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
Community Violence or Community Empowerment?
This is an excerpt out of a Proposal I wrote. I am sharing the ideas.
Over the past 20 years society has been changing. People are typically working longer hours, families are breaking up to reconfigure into blended families or single parent families. We are witnessing increasing social attitudes that are apathetic about violence on… Continue reading
To Respond is to Respect Yourself
This was written in 2002 in response to an experience where academics don’t answer students unless it is directly related to the course. Having been in business many years I was surprised to find this behaviour. At a university I would expect great discourse, discussion and a community emerging through speaking openly, what I discovered… Continue reading
Rebalancing Freedom of Speech in the Media
This was sent to a media mogul as I felt inspired to communicate with him.
There is an amusing quote by Sir Boyle Roche (1736-1807) who states:
“We should silence anyone who opposes freedom of speech”.
I did laugh when I read that. Suddenly they would be saying I have the right to freedom of… Continue reading
See-Questering Newspapers
NEWSPAPER MILLS
Scanning the newspaper,
I feel my heart sink,
For the carbon sink,
Is endless papers pulping questions
From our minds.
Where is the kite that flies high on the thermals?
For ideas that are elevated,
Can be seen by all,
But instead they are billboards,
Messages to sell what you don’t need,
For… Continue reading
Is The News Limited?
I have a dream of a media that is completely transparent, serving the public with the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I wonder through that lens what we would see?
IS THE NEWS LIMITED
Is news limited,
To a certain point of view,
What is the view like from the top… Continue reading