We can’t protect our shared global climate until Black Lives Matter
Part of my work at transparenCI (my small boutique creative agency that specializes in environmental communications) is working with organisations like Fossil Free South Africa to provide community and content management services. With the help and feedback of Fossil...
A conversation – I think – all (privileged) people concerned about climate change should be having
I recently had a discussion with a colleague (we’ll call him Chris) who is also in the climate justice space. We were talking about the fact that some climate activists and communicators are worried and frustrated that, despite now moving out of the initial crisis...
Coronavirus and the spread of Eco-Fascism
This article was originally published on Three Mag as part of my Stay Sustainable Column. Cover Art bt Zoya Pon aka @ThatAsianGirl on Instagram. I used to be a massive superhero movie fan! Whilst I’m not into them as much as I once was, I still went to watch the...
10 Ocean-Minded Organisations to Support this World Oceans Day
Today for world ocean's day I shared some of my favourite ocean-minded organisations while asking others to share theirs. Here are 10 of them: The Beach Co-Op The Beach Co-Op is an organisation on a mission to "eliminate, reuse, redesign and recycle single-use...
Anti-racism: resources, people to follow & what to do next
From the South African police brutality that ended the lives of too many poor, black people in lockdown, to the viral video of Amy Cooper, a white woman in America who weaponized her whiteness because she didn't want to put her dog on a leash, to the countless black...
Intersections with Covid-19. 10 sources to further your insight.
I've been meaning to put together a blog on some of the reflections I have taken so far from the COVID-19 crisis, how it has further exposed inequalities and a flawed global system, as well as how it intersects with the planetary crises we are facing. But to be...
Cancelling parenthood for climate change?
This article originally featured on Threemag.co.za as part of my Stay Sustainable Column In my debut Stay Sustainable column exploring sustainable ways to have sex, I joked that, considering the planetary resources it takes to have a child, the most sustainable condom...
#Coronacare – how to help those most affected by Covid-19 in SA
Over the past week, I have been thinking long about how best I can show support to those who will be most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic: doctors, nurses, grocery workers, poor/working-class people and more vulnerable groups like the elderly or the...
Coronavirus, climate change and some lessons to take
This blog was updated on 30/04/20 to reflect some of the swift ongoing changes in the Covid-19 epidemic in SA. The Coronavirus, which was officially declared a pandemic this week by WHO, has found its way to South Africa, causing an unprecedented nationwide lockdown....
From a degraded dump to a community food garden
In the heart of Salt River in Cape Town, lies a space totally changed in a matter of just 10 days. A space transformed from a degraded piece of land dumped with rubbish, to a bright and joyful urban community food garden, now known as the Salt River Community Food...
White Supremacy & Racism in the Environmental Movement
In the past week something took place reminding me (once again) how far we have to go to dismantle systems of oppression within the environmental movement. It looked like this: Ugandan Climate Activist (and Ally of our youth lead climate justice movement African...
How to make 2020 your most sustainable year yet
I wrote a blog for the Sustainability Business School in Switzerland on 10 ways to make 2020 the most sustainable year yet! From addressing our diet and calling for policy change on food subsidies, to going flight free, to calling for fossil fuel divestment, to...
Listen: Our Collective Future – A Podcast with Lee Rael (and me)
I recently had a visit from fellow communicator Lee Rael of Seed, a creative studio dedicated to sustainability. As part of his work Lee hosts the Seedpod, "A podcast dedicated to the South Africans shaping the country through entrepreneurship, sustainability and...
Hidden Figures: 15 Activists Leading on Climate Justice
Recently @the.mirror and the @theslowfactory released a collaboration on Instagram showcasing the 'hidden figures' of climate justice. As @the.mirror said in a post on the topic: "Black, brown and indigenous people have been leading the lines in #sustainability and...
The Amazon is burning (again)! What can we do?
Over the past days social media erupted as influencers and news sites from around the western world (or at least my social media echo chamber) finally picked up on the wildfires that have been ravaging the Amazon rainforest for weeks. I held back on speaking out about...
Six ways to be more sustainable and confront the climate crisis
I was recently given the opportunity to speak on the LCA Spark Talks stage to share my journey from sustainability advocate to climate justice activist. I tried my best to distill this journey into seven minutes and six lessons so people could take inspiration to...
I gave up these three items for Plastic Free July
After dedicating myself to the pursuit of zero waste for over a year, I lost hope in the idea of individual actions like refusing plastic. Whilst I still tried my best to live a low-waste life, my journey took a turn to towards climate activism and I started to...
Virgin Active is tackling the waste and climate crises – one health club at a time
I spent the morning at @virginactivesa in Constantia, Cape Town recently to do some yoga and learn about some of the measures Virgin Active is taking to tackle their waste and carbon footprint - one health club at a time. As an organisation that promotes health and...
LISTEN: Hidden Plastics and Why you Should Care – A Talk Radio Interview with Me
On Sunday 2 June, I was interviewed on Talk radio 702 for my most recent Twyg Mag article: Talking Rubbish: You Think You Know What’s Plastic And What’s Not. Take a listen as I chat about the groundbreaking study released earlier this year that shed a light on how...
5 steps to a More Sustainable Wardrobe
A Tragedy Sparks a Revolution On 24 April 2013, the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory claimed the lives of over 1,000 people and injured another 2,500. Most of these victims were young women making clothing for global fashion brands. Out of this tragedy Fashion...
Vegan or want to be? Read this Q&A with the Green Dietician
I recently wrote an article on whether veganism can save the world. How we need an overhaul in how we farm and how we eat. How if everyone went vegan we would achieve a lot of good, but how not everyone can be vegan due to a number of intersectional...
Go Plastic Free with these Easy Swaps
In 2018 single-use was named word of the year. If that is anything to go by, the world is finally coming to grips with the pervasiveness of single-use-plastic pollution. South Africa is currently the 11th worst plastic polluter in the world with 94% of all beach...
How to Shop Zero Waste in South Africa
Is zero waste really possible? I'd bargain on no. There are all sorts of considerations around why: Currently 'zero waste' living is not accessible to the average person It assumes everything we send to the recyclers actually gets recycled (it doesn't - sadly) There...
10 Natural Remedies for Anxiety
I have struggled with anxiety for as long as I can remember. As I have gotten older, I have had the opportunity and privilege to deal with it through therapy and lots of self growth. I have been on cocktail of medicines which helped me through some of my darkest...
Environmentalism: Intersectional or Bust
What is the environmental movement unless it serves all people? Unless it acknowledges that ecologic, race and gender (etc.) politics are heavily intertwined?
It is on this basis that it is imperative to understand and act out environmentalism through the lens of intersectionality.
Six Things you Should Know about Sustainability
Six things you should know about sustainability
In the Media
Beautiful News Feature - There is no planet B. This singer calls on the world to face the music Read the article here. Interview on Jacaranda FM - Love songs with Danny Painter Interview on Cape Talk - Tonight with Lester Climate Strike 15 March 2019 Ground-up - Read...
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