English language teacher based in Italy -- #Melvillean 🐳
I believe in total liberation for all beings.
I sometimes blog.
"It's OK, it's OK
make mistakes, make mistakes."
| Pronouns | she/her/they |
| Blog | https://themasthead.giuliabrazzale.eu |
| Languages | IT/EN/ZH/FR |
| Causes | total liberation, free quality education for all |
I love #MichaelRosen and his writing.
In his poem, "Fascism: I sometimes fear..." (2014), Michael says:
[fascism] doesn't walk in saying,
"Our programme means militias, mass imprisonments, transportations, war and persecution."
I understand what he's saying, that the appealing side of fascism is what gets it's proponents elected.
However, #Trump and others are now saying the bad part out loud.
https://michaelrosenblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/fascism-i-sometimes-fear.html
Bullet Journal monthly ritual
After a long break, I am back blogging. In this post, I share one transformative practice which I started incorporating in my bullet journal routine, and how it has changed me.
https://themasthead.giuliabrazzale.eu/2024/08/bullet-journal-monthly-ritual/
Il nostro biancospino 13 anni dopo è più bello che mai. ❤️🌼🌳
Listening to coverage of the IDF report on the killing of aid workers, while remembering yesterday’s news of AI profiling and the calculations of acceptable collateral killing. Things add up, literally and brutally, in #Gaza.
Whatever position you take on Julian Assange, he gave us the right phrase for what has been happening to Palestinians in Gaza by the tens of thousands and now these aid workers: collateral murder.
Happy #ChineseNewYear of the Dragon! Here are my wishes for this special year...
https://themasthead.giuliabrazzale.eu/2024/02/year-of-the-dragon/
Dante and the climate crisis
Everyone knows or has heard of La Divina Commedia, the Italian poem by Florence-born Dante Alighieri, especially about Inferno, where he punishes both friends and enemies who in his eyes have sinned against God or humanity. However, as is unfortunately often the case, I was one of many Italian students who were (and still are) forced to study Dante's…
https://themasthead.giuliabrazzale.eu/2024/02/dante-and-the-climate-crisis/
Read my latest blog post on why I keep reading and writing blogs in 2024.
https://themasthead.giuliabrazzale.eu/2024/01/why-i-keep-blogging-in-2024/
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