I meant to post on the passing of Kurt Vonnegut before now but didn’t have a moment. I only quoted him a few weeks ago, and I have that quote on the wall beside the computer screen where I see it every day. I think it captures something of the essence of his work- pessimism … Read more
“Who wasn’t somewhat enchanted by the legendary greeting uttered by Henry Stanley when he finally found Doctor Livingstone in the African jungle?”
“But now the Law has moved in, and once again absurdity has sewn its seed and taken root on the pitch at Stamford Bridge.”
I’m planning a post later on the Concern development education workshops I facilitated around the country last month. I had a great bunch of Transition Year students in Galway, Dublin and Cork. This is an ongoing project aimed at raising awareness of global child exploitation. There are currently over 200 million children being used for labour in the world today.
