Leila's blog

Mon, Feb 18, 2008

Seeds of change?

I am slowly recovering after an exhausting few days at conference (partly because I am now a partner in a Event Management business that runs them). Somehow I made it to a few things including an excellent panel with international speakers sharing their experiences on improving human rights. I also watched a film at conference called 'Money as Debt'. For those who don't know how money is literally created out of thin air and that this is driving environmental destruction I strongly suggest watching it. It also provides a fresh perspective on Northern Rock. As the film shows, because banks can lend money that doesn't exist to governments and therefore have a huge say over how our economy works, nationalising banks could be the a main way of regaining democratic control of the economy. Today's announcement is not ideal but it could be the UK's first tentative step on the road to sustainability.

It is nice to be back in Wales, with our fresh air and clear views of the night sky. I don't think I could ever move back to a city. The advantages of having shops on your doorstep seem small in comparison to the delight of eating your own, fresh, pollution and pesticide free, vegetables. As an alternative to the usual pap given for Valentines my husband received some packets of organic vegetable seeds, in the hope that we can build on the success of last years crops.

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