Author Archive for: JanineLee

About Janine Lee
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Entries by Janine Lee
Knowledge, Story & Art in 2017
June 24, 2019 in 2017 /by Janine LeeFearless launches & leaps in 2018
June 24, 2019 in 2018 /by Janine LeeHope Connects in 2019
June 24, 2019 in 2019 /by Janine LeeThe variance and volume of courage
November 21, 2018 in Read /by Janine LeeTo standardize courage, with all it’s variance, would be like declaring that all leaves are a single hue. For those of us who have dedicated time to laying under trees and observing the myriad of overlapping green spearheads backlit by sunlight on a cyan sky will attest, not all green is the same. So then, […]
Not taking sides
June 27, 2018 in Read /by Janine LeeTonight, one of my daughters asked me to download a version of the Macarena for a school performance, as they don’t have the internet in the hall. The performance is in a day or so and last-minute preps are aplenty. So, after looking for the aforementioned musical delight a full-screen popup appeared on my computer. […]
Tiny Homes
June 27, 2018 in Read /by Janine LeeThis research piece about tiny houses on wheels provides a snapshot into the movement, which presents viable solutions to housing, environmental and social issues. It was inspired by an interview with an amazing woman called Mikhara Ramsing who has recently built one with her partner, and whose story features in the next edition of Feathersome […]
The Road
June 27, 2018 in Read /by Janine LeeGloria Steinem says in My Life on the Road (p xix): ‘Taking to the road – by which I mean letting the road take you – changed who I thought I was. The road is messy in the way that real life is messy. It leads us out of denial and into reality, out of […]
Am I a feminist?
June 13, 2018 in Read /by Janine LeeAm I a feminist? To answer this question for myself I needed to understand what feminist means because feminism and feminist are misunderstood and, for some people, scary words that are avoided, as described by Tara Moss in The Fictional Woman1: ‘… there are a number of people who still recoil at the word, including […]
Truth talking
June 13, 2018 in Read /by Janine LeeToday I’m musing over the concept of uncomfortable but important conversations. This one has been a sore point for me, from conversations about body hair, to gender equality and career choices, navigating the strong and opposing opinions of others around me is a constant source of frustration and learning. Whilst I know myself lucky to […]