How can we not get depressed about the state of things? As you know, RootandBranches had its genesis in the early stages of the COVID Pandemic. The idea was to share hopeful things, to raise our spirits during the lockdowns. I needed to be reminded that the world was still turning and beautiful things were …
Art to Ponder
Contributors: Rose and Sandy from Facebook. Fun_Owl 1 April Ukraine… art by Vika Krokhina, a first-year student of the Poltava Technical University, Ukraine. UniteWomen.org 1 April Anja Rožen, a 13-year old elementary school student from Slovenia is the winner of the international contest Plakat MIRU. She was chosen among 600,000 children from all over the world. “My …
Anthem for Ukraine
Why Does It Touch Me So Much?
A video post from our friend, Verena, on the refugee front in Greece.
Check out the latest Film Chat: About Elly (2009)
Rated: PG (in Australia) Currently you can watch “About Elly” streaming on Beamafilm or for free with ads on SBS On Demand. It is also possible to rent “About Elly” on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV, Beamafilm online and to download it on Apple iTunes, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fetch TV.
Subvert the Bully
It takes wisdom to know how to respond to the bully. Most of us have been bullied at some time or another, and some of us more violently than others. But what do you do when you are violated? I was thinking about the situation in Ukraine and decided to write a song in support …
Thought Provoker #2: Avoiding the harshness of conviction
Women’s Day War
Awakened Grief
“In the Lakota/Sioux tradition, a person who is grieving is considered most awakened and most holy. There’s a sense that when someone is struck by the sudden lightning of loss, he or she stands on the threshold of the spirit world. The prayers of those who grieve are considered especially strong, and it is proper …
We Choose
For some time I had noticed a particular International student in our Oasis centre. He sat in the same spot most days focussed on the screen of his computer. He never seemed to engage with other students. I thought he might be suffering from Parent Syndrome – the weight of expectation to not just succeed, …