If consumers are forced to carry the burden of proof, in that, it is now blatantly obvious that some of the chemicals used in the manufacture of personal care products are causing some of us to become ill and disrupting our lives, then couldn't our governments just do the humane thing and pass laws (in the US and in Australia) making it mandatory for companies to apply the … [Read more...] about The Story of Cosmetics
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Greenpeace: Tuna app
I love Greenpeace! They have done it again: Greenpeace have found another inventive way to help us to make the right choice. Because we all want to do this for our planet. And as well as making the right choice, we want convenience and knowledge, right at our fingertips. They have bought out a new 'Tuna App' where you download it (it's free), installing it on your iPhone, … [Read more...] about Greenpeace: Tuna app
Human trafficking
If every year thousands of girls and women are promised a dancing career in Europe, and they end up working in brothels, who's fault is that? This add, created by Duval Guillaume Modem, aims to bring awareness to human trafficking and slavery. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-a8dAHDQoo&w=853&h=480] "So you think you will dance? Sometimes things are not … [Read more...] about Human trafficking
Moulds
(This poem, published previously, on The Labyrinth of Chemical Sensitivities, was recently workshopped in my Poetry 1 class at Victoria University, St Albans Campus, Victoria, Australia, under the bright shining poetry light of one teacher, Tracey Rolfe (you can visit her awesome blog here). This here is the latest version. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or comments in … [Read more...] about Moulds
Review: Animus Aeternus by Deldon Anne McNeely
Animus Aeternus by Deldon Anne McNeely I adore this book; I am half way through and have found it to be a great example of Jungian psychology of the anima and animus, the archetypes of the male and female unconscious minds, as used in poetry, and the story telling by McNeely. It explores deep into the past and present experiences of women, poets, their men (loved and lost) and … [Read more...] about Review: Animus Aeternus by Deldon Anne McNeely