Eat the Rich

Only when the last tree has been cut down
Only when the last river has been poisoned
Only when the last fish has been caught
Only then will you find
that money cannot be eaten.        
Proverb, American Indian

The world is young

The world is very young, and has but just begun to cast off injustice. It is only now getting rid of negro slavery. It is only now getting rid of monarchical despotism. It is only now getting rid of hereditary feudal nobility. It is only now getting rid of disabilities on the ground of religion. It is only beginning to treat any men as citizens, except the rich and a favoured portion of the middle class. Can we wonder that it has not yet done as much for women? As society was constituted until the last few generations, inequality was its very basis; association grounded on equal rights scarcely existed; to be equals was to be enemies; two persons could hardly cooperate in anything, or meet in any amicable relation, without the law's appointing that one of them should be the superior of the other. Mankind have outgrown this state, and all things now tend to substitute, as the general principle of human relations, a just equality, instead of the dominion of the strongest. But of all relations, that between men and women being the nearest and most intimate, and connected with the greatest number of strong emotions, was sure to be the last to throw off the old rule and receive the new: for in proportion to the strength of a feeling, is the tenacity with which it clings to the forms and circumstances with which it has even accidentally become associated.

Harriet Taylor Mill, Enfranchisement of Women, 1851
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Wheels of Power

This is the Duluth model of the Wheel of Equality.
It sets out a clear picture of the dynamics of equality in intimate relationships.

             Click to enlarge the image.



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“In life, many men and women simply crave to set up a life-long caring partnership, to build a home together and to live securely, happily ever after.” Clare Murphy

But it’s not always easy to make that dream a reality.

The Wheel is a useful monitoring tool for keeping your relationship on the right track.

Art for Art's Sake

Graceful and generous political protest by wonderful subversive artist Pete Dunne

Watch the video for a sublime example of fighting greed with generosity!

Also have a look at Pete's website, link here.

And here's a sample of his painting....

Gandhi the Neo

Polemic view

"Feminism is the radical notion that women are human beings."

Cheris Kramarae, 1991

Artwork by Sarah Maple

Feminism as a movement is about women living on equal terms with men, not pushed down into a subservient role by law, culture or relationship .

Not everyone is safe and free

Here are some questions for women who are in a relationship with a man.

Can you answer ‘yes’ to these questions?

1. I trust this man 100%
2. He respects me totally without a doubt
3. He’s always honest and I feel completely safe to be honest with him
4. He definitely respects my privacy
5. I feel totally free to be myself round him anywhere anytime
6. I adamantly feel safe with him – always

Be honest with yourself.

If you answered ‘no’ to these questions – it is very probable you are with a man that is engaged in a slow process of gaining more and more emotional control over you and your life.

With thanks to Clare Murphy, link here.

Jack of Hearts

In memoriam Jack Yates  - December 16 1923 - October 15th 2012.

Mischievous, funny, immensely talented,original and prolific. A gifted artist who was ‘like a variety show performer’.

For me his work encompassed the bold graphics of German expressionism mixed with a wistful humour and a touch of cool sixties flower child-meets Andy Warhol. Beautiful colours, dramatic, powerful.

One of my favourites below.



Obituary here