Shovels for Guns. Meet Pedro. Mexican artist Pedro Reyes has literally melted down more than a thousand guns to shape shovels that, in turn, will be used to plant trees. He collected 1,527 guns, melted them and realised just as many shovels to plant trees. This is one of the works of Pedro Reyes, the Mexican artist who wanted to shine a light on the problem of weapons in Mexico. The shovels created from [...]
An article we found by underthecblog.org back in 2015, concerning the mass extinction of ocean life and it's impact on terrestrial beings (like us). So we are hoping to bring up some information that is currently more important than ever. Okay, here we go. Several of us here at UNdertheC were privileged with the opportunity to see Sylvia Earle and Nancy Knowlton speak. Both of them, especially Dr. Earle, were very big on the [...]
IT'S ALL GOOD UP NORTH....... "THE FINDHORN FOUNDATION IS A SPIRITUAL COMMUNITY,ECO-VILLAGE AND AN INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HOLISTIC LEARNING,HELPING TO UNFOLD A NEW HUMAN CONSCIOUSNESS AND CREATE A POSITIVE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE." PHOTO: ALESSANDRO CECARELLI Reading through the Find horn foundation website i found myself extremely interested in this seemingly abstract place. In terms of it's remote location along the hardy north east coast of Scotland it didn't seem like the typical location [...]
ARRIVING AT A SMALL COVE AT MILLER’S POINT, NEAR SIMON’S TOWN, FALSE BAY, A FORTY FIVE MINUTE DRIVE FROM CAPE TOWN, I FOUND IT HARD TO RECONCILE THE FLAT CALM SPARKLING SEA WITH THE HIGH ADRENALINE DIVE I WAS ABOUT TO DO IN AN AREA THAT IS THE EPITOME OF SHARK DIVING WORLDWIDE. I had been told this dive was possible from a shore entry, but was better from a boat due to [...]
RAISED UP ON IT’S HAUNCHES, TEETH BARED, SHOULDERS HUNCHED, THE MASSIVE TIGER WAS READY TO POUNCE. As I looked around me, I felt like I was in the middle of a surreal dream. Over there, a trio of bicycles leant against each other, over here was a giant hand giving a peace sign, whilst the metal springs of a mattress lay on the floor in between. A huge lotus flower, petals unfolded, stood centre [...]
Currently one of the most valuable places on Earth is the Great Bear Rainforest and sea in British Columbia, Canada. This vast area is valued by its residents; First Nations people, plants, animals, birds and marine life. It is valued by its visitors; the hikers, photographers, cruise-ship goers and scientists. And, inevitably, the Great Bear rainforest is valued by industry. But amongst all of these players, what and whose vision of value should determine the fate of this truly spectacular environment?
