There is a story that strikes me as an important one this week, as we slip into the season of reflection, celebrate International Human Rights Day, and observe the unfolding COP 25 climate conference; as we look back at all that has been accomplished by those who came before, all…

Five Women Making History Today We are only in the first week of Women’s History Month, and in Tacloban thanks to Balangaw: the Climate Justice tour of the Rainbow Warrior, I have had the luck and honour of spending time with some outstanding women who bravely shared stories of their struggles, hopes, fears, and dreams…

The art of survival and healing on the fourth anniversary of typhoon Yolanda Before we enter into her tale, “The Faithful Gardener: A Wise Tale About That Which Can Never Die”, storyteller and psychoanalyst, Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés offers a family blessing: “Whomsoever is still awake at the end of a night of stories, will surely become the wisest person in the world.” …

A story of change by grandmothers in Kiribati Sydney has been cooking these past few days: 38 degrees Celsius on Friday and yesterday, and 30 degrees today. There has already been 10 days of above 35 degree heat this summer. I am grateful to the core for the twentieth century luxuries of home: Air conditioning. Frosty Fruits watermelon…