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13 December 2025

Introducing the Longette: a new poetic form — and a call to action!

The longette is a new, long-short form of poetry, developed by Catherin J Pascal Dunk, in collaboration with Elly Belfort-Mattos and with inspiration from Karuna Mistry. For a longette: A sample longette is available on Wordflowerpoetry.com. There will be an Annual Longette Cooperatition, with some worthy poems announced and promoted on 13 December each year:…

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12 November 2025

Liberation through Direct Action: An Interview with Emma-Louise Battante

when i think of direct action, i always think in terms of how direct the effect is to preserve life

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10 November 2025

This Christmas, Buy Nothing!

As consumers, we have power. Without anyone to buy stuff, the growth and ‘progress’ of capitalism would grind to a halt. So next time you’re faced with a buying decision, think carefully. Choose wisely. Do you really need to make the purchase? (If it’s food, then perhaps yes. Still, you can prefer the option with…

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26 April 2025

Creation choir, Sydney

A unique blend of climate change activism, art and queer spirituality. You must watch this!

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29 March 2025

Capitalism as socioeconomic cancer

You don’t have to look too far to see the heinous environmental and social damage capitalism wreaks on every shore it infests. Read on to find out what you can do about it.

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19 March 2025

What to do next

an article by qpoc activist elly befort-mattos i always go on about how we need to abandon capitalism someone asked me what we should replace it with i wrote a response that i’m happy with. these are not original thoughts, but my words on a current of thought that is relatively new to me still,…

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28 September 2024

Awakening from the machine of history: a manifesto

We find ourselves in an age of immense contradiction. On one hand, we possess the capacity to reflect, to imagine, to transcend the immediate demands of survival. On the other, we remain trapped in patterns of behaviour that drive societies toward conflict, exploitation, and collapse.

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31 August 2024

Ten things I know for certain

What are ten things you know for certain, without any shadow of a doubt? The exercise may be harder than you think.

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26 August 2024

France’s anarchist heart

Fascinating article about ZAD in France … art activists reclaiming a huge swathe of land earmarked for an unnecessary airport

climate crisis, environment, media

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24 August 2024

Should we lower the voting age … to six?

Listen to the discussion here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/latenightlive/david-runciman-democracy-island-conservation/104135042 Many thanks to Charlotte Dent for bringing this to my notice.

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