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For my friend who is suffering

For my friend who is suffering

My friend,   I know you are suffering and I feel there is little I can do to ease that deep pain for you. I wish I could. When I look into your eyes, I see the same sorrow and...

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Modern rage and the fight for consent

Modern rage and the fight for consent

"#metoo is just the tip of the iceberg in our powerful fight for consent, not just over our own bodies but over the body of our planet." There is lots of anger in our world right now, from the fires in...

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Dear Amazonia

Dear Amazonia

Dear Amazonia, I apologise on behalf of humanity. Unlike your mother, nature, who acts in response to natural rhythms, we humans have replaced cycles with unnatural greed that ironically threatens our own long-term survival more than it does your own....

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Why you should take your whanau to Ihumātao

Why you should take your whanau to Ihumātao

On Saturday, my husband, two sons and I headed to Ihumātao, to stand with those occupying the land near Auckland Airport. We parked our car 15 minutes from the site and joined hundreds of others who were either heading to,...

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Our mother...

Our mother...

Our Mother beneath our feet blessed be your name.   Your wisdom come, your love be felt on earth that we can make it a heaven.   Give us today our daily compassion, and forgive us loving ourselves too little....

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