I was alerted to a recent newspaper article talking about thousands of Hindu devotees who are flocking to a village in Nepal ahead of the planned sacrifice of more than 300,000 animals to Gadhimai, the Hindu goddess of power. Devotees believe that sacrificing animals will bring them good luck and prosperity for their families. Blood…
Author: gaiaswisdom
Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary a Paper Tiger?
The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary was established in 1994 by the International Whaling Commission, with 23 countries supporting it and Japan opposing it. It covers 50 million square kilometres of ocean surrounding Antarctica. I remember throughout the 1980s writing letters to environment ministers diligently pushing for the sanctuary. But is it a ‘paper tiger’? On…
Say no to bad wood
This is SO, so easy. Please take a brief moment to complete this 5-minute online letter with your details and selecting your issues with illegal logging and it will be sent to the minister. People pressure CAN make a difference. We proved that with the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary! Even if you live overseas you…
Introduction
Merry Meet! Thank you for visiting this corner of the web. I was guided to start this blog during a meditation when I received an overwhelming sense of hopelessness and a desperate need for us – collectively – to do something to help our planet (referred to throughout this blog as ‘Gaia’) before it’s too…