Category Archives: hearts / bodies / affect / zen

Detention is not a ‘solution’: Asylum Seekers, children, and the need to heal trauma not exacerbate it

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Beth Spencer

I wrote this letter to my local politician this morning. Feel free to borrow any parts of it if you too are upset by plans to have children and traumatised refugees sent to offshore detention camps in Malaysia, and wish … Continue reading →

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Equal love: why marriage is not just about having babies

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Beth Spencer

***Update: 2nd April 2012 – to send your thoughts to the Senate Enquiry (closes today) go here: http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?url=legcon_ctte/marriage_equality_2012/info.htm or via Getup at http://www.getup.org.au/campaigns/marriage-equality/senate-inquiry/senate-inquiry-into-marriage — must be in by close of today. Altho you can still always write to your local … Continue reading →

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In Memory: Bob Marley, Reggae, songs of freedom & brave 70s women

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Beth Spencer

Thinking about Bob Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) on the anniversary of his death. The first time I ever heard of this thing called ‘Reggae‘ was when I was in first year at Monash Uni, 1976. In … Continue reading →

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