Talking About Racism (With an Insulted White Person)

Baffled by the denial of that systemic racism exists in the States today, I did my best to have a discussion about race, and racism - with an insulted white person.

Email #8: Perfume in waiting room

A visit to the doctor's office shouldn't result in an allergic reaction from perfumes. Time to write an email - Kaiser Permanente will you please respond?

Email #7: “Green” Pads?

Hi Seventh Generation, My partner went out to buy me pads, and came home with your brand’s, thinking they were a good choice, environmentally speaking. As I normally buy ”green” pads (containing no plastic materials etc), I was a bit concerned when trying to understand what I just had gotten in my hand. As far …

Email #6: Love and Light is Not a Complete Answer

Yesterday I wrote an email to a person arranging a course in the south of Europe (with participants from Sweden mainly), and suggested they could inspire people to take the train down through the continent rather than flying – having a whole group of people take flights for a trip like this will have such …

Email #5: “Water Friendly Shoes”

Hi Free Waters, I wonder what the Supreem Foam is made of? It’s not specified on the tag, and I can’t find it here on the homepage either. It feels like it some sort of plastic-like material, or is it from plants or something else? Many thanks, Jenny *** In my search for a pair …

Email #4 – “Room fresheners” in public spaces

A reminder for us all that it is very possible to change things by asking, at least about the "small" (but huge on the personal level) stuff. Don't hesitate to point out things like unhealthy perfume in common spaces - chances are people will listen and act accordingly, making life better for all of us …

Email #3 – Crystals

Healing crystals, that are even marketed as nothing less than basically being part of making the world a better place (which they surely might be), should definitely be checked to come from ethical and sustainable sources. If not expressed clearly from the people selling them I invite us all to ask about it. And ask …

Email #2 – “Natural” Room Fresheners (Eco Branding, again)

I was in a studio where they used so called "room fresheners" - i.e. yucky stuff - and I took the chance to ask some questions to the company providing them. According to the homepage all their products are "natural", and everything they say actually sounds really nice...whereby I got a bit confused since I …

The First email – Eco Branding

Hi xxx, I saw your garments in an ad and was happy to see eco-conscious wear with such beautiful colours and prints. Very inspiring! I went to your homepage to find out more, and there learnt that the materials used are polyester, spandex etc, which confuses me since my understanding is that those petroleum-based materials …

One email a Day

“One email a day…keeps the doctor away”..? I don’t know if that is true. But I think it was that saying, about the apple, that popped up in my head one morning. Having moved away from my usual circle of friends, family, well, even culture, I’ve found myself getting upset, over and over again. ” …