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Review of ‘No Straight Road Takes You There’ by Rebecca Solnit
Read more: Review of ‘No Straight Road Takes You There’ by Rebecca Solnit‘With courage nothing is impossible.’ Sir William Hillary, founder of the RNLI. These words of Hillary matched the theme of Solnit’s ‘No Straight Road Takes You There’ so aptly that they seemed like the epigraph. In both cases, saving lives at sea and climate activism, the work of volunteers is vital. Those people who understand…
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Review of ‘The Serviceberry- An Economy of Gifts and Abundance’ by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Read more: Review of ‘The Serviceberry- An Economy of Gifts and Abundance’ by Robin Wall KimmererRobin Wall Kimmerer follows the act of love that was ‘Braiding Sweetgrass’, with another book full of joy and gratitude that is ‘The Serviceberry.’ This short book highlights the gift economy that we need, while challenging the economic structure that has been artificially created for us, and one in which we are willing participants of…