philosophy Category

In 2002 6.1 million kangaroos and wallabies will be legally exterminated in Queensland: the largest quota EVER. Who knows? Who cares? In this article I ponder these questions and begin to understand why wars and ethnic cleansing are also possible.
The year two thousand and one marked a nadir for the world in many ways. Terrorism [...]

Without a doubt, those who seek to dominate others are fucking up the planet for the rest of us. No argument for the ‘greater good’ holds any water when greed and power-driven egoism are motivators. When Ruddock casts off refugees in genuine need in the name [...]

At the moment i am embroiled in an email argument with conservationist Sheila Davis, member of the executive of the QCC and a director of Sustainable Population Australia. You may wonder what relevance this has to the topic at hand, but after my differences with Davis, i began to realise that this topic could [...]

ecofeminism – what is it?

In: environment, philosophy

Before I embark on my attempt at explaining what ecofeminism is, I’d like you to forget everything Forge has taught you so far! If I remember correctly, Forge talks about ethical theories in terms of individual rights – who is morally considerable, and who is not, ‘guys like us’ etc. And from this [...]

UN Declaration of Human Rights

Article 29 (1) Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full development of their personality is possible (2) In the exercise of their rights and freedoms, everyone shall [...]

about me

i have been involved in environmental, human rights, animal rights & media activism for over fifteen years, since the birth of my kids. i love to write and make short amateur films. i've been published in some magazines including New Internationalist, Chain Reaction, Vegan Voice, Animals Today, Green Left Weekly, Maple St Coop news, and written too many zines and indymedia articles to list here. i've been a media tart at community radio 4ZzZ102.1fm since 2002. some of my radio can be listened to here or at Radio4all, my films can be found at EngageMedia


When

"we mourn the destruction of our biosphere…we suffer with our world - that is the literal meaning of compassion. It isn't some private craziness…it is a signal of our own evolution, a measure of our humanity…It enables us to recognise our profound interconnectedness with all beings. Don't ever apologise for crying for the trees…or over the water polluted…Don't apologise for the sorrow, grief and rage you feel. It is a measure of your humanity and your maturity. It is a measure of you open heart, and as your heart breaks open there will be room for the world to heal…" - Joanna Macy in "The Greening of the Self"