Indholdsfortegnelse for June 2024 - The Green Edition i Sadé Magazine

Real Life Stories Why does sustainable fashion matter? All the fashion brands have collections that are seasonal. Which means most of the trends are in fashion for a short period and then it's on to the next trend. It also works with the seasonal weathers like Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter. A consumer throws away an average of 81 pounds of clothing every year. One of the biggest issues is “fast fashion”, this term refers to clothes made cheaply and quickly to meet demands around new styles. The quality is typically poor, which leads to long-lasting environmental issues. If we all focused on sustainable fashion, we'll see benefits across the world. Main effects of fashion waste Oceans and aquatic life are threatened by the microfibers from fabrics. Synthetic fibres don't break down,…

The more Alyssa tried to fake-smile, the worse she felt. The wave of sadness grew and grew. She felt it rising up inside her, like a pot of boiling water about to overflow. She returned to unpacking the tea sets onto a nearby chest of drawers. A thud rang in the air, making her jump. ‘Careful, Alyssa!’ Auntie Jasmine said. ‘Those tea sets must be handled gently.’ ‘I am being gentle!’ she protested. When she looked down, though, there at her feet lay a teacup cracked in two. Strange – she hadn't even noticed it slip out of her hand. ‘Don't move. I'll fetch a dustpan,’ Auntie Jasmine said before going to the back office. Lisa trusted you with a simple task and you blew it. Great, now she was…

INSIDE NEWS Caribbean coral reefs are commonly known as the “Greater Caribbean” (Tropical Western Atlantic). This region extends from the Bahamas through to the coast of South America, including the waters of the Greater and Lesser Antilles. These two groups of islands bound the Caribbean Sea in the north and east. The greater Antilles include the largest islands Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico, the Lesser Antilles are smaller. There are two types of coral reefs within the Caribbean. Fringing reefs, the most common type. These reefs are extensive and well developed. The fringe reefs encircle most of the islands throughout the Caribbean. Barrier reefs run between the coasts of Belize and Guatemala. Biodiversity of Caribbean Coral Reefs There are some magnificent coral reefs in the Caribbean. These essential habitats…

Real Life Stories ARTIST TALK Cecilia Vicuña is a Chilean poet and artist based in New York and Santiago, Chile. She was born in 1948 and raised in La Florida, in the Maipo valley. Vicuña started painting from 1957 to 1964 large abstract paintings at her first studio, built by her father. In 1966, she attended architecture school at the University of Chile in Santiago but switched to the fine arts school. Her first published poem was in 1967, within a Mexican magazine called El Corno Emplumado. Vicuña's work is noted for themes of memory, language, extinction, and exile. Her work has been exhibited at museums and galleries. Vicuña's commitment to feminist forms and methodologies is featured as being a unifying theme across her diverse body of work, including her practice…

Culture The tradition of Seychelles only contains a few words; bright, colourful and last but not least, it radiates happiness and mesmerising memories. The cultural etiquette of the Seychellois only can be described as laid-back and easygoing. During the sunny season when the sky is a navy, at night; that is where the fun begins, women and men come together and groove to an African rhythm which can be described as Moutia {pronounced; Mow/tee/argh} this means the swaying of your hips to the beat of African music gracefully. Language The Seychelles languages are diverse. There is a mix of French, English but also Seychellois Creole - each official language can be seen as the head of various cities and counties which are a part of the country. Seychellois Creole, being…

Editor's Note Welcome back! This section always gives a WOW factor. Some great facts on climate change and sustainability. Sadé Climate Change: EarthCARE The EarthCARE (Earth Cloud, Aerosol and Radiation Explorer) satellite is a collaborative mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) designed to improve our understanding of the role that clouds and aerosols play in climate regulation. The satellite's instruments include a cloud profiling radar provided by JAXA, an atmospheric lidar, a multispectral imager, and a broadband radiometer. This holistic approach allows scientists to better understand how clouds and aerosols influence Earth's radiation balance, which is crucial for enhancing climate models and improving weather forecasts. Paris 2024 Olympic Games The Paris 2024 Olympic Games aim to be the most sustainable in history,…

WOMEN GENIUSES THROUGH TIME Marley Dias is an American activist and writer. Around the world, she's known to include more diversity and to inspire young Black girls to feel confident today. Her first successful start was when she launched a campaign called #1000BlackGirlBooks in November 2015. Her parents named Marley after the reggae singer Bob Marley. She was born on 4th January 2005, in Philadelphia and grew up in West Orange, New Jersey. Her mother, Janice Johnson Dias, is the co-founder of GrassROOTS Community Foundation. When Dias was 11, she recalls complaining to her mother that all of her books that she read were books about white boys and dogs. She said, “There wasn't really any freedom for me to read what I wanted”. After speaking with her mother, Dias…

Real Life Stories What encouraged you to become a beekeeper? Did this influence you? It was almost like a spontaneous moment, but I had a fascination with bees and honey bees for years, so my fascination started when my second daughter was born. It was summer, and we wanted our older daughter to have a pleasant summer by going out and exploring some museums. The museum had an observatory hive, the staff at the museum were describing the experience just by observing honey bees. This sparked an admiration for the honey bee for me, because I knew nothing until they told me about this. I was like wow, this is incredible. I liked the way they worked. Also, it's something you don't physically see. This sparked an enormous interest. I…

I AM NOT AFRAID TO FAIL Wangari Muta Maathai (1940-2011) Wangari Maathai was a renowned Kenyan social environmentalist and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Prize. Maathai is best known for her efforts to develop the Green Belt Movement, a grassroots organisation that focuses on planting trees to replenish the environment and improve the quality of life. Born 1940 Nyeri District, Kenya 1951 Maathai attended St. Cecilia's Intermediate Primary School, which was part of the Mathari Catholic Mission in Nyeri. 1960 In September 1960, Maathai was one of 300 Kenyans selected to study in the United States. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr Foundation (known as the Kennedy Airlift or Airlift Africa) funded the educational program. 1964 Maathai received her bachelor of science degree, she then studied…

“I always say that representation can be lifesaving.” - Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé Congratulations on your new debut. Can you share the significance behind the title Where Sleeping Girls Lie? The title is a play on the phrase Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, which ties closely to some of the major themes in the story, such as the lengths corrupt institutions will go to cover up secrets and lies. Could you describe Sadé, your main character, and what sets her apart from the other characters? Sadé is a character with a dark past and various secrets. She is set apart from the other characters because she is an outsider in a way no one else is; she has never been through the traditional public schooling system and so you see her trying to adjust…

FEATURED ARTIST At five years old, I wanted to be an artist. I've always been obsessed with drawing and immersing myself in art. I am of mixed British and Trinidadian heritage and grew up in a creative household full of music and colour, though my future job might have seemed inevitable, the journey was (and still is) full of trials, hard work, long hours and dedication. I studied an Art Foundation course and a BA in Illustration at Falmouth University and then moved to Bristol, where I spent 7 years involved in the city's amazing creative community. I used to manage an independent art shop there and was doing my freelance illustration work on the side. It started with posters for local music nights, logos for bands and DJs and…

TATE BRITAIN COMMISSION ALVARO BARRINGTON UNTIL JANUARY 2025 GRACE, a major new commission by Alvaro Barrington. Bringing sound, painting and sculpture to the dramatic architecture of Tate Britain's neo-classical Duveen Galleries, Barrington takes visitors on an intimate journey through time and place. TATE BRITAIN www.tate.org.uk THE CULT OF BEAUTY UNTIL APRIL 2024 Major new exhibition explores notions of beauty across time and cultures. Around the world, beauty is constantly seen as an ideal worthy of going to great lengths to achieve. Featuring over 200 items, including historical objects, artworks, films and new commissions. WELLCOME COLLECTION wellcomecollection.org JAPAN: MYTHS TO MANGA UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2024 Take an exciting and atmospheric trip through Japan – and explore how landscape and folklore have influenced Japanese art, technology and design. YOUNG V&A www.vam.ac.uk NAOMI UNTIL…

June 8 World Ocean Day All about uniting to celebrate and take action for the shared blue planet. For more information, visit www.worldoceanday.org 19 June Father's Day A celebration for fathers all around the world. 20 Clean Air Day The UK's largest air pollution campaign, bringing together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector. The World Health Organisation and the UK Government recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental health risk we face today. Every year, air pollution causes up to 36,000 deaths in the UK. For more information, visit www.actionforcleanair.org.uk 21 International Yoga Day International Yoga Day started in India. The person who proposed it was the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he stated “Yoga is an invaluable gift from our ancient tradition… Yoga is not just about exercise;…

By: Alexandra Sheppard Publisher: Faber & Faber RRP: £7.99 What inspired you to write Alyssia and the Spell Garden, and what can readers expect in future instalments? The story was mainly inspired by lockdown, when my craving for the outdoors and green spaces was at its highest. I spent a lot of time in the garden and bought house plants to compensate for how much smaller my world had become. I was writing a middle grade fantasy novel but the early drafts were not working. So, inspired by my need for green, I reworked the story with the theme of botanical magic. Escaping to a story world of magical gardens on my doorstep was such a balm. The story is also set in my neighbourhood of Holloway, North London -…

Bees are the only insects that produce food that is eaten by humans. A worker bee visits from 50 to 100 flowers during one trip. That is a busy bee! Worker bees can detect changes in air pressure. Their brain is about the size of a tiny grain of sugar, however, they can understand conceptual relationships. They use their antennae to smell and can detect nectar two kilometres away. The average lifespan of a worker bee is just five to six weeks. During this time, she'll produce around a twelfth of a teaspoon of honey. All hail the worker bees!…

Real Life Stories “My aim with Power Up was always to entertain and inform, and take my readers with me on a journey so that they can see over my shoulder into the hidden world of energy” Yasmin Congratulations on your first pop-science book, Power Up: An Engineer's Adventures into Sustainable Energy. What inspired you to write? Thank you! I love to write; it feels natural to me to take time to think and reflect and turn my thoughts into words on a page. I also love my work in engineering and energy. For many years, I didn't know how to bring these two sides together, which on the surface seem so different. I slowly started to write short articles for engineering magazines and looked for opportunities to do science communication,…

By: Chibundu Onuzo Publisher: Bloomsbury RRP: £12.99 The title suggests a rich and imaginative world. How did you go about creating the setting of Mayowa's adventure, and what role does the real world play in shaping the story? The story started with an image of an old man jumping on a book and a young girl watching him. As I thought about the image, the old man became Grandpa Edward and the young girl became his grand-daughter Mayowa. He was teaching her how to unleash the emotions stored in books by jumping on them with his bare feet. I started to think about how Mayowa and her grandfather could use this power of logosaltering in the real world. Throughout history, books have influenced culture both positively and negatively and I…

Book Reviews Kofi and the Secret Radio Station Jeffrey Boakye Illustrated by Paul Kellam £7.99 Faber & Faber Review by Kayode Kofi embarks on an exciting musical journey in his debut fiction series penned by a distinguished educator and music radio talk show host. Enthralled by the sounds emanating from the speakers and the joy of his newfound haven, Kofi's face lights up with a wide grin as Linton signals his approval. Uncovering a clandestine radio station tucked away in an unexpected locale, Kofi sees potential in it. With Shanice's help, they rally a group of eager youngsters to join them in showcasing their talents on Clipper FM. However, their plans crumble when the station disappears overnight, and Kofi's friend becomes the prime suspect in its disappearance. We Want Our…