The Brighton Festival, England’s largest multi-arts festival, has a guest director for this year’s events. Frank Cottrell-Boyce, best known for his work as a children’s book author and screenwriter, is focused on the power of hope and how it can extract joy, even during turbulent times. In an interview, Cottrell-Boyce said: “I’ve been looking for… Continue reading ‘I would like people to feel like kids again – to be amazed’
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The joyful preloved fashion boom. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News
The latest edition of Positive News magazine highlights several ways in which people are embracing joy and positive change in their lives. The issue delves into the ways nightlife venues are adapting to current times and diversifying to survive. It also explores how women are embracing ageing instead of battling it with products, and it… Continue reading The joyful preloved fashion boom. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News
‘Cricket helped me build my personality’: the refugees finding peace on the crease
Cricket is being used as a way to help Syrian and Palestinian teenagers overcome their traumatic past experiences in a refugee camp in Lebanon. With the sport not being widely played in their home countries, it provides a way for the young people to find joy and opportunity. Two of the teenagers, Wissal al-Jaber (16)… Continue reading ‘Cricket helped me build my personality’: the refugees finding peace on the crease
Life lessons: Isabella Tree on what life so far has taught her
Isabella Tree, farmer and writer, played a key role in kickstarting the rewilding revolution in Britain with her bestselling book, Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm, published in 2018.Through working closely with her husband, Charlie Burrell, a conservation Read the full article on Positive News here: Read More
Thinking outside the box: eco concerns prompt greener funeral options
Funerals can potentially have a significant impact on the environment, and a lot of people are looking for more eco-friendly options. According to a recent report by the National Funeral Directors Association, 60.5% of survey respondents showed interest in greener choices, such as human composting, natural burials, and resomation (water cremation). Around 29% of individuals… Continue reading Thinking outside the box: eco concerns prompt greener funeral options
What went right this week: the good news you should know about
This week’s roundup of good news stories features a decrease in logging in key rainforest regions and the launch of a ground-breaking dementia study. Sustainable shopping is also on the rise. Deforestation has decreased in Brazil and Colombia in the past year, according to a new study by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in partnership… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about
As the First Nations know, forests are ‘music to the soul’
The world’s oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest, located in the Australian Wet Tropics region, is being restored by traditional custodians to support the physical, mental, and spiritual health of its inhabitants. Andrew Solomon, an Eastern Kuku Yalanji man from northern Queensland, believes that humans are one with the planet. “Country defines us,” he says. “It… Continue reading As the First Nations know, forests are ‘music to the soul’
The online marketplace saving ‘wonky’ beauty products from landfill
The beauty industry contributes significantly to the UK’s waste problem, with 90 million beauty products discarded each year. To combat this, Boop has launched an online marketplace offering cosmetic seconds and overstock products at reduced prices. The marketplace aims to address the issue head-on, using the model employed by the ‘wonky’ fruit and veg industry… Continue reading The online marketplace saving ‘wonky’ beauty products from landfill
Life lessons: Anna Whitehouse on what life so far has taught her
Anna Whitehouse, also known as Mother Pukka, is an author, journalist, and radio presenter who has become a campaigner for flexible working rights through her Flex Appeal movement. This movement has recently been instrumental in prompting UK government legislation that allows workers to request flexible working from their first day in a new job, which… Continue reading Life lessons: Anna Whitehouse on what life so far has taught her
Women in the DRC are pushing for land rights, and curbing gender-based violence in the process
In many developing countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women are unable to own the land they work on due to male land inheritance. Women make up almost half of the global agricultural workforce but are only a fifth of landowners. Women who don’t have access to land in the Congo remain marginalised… Continue reading Women in the DRC are pushing for land rights, and curbing gender-based violence in the process