Pyramid, Woodfordia.
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ALL OVERCOME The sun goes down in a blaze of fire The moon keeps spinning the Earth Tide breathes in and out on a line Wind is unceasing like breath Two by two the animals enter the tomb The pyramid shines like ivory in the dunes In dances the shadows are veils unsewn Bodies in the warm dark entwined like runes My spirit has flown across the land Across mountain and valley, and seas Through hunger, dread and darkest fear A thousand trials to rest my head on home shores All overcome
CULTURE JAM SELFIES Let’s culture-jam selfie culture, everyone post your WORST photo. See if we can shake up everyone's insecurities about their self-image, some good might come out of it. Maybe that terrible angle makes you look more human? Fragile, vulnerable... REAL. Accept that you can't control what other people think of you. And who cares what they think anyway? The most important thing is to be healthy, safe, and comfortable being who you are. Yes, it’s a bad photo, but people are more than photos. Peace to you all. Seriously.
MY STORY ABOUT CAMP BABIRRA At the camp I was lured to a man's tent by his promise of canabis. When I spoke about my sexuality he threatened me to stop talking to him. In the morning, after my argument with a woman, he told me he had a grudge with me for talking about my sexuality to him. That night at sacred fire he told me off for yelling at the woman, but also told me he would bash me if I acted on my sexuality around him, he used the pretense of defending the woman to make homophobic remarks to me saying I was 'disgusting' for talking about homosexuality. He said he would bash me outside the camp and promised me that he would win the fight. He intimidated me into shaking his hand. I walked away. In hindsight I can see how Andy actively and physically came between me and the other gay men in the camp to stop me from making buddies. He did that twice around the sacred fire. He was trying to control my behavior. If I could go back and do things differently I would have...
