The View Magazine | Autumn 2023
Cover story, Lisa Azarmi is the social media sensation of the Facebook and Instagram accounts Ravenous Butterflies. After starting Ravenous Butterflies in 2013, her concept of creating community and comfort through art took off. Now, with over one million followers across social media, she has released An Apothecary of Art, a choose-your-own-adventure style book for navigating mental health through art and literature. Don't miss Lisa's frank and poignant podcast interview on Wednesday 1st November on our Rebel Justice podcast, wherever you download your podcasts. Lisa’s publisher Batsford, is donating copies of An Apothecary of Art to libraries in 12 women’s prisons in England.
Chief Reporter Courtenay Müdd writes on how countries are adapting to the climate crisis and seeks out projects which are deploying innovative ways to safeguard their communities and values. Courtenay also looks at the facts around Just Stop Oil campaigns and how activists are throwing their bodies on the wheel of the corporate machinery in the fight to end the government's complicity with oil and gas companies committing ecocide.
Inspiring probation officer Fiona Deacon was determined to bring about meaningful change for women in the justice system, and her pilot diversion court initially met resistance. Read about her journey to bring about a more equitable justice system for the most vulnerable women in society.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The View Magazine Autumn 2023.