Gabby Dawnay - writing and artwork: January 2015

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

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).

Monday, 26 January 2015

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)

Sunday, 18 January 2015

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