June 2021 As the take up of vaccinations goes over 50% in the UK and includes more of my relatives and friends, I have been noticing a growing sense of uncertainty and resistance in myself—in an effort to understand it, I sat with it. My respect for the work on the vaccine is certainly present, [...]
https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/may-and-june/s-d3qVU5KBS1x “Only when you start questioning injustice, you start being human. Only when you start questioning inequality, you start being human. Only when you start questioning prejudice, you start being human. Only when you start questioning discrimination, you start being human.” ― Abhijit Naskar, Aşkanjali: The Sufi Sermon Serenity Prayer meditation/ Grenfell/ St Sigfrids Way/The heart Movement/ Summer [...]
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< back to sharings https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/a-thousandhands/s-nP7iLBR5fZ0?si=4a52ff7cc4644e1684dd391aafa32554&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Migration is something our ancestors have done for thousands of years, we've travelled to where conditions are favourable. Though with modern day hard borders, lives of migrating parties have suffered and may become victims of struggle, racism and prejudice. For anyone within the Asylum System, they are often [...]
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“Beloved community is formed not by the eradication of difference but by its affirmation, by each of us claiming the identities and cultural legacies that shape who we are and how we live in the world.” bell hooks Kill the Bill/ Stronger On Sundays/ Radical Joy /St Sigfrid's Way/ Green of Grasses Spring brought with it [...]
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https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/listen-to-women-first-mix/s-R7LrrE7dtKY At the time of writing this song, I was inspired by Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg and The Squad, (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar) American congresswomen who banded together with shared values on inclusivity and not being afraid of Donald Trump. At the time I also began reading bell hooks' book [...]
From darkness, let's reach for light, together - June Warulu https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/january-february-1/s-2uXLtoz9Q95 In this post: Chaplaincy, Isolation overwhelm meditation/Meditation with song for the Beyond Now Festival/ HS2 Protest/Tree Sharing/Sharing on Death/ 2x Interviews, 1 on working with people seeking Asylum, and 2 a sharing on mistakes of being a White Man trying to help as part [...]
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