Category Archives: activism

Posted on November 9, 2023 by little wren

Never apologise for being over sensitive and emotional when defending the welfare of wildlife. Let this be a sign that you have a big heart and aren’t afraid to show your true feelings. These emotions give you the strength to … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 31, 2023 by little wren

We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art, the … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 4, 2023 by little wren

The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. ~Frederick Buechner

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Posted on March 11, 2022 by little wren

May the frightened cease to be afraidAnd those bound be freed;May the powerless find power,And may people think of benefiting eachother. For as long as space remains,For as long as sentient beings remain,Until then may I too remainTo dispel the … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 17, 2021 by little wren

True freedom, to my mind, is to be found in the dance, in the art of navigating the tension between self-interest and our love and congruence with things that are bigger, whether it be the collective, the planet, God. ~Sarah … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 13, 2021 by little wren

I’ve often said that to make change you must reach the heart, and to reach the heart you must tell stories. The way we write about other animals shapes the way we see them – we must recognise that every … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 30, 2020 by little wren

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Posted on December 28, 2019 by little wren

The philosophers have only interpreted the world, in various ways. The point, however, is to change it. ~Karl Marx

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Posted on November 9, 2019 by little wren

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop. ~Mother Teresa

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Posted on August 9, 2019 by little wren

No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world. ~N.H. Kleinbaum

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