Tag Archives: equity
Populism
Populism now divides, yet once it united the working class
The words populism and populist have no simple, coherent meaning.
All Liberal – all men
click on the image for the story – and wonder which century these people live in?
Julia Baird
Julia Baird on the sleaze bags that affect people’s lives – click on the image
Being Turnbulled
Australian Values – The Master of Spin
Australians are again being subject to being Turnbulled. Yet Again.
Women Photograph
click on the image for the website – Women Photograph
Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Very good article about this event – click on the image
Equity in politics
The wonderful world of contemporary politics
Here’s the famous photo. The world saw the problem? and…
postnationalism
Australia continues to be Turnbulled – and is being led by dud politicians.
Canberra
a light on the hill
A very good piece by Jack Waterford about Canberra. Click on the image
George Monbiot
Neoliberalism: the deep story that lies beneath Donald Trump’s triumph–click on image
Hillary Clinton
Leslie Knope writes to America about Trump
Women in Art
click on image for the story in The Guardian
Being Turnbulled
click on banner for the piece on The Guardian
Being Turnbulled: equity
click on the image for some more wise words from Kristina
Ageism and Women
From The Guardian UK – a piece about ageism – and how it effects women – and men. click here
great women on Britain’s streets
Click on image for the story of the lack of public statues depicting women in the UK.
The City Square
The City Square – what are they there for?
Many years ago there used to be lots of protest gatherings in Canberra. I am referring to both local and national protests. The local ones used to be regularly held in the place called Civic Square. The national ones were in front of the original Parliament House – now known as the Old Parliament House.
above – the original Civic Square
Such protests are now a rare event. Times have changed even though the political situation is much worse now than then.
Climate and Equity
Climate and Equity
There’s an interesting debate on how we convince people to take action on climate change. This action can be that we vote for the political parties that will follow through on actions, or it could that we all need to take some personal responsibility for climate change and take appropriate actions.
A Sydney GP has an interesting take on this and how we need to use particular words to convince all people.
inequity and growth
Inequity and growth: International Monetary Fund paper
The IMF has been released that dismisses the ideological argument that redistributing incomes is self-defeating.
Following on from yesterday’s post on this topic, I have to say I was taken back to see a report from the IMF on the subject of inequity and growth. The paper has backed economists who argue that inequality is a drag on growth in a discussion paper that has also dismissed ideological theories that efforts to redistribute incomes are self-defeating.
Reports from the IMF are usually about driving down the working conditions in order to achieve growth. This IMF report knocks those theories on the head. I am sure it will be ignored by many, in particular the present Australian government. Click here for the article.
inequity and growth
Does Tackling Inequality Reduce Growth?
Australia is going through strange times right now. The mainstream media and the government are involved in the full time spin of convincing the population that the ‘age of entitlements’ is over. As we are learning, this is correct except if you are deemed to be worthy by the government. This in particular applies to their friends in business. Amongst the business end of town, at least for those in the pockets of government (or is it the other way around), the age of entitlements is well and truly about to be enhanced.
places for play
Places for Play
Referring to a posting on The Nature of Cities: Involving Children in the Design of Park Renovations to Create Green Places for Play with Urban Nature
Locally there have been several wonderful initiatives that have delivered wetlands to local neighbourhoods. These developments were very much welcomed and have become destination for people taking walks.
The new wetlands were primarily established to become catchments for run off water that had previously been channeled into 1960s concrete drains straight down through the suburbs into the lake. Water is now being partially diverted along the way to provide storage as well as being piped off site to other large water tanks for other irrigation purposes.
Cities and Women
Re-Post from the Guardian
Making cities safe for women and girls
It’s about Cities and Women: World Alliance of Cities Against Poverty is focusing on how to tackle violence against women and girls in public spaces Whether walking city streets, using public transport, going to school, or selling goods at the market, women and girls are subject to the threat of sexual harassment and violence. This reality of daily life limits women’s freedom to get an education, to work, to participate in politics – or to simply enjoy their own neighbourhoods. Yet despite its prevalence, violence and harassment against women and girls in public spaces remains a largely neglected issue, with few laws or policies in place to address it. click here for the full article
Women and the city
Re-Posted from The Global Urbanist
A woman’s right to enjoy the city
Dealing with the overlooked issue in Urban Design, Women and the City. As part of our series on eliminating violence against women and girls in our cities produced in collaboration with the Huairou Commission, Mumbai architect Pallavi Shrivastava offers a personal reflection on how the threat of violence forces women not only to change our movements but also prevents us from enjoying our cities, and thus from helping to make them the cities we want them to be. click here for the full article.