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Thoughts, actions, habits, destiny

4 Mar ’14 Leave a Comment Written by Juliet Bennett
In yoga last week my teacher drew attention to our thoughts. She said something along the lines of "our thoughts become our actions, our actions become our habits, our habits become our character, and our character determines our destiny." This related to my current research project that is looking at connections between narratives and peace (which I have been madly trying to finish for the last year, hence the lack of blogging...) Our thoughts are made up of narratives. Because we live in Read more [...]
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Bridge Series, peace

Does religion affect population growth?

24 May ’12 3 Comments Written by Juliet Bennett
What is the connection between religion and population growth? The answer might surprise you: absolutely nothing. Well, according to Hans Rosling. In his April 2012 TED-Talk, Rosling graphs the relationship between religion, income and children between zero and fifteen years olds. He shows that there is no connection between religion and babies, and that there is a much closer connection between: 1 - mortality rates and babies born ie the more likely a baby is to die, the more babies a mother Read more [...]
Peace
overpopulation, peace, population, religion

What Difference Does It Actually Make? Attempting to Compare Individual, Corporate & Military Emissions

28 Dec ’11 Leave a Comment Written by Juliet Bennett
Books on climate change tend to finish with a list of things we can do to help: buy a green bag, ride instead of drive, hang up your washing rather than using the dryer, turn off the lights, decrease consumption ... The thing is, when it comes to the big scheme of things, comparing our individual actions to the actions of corporations, government and military: what difference does it actually make? I want to know where I should be putting my effort: is more effective for me to cut my personal Read more [...]
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Ecology, environment, peace

Getting real: promising population stats & pending challenges

11 Aug ’11 Leave a Comment Written by Juliet Bennett
Hans Rosling gives an illuminating TedTalks presentation on one of my greatest ecological concerns: over-population. Let each box = 1 billion people. In 1960 it was relatively accurate to divide the world into the "First World" and "Third World", the "rich" and the "poor", the "developed world" and "developing world" or the Centre and Periphery. In 1960 we were 3 billion people. The blue was the 1 billion at the top of the pyramid, dreaming of buying a car and a dishwasher. The green Read more [...]
Peace
climate change, Ecology, overpopulation, peace, population, TED, The Pyramid

Brisbane’s Narrative Wreckage: Cataclysmic Interruptions and Redemptive Solutions

12 Jan ’11 Leave a Comment Written by Juliet Bennett
Content in living out your life: work, money, weekends, holidays, home, kids... and then something happens: a cataclysmic event changes everything. Be it a sudden illness or a natural disaster like the flooding Brisbane is now facing, everything you know - everything you care about, everything you have dedicated your life to, everything you imagined for your future - can disappear in an instant. As I write, Brisbane faces 12 people dead, 43 missing, 20,000 homes, and 3000 businesses under water. Read more [...]
Adventure, Peace, Random Life Stuff
climate change, Life in Oz, Narratology, peace, Politics, The Pyramid

Preserving “The Pyramid” – the reason things are the way they are…

17 Dec ’10 3 Comments Written by Juliet Bennett
"Things are the way they are because they have been designed to be this way," a friend of mine said. "It's all about preserving The Pyramid." What's The Pyramid? Let me tell you... "The Pyramid" (according to my friend) is a method of social, economic and political organisation that is at the core of every human civilisation from the Egyptians to Hindus to Monarchies to Capitalism. All the big political conflicts come down to one thing: The Pyramid. Conflicts are either initiated by Read more [...]
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peace, political theory, Politics, poverty, power, social construction, Structural Violence, The Pyramid

What makes more sense?

30 Jul ’10 Leave a Comment Written by Juliet Bennett
What makes more sense? 1. That God selected ONE species to be his “chosen” species, abandoning all His other creations to nothingness. OR 2. That God values ALL of his creations. The idea that humans are the only creations with souls, is a narrative created by humans not God. What makes more sense? 1. That God selected ONE group of people to be His “chosen people, to help them conquer other groups of people (as long as they obeyed Him) and to punish all other people in the world who strive Read more [...]
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Conformity, Fundamentalism, God, peace, religion

Coming to grips with the elephant in the room

28 Jun ’10 12 Comments Written by Juliet Bennett
I knew I would leave India with a new perspective of life – but the upturning of my worldview has happened in a far different way than I expected. I thought I would arrive home more passionate about social justice, more inspired to make a difference to the lives of “poor” people. Instead I am leaving India with a hardened heart, more humility, and an increased concern for the future of humanity as a whole. Why? Because the population problem, the elephant in the room, is far too big a problem Read more [...]
Peace
Ecology, elephant in the room, India, over-population, peace, Politics, population, world population

Sex or chess? Peace, the world’s trump card

13 Apr ’10 10 Comments Written by Juliet Bennett
So yesterday I enjoyed a little rant about the game our governments, supported by the people’s consumer-driven values, are playing with military pawns, strategically placed towers, and other oil-powered weaponry. We established the difficulty in knowing what sources we can trust, but decided that either way whatever moral and immoral tactics the governments are using with their present day “war of wants”, it is the westerners that gain the lifestyle benefits of cheap clothes and food and transport Read more [...]
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Ecology, peace, Politics, power, Social Change, Structural Violence
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Rights of Indigenous Peoples: A Personal Statement

As a "non-indigenous" Australian living on what was once the land of the Cadigal and Wangal Wangal communities, I wish to acknowledge the inter-generational responsibility that I feel toward the colonial past. As a beneficiary of "White Australia", to the Eora people of Sydney, I request your forgiveness. I stand in solidarity with your rightful demands to self determination and active participation in governmental decisions, and I hope I may learn from your eco-spiritual connection. May we, as Tom Trevorrow of the Ngarrindjeri puts it, learn to 'respect, care and share' the gifts that our planet offers us.

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