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Learning to see afresh

November 30, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Are our individualistic perspectives a blindness that prevents us seeing our inter-connectedness? Could experiencing and understanding our dependence on others bring fresh sight?

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: London, new politics

Is that all there is?

November 28, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

During a trip to Sidmouth, I got to think about cafes, poscapitalism, and the fact that what’s needed is more than cool coffee bars and distressed wood

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: cafes, Detroit, London, postcapitalism

Respecting the past

November 27, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

I often find it necessary to argue against some imagined suggestion that any happiness I might have in the future would somehow ‘cancel out’ the pain and anguish of losing Mark

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: hope, London, loss, rebuilding

Where dreams are made of

November 25, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Being in New York has challenged me to think about the extent to which my sense of self rests on what I consume

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: Detroit, New York City, USA

Can Detroit deliver social justice?

November 23, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

It was great to come across great cafes and restaurants and enjoy the vibrancy of Detroit’s art projects and social enterprises, but the question of how everyone can benefit from its revival remains…

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: Detroit, London, postcapitalism, rebuilding, USA

Reimagining the future

November 22, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

What is important to me?
What kind of life do I want to build?
In short, what will the future look like?

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: London, New York City, rebuilding, USA

Detroit – future city?

November 21, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Are people in Detroit remaking a life based on old assumptions and principles, or are they going to the roots and foundations in order to fashion something new?

Filed Under: Books, Notes Tagged With: Detroit, London, USA

The heart of Motown

November 9, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Can the good and the bad of Detroit somehow coexist and form connections and conversations that ultimately deliver social justice?

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: Detroit, USA

Community and creativity in Chicago

November 3, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Gentrification seems to hollow out of their original meaning and purpose of places, so that people get the outline, but not the relationships, shared life and experiences that shaped it…

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: cafes, Chicago, USA

Rising from the ashes

November 2, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Perhaps it’s out of the conversation between devastation and loss and the desire to rebuild and focus on the future that we create a new space to live in

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: Chicago, rebuilding, USA

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