*Photograph by Chris Kirkland “F*** Greenpeace,” declared the bumper sticker of a battered old station wagon. I couldn’t but laugh – only in Greenland. Greenpeace devotes a lot of energy to Greenland. But they are very unpopular here. Here are some reasons why. One – oil. Education standards are low, unemployment is high with …
Month: November 2017
Last week, an 80% turnout of Australians voted 62% in favour of same-sex marriage – a clear mandate to politicians to pass legislation. Australia will now likely join 25 other countries who have legalised same-sex marriage. One of them is Greenland. Same-sex marriage was legalised in Greenland in 2015, though registered partnerships have been possible …
*Painting by Minannguaq Zeeb You know how it goes. You get into a casual conversation with someone you’ve not met before. They say something like, “Oh, you’re from Australia. My cousin lives in Melbourne. Perhaps you know him?” Of course you don’t know him. Over four million people live in Melbourne. But there are …
There are many frustrations about living in Greenland – some small, some not so small. One of the small ones is that Greenland apparently doesn’t exist. I expect there are other parts of the world with the same problem. Think of New Caledonia, Gibraltar, or Puerto Rico. All have a similar status to Greenland, which …