Many people of colour have been disenfranchised from nature through human interference… An absence rooted in historical and current traumas of shame, hardship and racism […]
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Land Justice and the uncomfortable issue of race
Redpepper Whether it’s growing your own food or enjoying the countryside, people of colour are asserting their right to the land in Britain. Amy Hall […]
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BBC London, Can farm animals improve your mental health?
In this short film, on location at Crystal Palace Park Farm, I help make the case for the importance of access to nature and animals […]
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Belonging & Un-belonging in the English countryside: Panel discussion
‘Belonging & Un-belonging in the English Countryside’ symposium took place on Thursday 2 May 2019. Part I: Being in the English Countryside Panel discussion chaired […]
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Belonging & Un-belonging in the English countryside
‘Belonging & Un-belonging in the English Countryside’ was a day long symposium which took place at the MK Gallery in Milton Keynes on Thursday 2 […]
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Eco-Fascism makes itself known in New Zealand
On 15 March 2019, Brenton Tarrant live streamed himself gunning down 50 Muslims in Al Noor mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand. […]
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WWF, human rights abuses and the need to decolonise conservation
In the latest controversy for the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), they are accused of human rights abuses against indigenous and local communities in […]
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Over the Bridge: Reconnecting with Nature
In discussion with Over the Bridge podcast, discussing ‘Reconnecting with Nature’ and our relationship with the countryside and natural spaces as black people.
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BBC, Cities: Nature’s New Wild
I was featured in Episode 3, Outcasts, talking about importance of a relationship with nature to urban resident’s well-being. The script for the section on […]
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Beth Collier, a therapist who works in the woods
Le bonheur est dans le jardin If Beth Collier had not met a young boy a few years ago, locked in his anger and impervious […]
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Let’s say goodbye to Respectability and welcome Assertiveness
In a politics of Assertiveness our aim is to remove ourselves from the drama of being made to feel aggressive or that we need to […]
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Culture of Confinement is a Child Rights Issue
Today less than one in 10 children play regularly in green spaces, half the number of children who played outdoors a generation ago … This […]
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Colourful Radio interview
In discussion with Colourful Radio presenter Jacqueline Malcolm, talking nature, identity and well-being.
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The challenges of urban lifestyles to well-being and the value of nature to emotional health
Urban lifestyles can leave us isolated – from people and nature – and the quality of our relationships and wellbeing suffers…there are parallels between the […]
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