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I ask: What is the underlying narrative/idea/story? What is this narrative's record? Does this narrative serve us? Is there a more beneficial narrative?

Comments & contributions are welcome.

This is a @charlie-alice-raya.org project.
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THE TURNING POINT

‘We need to find the essence of what harms us and our natural world, and then we need to focus on removing and replacing everything that makes this harm possible.

What’s at the core of our troubles?’

#OurFuture #photography #streetphotography #filter #climate #economy #nature
We need to find the essence of what harms us and our natural world, and then we need to focus on removing and replacing everything that makes this harm possible. What’s at the core of our troubles? What could be an essence of a world that thrives? quoted from book 4, building, part 1, campaigns, by Charlie Alice Raya street life, 2007-2010, Berlin photo series by Charlie Alice Raya Man crossing the street below a long lamppost. His shadow walks the line of the lamppost.
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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HAPPY NEW YEAR
& one where we choose to leave no stone unturned, no narrative unquestioned, no story unscrutinised.

One where we find the stories & narratives which allow us to rise from the confusion of self-destruction.

#OurFuture #newyear #photography #mycology #climate #fungifriends #philsky
Small mushroom in a tangle of moss and fir needles.
January 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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WHO WILL PAY FOR THIS?
Is a favourite among con artists.

Q:
What’s the record of stating: Who will pay for this?

A:
Nature depletion, people frustration, overall a dysfunctional world.

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#money #OurFuture #WeThePeople #resist #rethink #philsky #photography #sea #beach #nature #landscape #restore
Waves rolling onto the shore.
November 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Question
What is the record of dominance?

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#dominance #leader #best #philsky
Question What is the record of dominance? Answer Lost potentials. Lost prosperity. Lost opportunities. Frustration. Upheavals. Question Does dominance serve us? Answer No. There might be a temporary sense of less anxiety for the dominating, but generally dominance stresses the dominating, and frustrates and holds back the dominated. Question Is there a more beneficial narrative than dominance? Answer Several. Among them balance, collaboration, exploration, creating together, giving voice, unearthing the talents and potentials.
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Question
What is the record of owning a gun?

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#weapons #gunlaws #violence #hunting #gunviolence
Question What is the record of owning a gun? Answer Gun violence. Question Does owning a gun serve us? Answer No, since it incites gun violence. Question Is there a better alternative to owning a gun? Answer Rethinking our world.
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Question
What is the record of waging a war?’

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#endallwars #peacenotwar #warfare #wars
Question What is the record of waging a war?’ Answer Destruction, Loss, Traumata. Question Does war serve us? Answer Poets might find some inspiration in devastations and grief. Question Is there something that is more beneficial than war?’ Answer Everything.
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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The campaign team took three main questions to the streets, to universities, schools, town halls, workplaces and on trains:

‘What is the record of this narrative? Does this narrative serve us? Is there a more beneficial narrative?’

#philsky #greensky #econsky #education #narratives #OurFuture
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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With every NARRATIVE we can
ask:

What is this narrative’s record?

Does this narrative serve us?

Is there a more beneficial narrative?

#narratives #philsky #writersofbluesky #booksky #photography #greensky #nature #writers #authors #writing #greens #resist #generalstrike #actnow #ClimateAction
Forest mirrored in water.
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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‘Oh, universe. Hear my call. We are so screwed and we keep screwing up. Our planet is dying and we have nothing better to do than to go to war with our fellow humans. Oh, dear, dear, universe, could you help us to exorcise all the nonsense in our heads?’
Julie laughed.

#universe #graphics #philsky
‘Narratives! It all comes down to the narratives we have internalised,’ Julie said. ‘Can we externalise them?’ Josie asked. Julie chuckled. ‘Maybe we could exorcise them.’ Laughing, Josie did a little dance around an imaginary fire, calling on the powers of the universe. ‘Oh, universe. Hear my call. We are so screwed and we keep screwing up. Our planet is dying and we have nothing better to do than to go to war with our fellow humans. Oh, dear, dear, universe, could you help us to exorcise all the nonsense in our heads?’ Julie laughed. And the universe opened a sleepy eye, frowning. This is part of the collection: THE END OF ALL WARS.
November 24, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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BUG WATCH

Yesterday I came across some great bugs.

This is a flower longhorn beetle, going by the name of Anastrangalia sanguinolenta.

No idea why beetles (and other animals) have such complicated names.

This temps me to use my narratives check questions, see 🧵

#photography #bugs #rewild
The beetle sitting on a daisy.
June 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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With every narrative, we can ask: What is this narrative’s record? Does this narrative serve us? Is there a more beneficial narrative?

(The end of all wars, planet one, the roots of war, Charlie Alice Raya)

#mihs #ww2 #endwars #narratives #rethink
May 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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With every narrative, we can ask: What is this narrative’s record? Does this narrative serve us? Is there a more beneficial narrative?

(The end of all wars, planet one, the roots of war, Charlie Alice Raya)

#mihs #ww2 #endwars #narratives #rethink
May 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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With every narrative, we can ask: What is this narrative’s record? Does this narrative serve us? Is there a more beneficial narrative?

(The end of all wars, planet one, the roots of war, Charlie Alice Raya)
With every narrative, we can ask: What is this narrative’s record? Does this narrative serve us? Is there a more beneficial narrative?’ (The end of all wars, planet one, the roots of war, Charlie Alice Raya)
May 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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There's no war without underlying, damaging narratives.

This account will support the stories marathon.

MAY, 8
10-16:00 GMT
Bluesky

Your voice & contributions are very welcome.

Find out more: charlie-alice-raya.org/make-it-happ...

#narratives #endwars #bluesky #booksky #wars #amwriting
May 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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‘With every narrative, we can ask: What is this narrative’s record? Does this narrative serve us? Is there a more beneficial narrative?’

(The end of all wars, planet one, the roots of war, Charlie Alice Raya)
April 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM