Talking about climate change is more important than you may think. By Katherine RapinFreelance writer/editor In 2020, artist Nicole Cooper was conducting research for a painting series when she stumbled upon a NASA chart showing…
A note from adrienne maree brown: Jonathan McCrory is part of the leadership team for the National Black Theater, and, to my knowledge, was the first person to interpret emergent strategy…
By Sarah CarpenterArtist, photographer and designer Introduction Having spent a long time with so many things on my mind, my recovery has cleared space in my mind and life for…
Ten years ago, Jess Thom made a conscious choice to access the creativity Tourette’s syndrome gave her. That decision changed her life. Here she argues powerfully for an open-minded society…
Penny Pepper is an author, poet and disability rights activist. Here she celebrates her successful career and speaks out against the current government’s drive to deprive disabled people of the…
At 70, Chris decided to begin counselling to understand himself and what he’d been through better. Accessing his hospital records was a significant and clarifying experience, and as he opened…
When it feels like so many people are in need of compassion, how do we decide where to direct it? By Dr. James KirbyAssociate Professor in PsychologyThe University of Queensland By Dr. Charlie CrimstonLecturer…
It has been assumed for centuries that the wealthier you are, the happier your life will be. As far back as ancient Greece, Aristotle was arguing that things like material…
After social anxiety led him to introversion and silence, the brutalist architecture of London’s Barbican Estate inspired Rhael ‘LionHeart’ Cape to find liberation in poetry. Here, he writes about his…
Chris threw himself into his chosen career – teaching. In the absence of a wife and family of his own, the groups of pupils he taught became, in some ways,…
