“In terms of challenging stereotypes and representations of black boys this [image] was so powerful for me … because it’s not an image that you’re used to ever seeing, and you question why it has such an impact on you,” - Kay Rufai, photographer and mastermind of the S.M.I.L.E-ing Boys Project.
As the earth starts showing the cracks from a modern polluting lifestyle, individuals ...
Covid-19 has revealed weaknesses in our existing systems, and panic-buying in particular has revealed that we do not think about how our consumer choices affect others. Although there is plenty of toilet paper to go around, we now have an unequal distribution because with heightened anxiety, a handful of buyers have first considered their own needs above the needs of society as a whole. I don’t blame them. Over the last 500 years of Western thought, we have seen a gradual trend towards placing value on the individual above the relational ties between individuals. We consider ourselves to be autonomous units that are self-contained, rather than relational creatures who are designed to love.
Dear friends, It is a strange time for us all right now. I personally feel like the ground has shifted and I haven’t fully found my feet. I'm hopeful of finding a new rhythm to daily life as we slow down and work through the challenges ahead.
