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Apr 14 2010

Video: Why do you vote LibDem?

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 9:07 pm

As you probably realise by now, I feel quite passionately about this. However, many of you think my site should be devoted to so-called ’spiritual’ matters. My response would be – what’s the difference? If, in the moment, the beliefs and ideas of someone touch your heart and speak truth to you – surely [...]

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Apr 12 2010

Video: Natalie Merchant Sings Old Poems to Life

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 11:18 am

Make yourself a cuppa, make sure you have all of 27 minutes free, sit down and watch/listen to this video. Here is a young woman song-maker/singer who is brave enough to cross and meld genres. She does not bow to ‘fashion’. In my opinion she is a true and brilliant musician. My hearing is not [...]

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Mar 15 2010

Video: Vince Cable’s Conference Speech

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 11:22 am

I think Cable is one of the very few really honest, dedicated and sincere politicians of our time. My website is not necessarily a political site – but with an election looming I thought I would contribute in the way that I can. I pray for a hung parliament, I really do. I [...]

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Mar 09 2010

Video: Italian Time

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 11:39 am

This is just a short, few minutes to make you smile.

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Mar 01 2010

Videos: Terry Pratchett Lecture ‘Shaking Hands with Death’

Tag: Human Condition, VideosPersephone Arbour @ 2:28 pm

Finally here are the videos of the Richard Dimbleby Lecture – Shaking Hands with Death. I have written recently about Terry Pratchett, so you can imagine my joy when I realised I can share these videos with you after all! The film quality isn’t brilliant, but the collaboration of writer and speaker very [...]

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Jan 23 2010

Video: James Lovelock’s ‘Final Warning’

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 2:19 pm

Whilst painfully watching the disaster in Haiti unfurling before my eyes, my mind went back to the 70s when Lovelock’s Gaia theory was all the rage.
In my rather simplistic mind, I imagined the earth as a self-healing planet. You and I, all the animals, insects, fish and birds all being of no more importance than [...]

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Jan 23 2010

Video: Bill Moyers interviews Greg Mortenson

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 2:13 pm

You will probably have to watch an interview with someone else before getting to the Greg Mortenson piece. Please persevere. Mortenson is the author of the books, Three Cups of Tea and Stones into Schools. This is about his time in Afghanistan, living with Afghanis in their villages. He helped them build schools for girls. [...]

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Jan 20 2010

Video: A Beam of Light

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 1:23 pm

Unprecedented disaster does not preclude hope and inspiration elsewhere. Not too far away geographically from Haiti, there is proof that life does continue despite huge barriers.

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Dec 18 2009

Video – The Bear

Tag: VideosPersephone Arbour @ 5:31 pm

“The Bear” is an unusually involving film about animals that will give you a fresh perspective on their world, whether manipulated or not – this one touched me.

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Nov 04 2009

The Queen out-lasting Presidents

Tag: Human Condition, Persephone's Updates, VideosPersephone Arbour @ 4:25 pm

I thought this was bit of fun that is quite interesting. All those apparently strong men and one very small and definitely strong woman!!

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