The Ulterior Motive – What Saving The Ealing Cinema’s Really About!
Save Ealing Cinema Petition Movers & Shakers Wordle Ok, Ok, I’ll come clean. It’s not just about the Cinema – I do have another agenda…. I wanted to get some love out of it. As with all good relationship catalysts, the Ealing Cinema campaign has provided the fuel for something that I wanted to start … Read more
Let’s Get High – Government Issues Happy Pills!
A ridiculous statement obviously – there’s no happy pill ….yet But given some of the reaction toward the government’s commitment to societal Wellbeing and Happiness you’d think the state had lost the plot. David Cameron’s announcement last week shouldn’t have come as a surprise; it’s not recent thinking. He was upfront about his views on … Read more
Art can change the world … The Unity Project
‘Them and Us’ mentality divides. Inclusive thinking connects people at a deeper level, and nowhere more so than in art. Bristol Artist Peter Meacock’s Unity project is a fresh look at how art can question and collate what brings us together more than what divides. His project is a collaborative venture looking at aspects of artistic … Read more
Gotta love Jon Stewart: The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear is spot on!
‘Lighten- up’; humour, playfulness and plain silliness is seriously powerful stuff! It’s arguably the quickest way to turn people towards an idea, principle or joint purpose by allowing us to share our feelings, thoughts and attitudes in a non-threatening creative way. In my piece on ‘Stay Something Stupid’; I talked about how critical humour was … Read more
The Future we Deserve: collaborative Tribes need to take the lead
Time for resilient tribes to step up and show the way As a planet our levels of happiness haven’t really changed in the last 100 years. However, our levels of stress, anxiety and depression have never been higher and are rising. The US predicts that by 2020, stress related anxiety disorders will be the largest … Read more
