From Government Budgets to Sustainable Social Policy Community Forum
The Australian Budget came down last night. I had a quick look over it without going into the detail, as I am not interested in the details but am feeling for another way of looking at Government budgets with a new future in mind. So I will just write a stream of consciousness here, without… Continue reading
Nicholas Stern: From Pessimism to Optimism
I am currently reading his Blue Print for a Safer Planet. Nicholas Stern encourages people to not become pessimistic as we will surely fail. I recall listening to Bob Brown, the Leader of the Australian Greens, at his launch encouraging his supporters to be optimistic. I also agree with this. I don’t feel pessimistic, I… Continue reading
Robert Theobald: Towards Full Unemployment Moving Beyond Wage Slavery
An excerpt to give you the flavour of the paper:
“There has been much discussion in recent years of the increase in the number of hours of work and the decline in leisure. There is also much evidence from polling that people would choose to give up income in exchange for more hours to themselves… Continue reading
Judicial System Replaced by Inquiry into Truth
This poem was inspired by a friend of mine who became a Lawyer. She studied in pain and had many setbacks. Yet she persevered through the good and bad days to achieve her dream of being a Lawyer. She is a person who is humanitarian and generous to a fault. She believes in law that… Continue reading
We The People Will Create The Change
This poem was written in the middle of the night. I sent it to every Parliamentarian in the Australian Federal Parliament, during Howard years (Bush/Blair years). I took a risk to make myself visible, but it was heartfelt. I did not expect them to act on it or to respond to it. It was myself… Continue reading
War and Peace: Finding the Greatest Vision of Who You Become
Over 10 years ago my former partner and I put on an exhibition. He is a surrealist painter who paints the most amazing images that have images within images. He is also a deep and wonderful poet. He comes from Afghanistan where there is a tradition of poetry, music and culture. Many of his paintings… Continue reading