mistakes: Making vegetable scraps stock – Food waste mini-series #fail”
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DIY Natural fabric dyes – Food waste mini-series
In this article I’ll be looking at super easy ways to dye fabric with foraged blackberries, onion skins and turmeric. This is a super cosy autumnal activity that will leave you with a smile on your face. It’s the second part of the food waste mini-series and I thought it’s time to get crafty. IContinue reading “DIY Natural fabric dyes – Food waste mini-series”
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