Life, thinking, communication, creativity/logistics, reality, integrity, unconscious wisdom, education outside school, queer politics, activism, bisexuality, polyamory, love, relationships, parenting… and books.
27 July 2010 by Jennifer
Detailed and referenced analysis of the evidence given in court when Khyra’s siblings were taken into care, taking into account some other sources already available prior to today’s release of the Serious Case Review.
11 June 2010 by Jennifer
An article by Jon Harley, republished here with permission. Some people have legitimate reasons for wanting or needing privacy; others don’t, but that’s not a good reason to dismiss the whole issue on behalf of everyone.
7 June 2010 by Jennifer
World Refugee Day is on Sunday 20 June. Some links to event details and the “Simple Acts” campaign, and a short & sweet animation.
15 May 2010 by Jennifer
A follow-up to my previous post about Big Bi Fun Day, and a response to Ian’s comment there.
6 May 2010 by Jennifer
A heads-up on Scope’s "Polls Apart" campaign, to remove practical obstacles which may prevent people with disabilities from being able to vote.
6 May 2010 by Jennifer
UK elections today. A quote from David Mitchell in the Observer, and some thoughts of my own.
15 April 2010 by Jennifer
The section on home-based education from the proposed Children, Schools and Families Bill was ditched in the “wash-up”. Musings on what’s next, including the election, and legislative process in general.
31 January 2010 by Jennifer
One flavour of discounting first-hand voices: A theory that our ethics and scepticism are being misconstrued/misrepresented as selfish blinkered naïveté.
30 January 2010 by Jennifer
On the discounting of first-hand voices in favour of external “experts”. This is an obstacle to determining ethical and effective courses of action. Featuring quotes from Marcus Riggs and Charlotte Cooper, and references to the Children, Schools and Families Bill.
28 January 2010 by Jennifer
There’s a saying that “knowledge is power”. But sometimes ignorance has advantages too.
Featuring a quote from Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, and a couple of extracts from the Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee.
25 January 2010 by Jennifer
Here I quote something Louisa wrote on children’s self-sovereignty, the non-neutral role of the state, and an ethical point of reference for the shape of our activism. This arose out of a discussion about how compulsory school can be used to protect children from being made to work (in the economic/ money-earning/ survival sense).
4 January 2010 by Jennifer
The book “Flat Earth News” gives an invaluable insight into the present-day news media. Highly recommended for all activists. Quotes and discussion here.