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Freedom of expression

26/12/2011 | Filed under: Economic justice / inequality, Quakerism and faith, The Occupy Movement

Being able to voice one’s opinion – especially if one is able to analyse information and to frame one’s opinion in logic – is an essential contribution to social movements of all sizes. We hear about lack of freedom of speech and think we know what it looks like; Amnesty …

Making and donating pottery

17/12/2011 | Filed under: Art and being an artist, Economic justice / inequality

Those who know me cannot but help being aware that I make pots. Whenever I can and by hand, with slow processes and simple clays. For the past four months, I have been practising making pots on the wheel, in the hope of inching closer to a skilled level, and …

Asked to write a blog…

08/12/2011 | Filed under: Economic justice / inequality, Life outside the global North, Quakerism and faith

Asked to write a blog and maybe a book as well.  A good challenge, as I have gotten out of the habit of making my voice heard. I tend to wait to be asked before I tell some aspect of my history or even my opinion. This often has the …

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Alexandra Bosbeer

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