Melody Emmett
Resurgence of grief
“Every time they cage a bird the sky shrinks. A little.”
– Jeremy Cronin from the poem For Comrades in Solitary Confinement
Melody Emmett
6th June 2021
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“Every time they cage a bird the sky shrinks. A little.”
– Jeremy Cronin from the poem For Comrades in Solitary Confinement
The South African National Taxi Association and the government seem to be in cahoots in keeping other associations out and cashing in on taxi scrapping programmes that keep failing.
“Chess isn’t always competitive. Chess can also be beautiful.” Beth Harmon in The Queen’s Gambit
In shack settlements and remote rural communities, treatment for mental illness is inaccessible, unaffordable and not pertinent to the realities on the ground.
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First published in Daily Maverick 168
https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/daily-maverick/20201106/281569473247043
The American psychiatrist, Robert Jay Lifton, coined the term “malignant normality” to refer to a degenerative social phenomenon in which large numbers of people view reality through the skewed lens of a political leader and even adopt his traits.
Lebo Thoka’s art does not deny the horror and brutality experienced by victims of femicide. Rather she proclaims the inherent dignity of the women, that can never be taken away from them. A version of this article was first published by Sunday Times Lifestyle.
By Melody Emmett
Greta Thunberg has put a spotlight on prejudice against people living with mental disabilities.
By Melody Emmett I had the honour of going on retreat with Mandaza Kandemwa last year. The retreat was held at the Buddhist retreat centre,