Buddhist Action Month (BAM) is a festival of social action, with Buddhists worldwide engaging in socially beneficial activity rooted in Buddhist values. BAM is an opportunity for us to act on our deepening understanding that we live in a complex, … Continued
I’m a textiles artist and have always used reclaimed fabrics in my work. Things took off in 2012 when I started making pieced denim bags for selling at craft fairs. This has been a real eye opener for me. It … Continued
I have just spent the last two evenings at highly contrasting, but deeply connected lectures, by two great thinkers of our time. On Tuesday evening I attended a small, local gathering at the Friends Meeting House in Cambridge to listen … Continued
“I have loved the ‘circular economy’ ever since I came across it about half a year ago, although the basic ideas behind it were not unusual to me. The circular economy is about reducing the amount of waste and pollution we … Continued
Fired up to complete the first element of the Circular Challenge, I tackled a long postponed job of refurbishing our 15 year old kitchen cabinets Worn handles The first problem was the handles: several of the handles that we most … Continued
Repair Cafés are a way of bringing together people who have something that’s broken, with people who know how to fix it. Typically a room full of engineers and repairers will spend the afternoon fixing anything from phones and tablets … Continued