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Dandelion Diamonds – ‘Are You Happy?’ Ecoreflections #2

Dandelions are everywhere. They’re in fields, gardens, dumps, and at the side of pavements (called ‘dog pisses’ in some places for this reason). They pop up in the most established vegetation, or in newly disturbed soil – often first to grow even after wildfires (making them a pioneer species). They’re amongst the earliest bloomers in …

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Pigeon People – ‘Are You Happy?’ Ecoreflections #1

‘Rats with wings’ – a common speciesist phrase insulting pigeon-kind. Poor rats weren’t in our March 2023 ecotheatre play ‘Are You Happy?’, but pigeons were, so I’m here to come to their defence. These beautiful birds surround us every day in our cities, towns, villages and countryside. Perhaps it’s because they’re so prolific that they’re …

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Summer Camp Experience

By Anna Caterino   These past two years (2020 & 2021) have been rather odd so far. They’re unprecedented times, by all means: we’re in the middle of a global pandemic, mental health issues are skyrocketing, and climate change is getting worse. Consequently, there seems to be an increasing feeling of isolation, abandonment, fear and …

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