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another world is possible – but we need to believe in her first.
You do not have to be good
“You do not have to be good,” writes Mary Oliver. “You do not have to walk on your knees/ for a hundred miles through the desert, repenting./ You only have to let the soft animal of your body/ love what it loves.” It's a beautiful poem, one that resonates across...
Joy as Resistance
A few years ago when I was a little more active in climate organising, I was part of an affinity group with a penchant for dance actions. We held space with dance and music, channelling our emotions into action, publicly declaring our intentions for a more just and...
Revolution is an Inside Job
Hey reader - how’s your heart today? For many of us, I know this week has been painful and frightening. From the overturning of Roe v Wade in the US, the shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Norway, to the continued raids and crackdown on climate protests in Australia -...
On Queerness & Pride
Queer is a word I didn’t always feel comfortable using. Sometimes I still don’t, its other meaning being ‘strange’. Growing up, it seemed that queerness was something okay for other people, but less so for myself. It took a long time to accept and embrace my...
Own Your Power
"Power is not brute force and money; power is in your spirit. Power is in your soul. It is what your ancestors, your old people gave you. Power is in the earth; it is in your relationship to the earth." -Winona LaDuke I've been writing power this week as Business for...
What even is capitalism?
I talk about capitalism a lot. Whether it’s healing internalised capitalism or seeding business beyond capitalism, its transcendance is at the core of this school’s purpose. But, what actually is it? Capitalism is an economic system that has social, cultural &...
Social Healing & Critical Yeast
With the right conditions our minds & bodies are capable of tremendous healing. A decade ago I would have questioned that. I remember feeling that something was irretrievably broken inside me - physically and emotionally - that despite my best attempts, was unable...
On Mystery & Uncertainty
I came across a passage by Martin Shaw recently, the mythologist and storyteller, where he asked "What if we reframed 'living with uncertainty' to 'navigating mystery'? There’s more energy in that phrase. The hum of imaginative voltage." This reframe has stuck with me...
4000 weeks
4000 weeks. That’s the average amount of weeks most of us have in a life. It’s such a startling small number. When we think in years, the length of each one can feel longer than we actually have. The average age so distant from where we are now. As days, the...