Category Archives: Activism
Ch-ching: A Tory raid on childhood
The joy of icebreakers, eh? My favourite one is where you say one truth and one lie and people have to guess which one is accurate. People can NEVER believe that I taught Richard Branson how to do the classic … Continue reading
Dear Great Granddaughter
Dear little one, Great Granddaughter of mine. I sometimes gaze at you and catch the twinkling eyeballs your Great Granddad passed on to our daughter, Ramona – peepers that have been handed down from skull to skull through the ages- … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism
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Blog Link Up for International Women’s Day
One evening this week my husband asked me if I was glad I was a woman. We had a bit of a conversation about whether we’d like to be another gender and both concluded that we wouldn’t. I suspect you … Continue reading
Posted in Feminism
Tagged 2013, blog, blog hop, blogger, blogs, international women's day, Link Up, linky
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International Women’s Day Blog Link Up announcement
International Women’s Day is coming up and I thought it would be grand to host a blog link up of all your thoughts on womanhood and equality! I am ALL ABOUT this annual day to celebrate the momentous strides that … Continue reading
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Tagged 2013, blog, bloggers, hop, intenational, iwd, link, linky, up, women's day
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Boobs VS Big Business
I have talking boobs. And it is my own fault. It came about subtly, in an effort to playfully end a leisurely breastfeed my toddler was having. Tim had bought in our porridge, steaming and slathered in Golden Syrup and I … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Breastfeeding
Tagged boycott, breastfeeding, corporations, forumula, nestle, poverty
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Activist Parenthood- discovering hope and practicing peace
I took Ramona on her first protest march when she was a couple of months old. It was a rally calling for alternatives to the proposed government cuts. She was snuggled up in the sling, complete with a sign that … Continue reading
