Jenbee
This is the blog of a British feminist writer and environmental educator. Tea with social justice please.
Category Archives: Activism
This is not a riot
I was away during the UK riots, enjoying camping, walking, the dramatic rain which spattered the Cornish countryside. Once back, I’ve been trying to think about how I feel about what has happened regarding the rash of riots; mulling it … Continue reading
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Can’t AV it all?
Just because yes to AV was lost, doesn’t mean that the battle is over! With much analysis currently being applied to the tactics of the Yes and No to AV camps. The Yes camp are licking their wounds – including … Continue reading
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New poem – Fall Out.
Wrote this today for this evening’s Creative Remembrances event. This event was a fundraiser for Amnesty International and the Disasters Emergency Committee. This was held in the characteristically shabby, yet atmospheric Platt Chapel Arts and Community Project nestled at the … Continue reading
Thought crime.
Some of my friends, including my amazing ex-boyfriend, were part of yesterday’s 114 strong group who were arrested for the “planned action” on Ratcliffe-On-Soar power station. They were nicked for conspiracy to cause criminal damage and aggravated trespass. Basically, they … Continue reading
Jewish Museum Review
I wrote this review on The Manchester Jewish Museum two weeks ago. I had tried sending it to on-line magazine, Hive, but there were technological glitches so it’s reproduced here. Thanks to David for corrections and extra info! Manchester Jewish … Continue reading
Valentine’s is Bollocks
Apart from this . Ah, Class War, love and mutual aid is in the air! Edit 1: O reckons that anarchists like romance more than anybody: romance, adventure, overthrowing tyranny, that sorta thing… Edit 2: O also pointed out the … Continue reading
Save our bees!
My good mate Charlie pointed me in the direction of the Save Our Bees campaign website. Not only is the website on my favourite hymenoptera cute, colourful, and accessible, but you can also send off for a packet of bee-attracting … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Education, Environmental Justice
Tagged Bees, biodiversity, environment, Sustainable Development
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Tongue Thai’ed! (sorry: bad pun)
Well, it’s official. I am off to Thailand at the end of July. For a month. Teaching. For those who’ve had the benefit of Gap years and all that malarkey, this may not be a big deal. For me, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Social Justice
Tagged Chiang Rai, fundraising, teaching, Thailand, VESL, volunteering
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Arms company raided + equipment smashed = less weapons sent to kill innocent people
Brighton-based arms company, EDO, has been raided and office equipment smashed by anti-militarist campaigners. The parts made by the company have been found in weapons used in Iraq and Palestine. Click here for a short clip of the raid and … Continue reading
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Tagged arms trade, big business, middle east, peace, Smash EDO, technology
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Aviation, audacity and ASDA Scooters.
You have to hand it to the Manchester Evening News (MEN). On the 14th January – little more than a month after the Mancunian organ (owned by the Guardian Media Group) threw its mighty weight behind the TIF – one … Continue reading
