Kildare Spring, which is part of the Newlands system (and Newlands Aquifer), is situated in the Cul de Sac, Spring Way - off Kildare Road in Newlands Village. For years people have collected Water here, with only one outlet. It took one Water activist with foresight and initiative, to set up the pipes, so that multiple people could collect at any one time. Active citizenry … [Read more...]
The rebirth of hope through reconnection
From the wintery depths of mental despair in the heart of poverty, comes the re-birth of hope through re-connection. “Lente-geur” means "the aroma of spring" and The Lentegeur Spring Festival will be opening the hospital to the public, for a few days in September to share the future that we will become! This future is the re-design of what a psychiatric hospital looks … [Read more...]
Good Earth Day contemplations
Last week we celebrated Good Friday and Earth Day wrapped into one. Perhaps we could combine it as Good Earth Day in the future. Naturally my Christian roots honoured the day when we remember and revere the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and his descent into the darkness of death in the ultimate sacrifice. Was it not also at that moment that the sun dimmed and the earth was … [Read more...]
