Lest We Forget (of what we are capable).

Yesterday, I read both a simple and very beautiful poem by Michael Rosen about the Holocaust, and a powerful, compelling article by Hugo Rifkind. 

I posted the article on Facebook where it has received no response apart from one friend. 

I find it quite strange that there has been so little on my home page about Holocaust Memorial Day, apart from the several Guardian articles. Perhaps we're a bit too used to it, perhaps FB is a place that people prefer to share proud/happy photographs.  But there was such a huge outpouring in response to the Charlie Hebdo killings that I find it almost alarming that people aren't marking this day in some way, even with a small comment or thought.

So if you've come across this, you can read the poem here: What is Racism?

And the article here: Holocaust Memorial Day 2015

The most notable point Rifkind makes is that this is specifically part of European culture; and he makes it immediate, tangible, asking us to imagine being there - what would we have done? Would we have done anything differently? This is a responsibility and a memory that is part of us all and absolutely we must not forget it. 

Lest We Forget (of what we are capable).

NEW OKIDO: "ALL ABOUT ME!"

Okido issue 33 is hot off the press & should be winging its way to subscribers and stockists as I type…

It's all about "ME" - that's "YOU, ME & EVERYONE!"

(& it's another cracker)

ECO KIDS PLANET MAGAZINE REEF ISSUE NOW OUT!

There are a whole new wave of independent magazines for kids out there! 

If you haven't yet discovered #ecokidsplanet - for kids who love amazing animals and nature and hey, this whole, fantastic planet we live on - take a look at the latest issue. 

It's all about the Great Barrier Reef...

Eco Kids planet

Magpie That blog...

What a gorgeous picturebook blog - discovered beautiful spreads from London Calls! in there…

Click on Magpie That to explore the blog...

CHANDELIER

Another stunning song.

Another stunning video.

Dance dance dance...

Elastic Heart

Intense, unsettling, exquisite song & video.

Elastic Heart by Sia

Mainly thinking: "I wish I could dance like this"

"Fanaticism is the monster that pretends to be the child of religion" Voltaire

#JeSuisCharlie

"You will find that the pen is a mightier knife

And that power lies all in the mind."

A LOVELY REVIEW TO WELCOME IN 2015...

Thanks Sarah Hunter! 

See the review here: 

Booklistonline