activism

Why The World Needs to Change and How To Do It

August 26, 2011




“Don’t let them tell you it can’t be done.” Those are a few of the words written by Jack Layton, New Democratic Party leader and Canada’s Leader of the Opposition, in his letter to Canadians. Jack Layton is sadly no longer with us, but we are still here. “My friends, love is better than anger. [...]

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How is this possible? Iranian mother of two to be stoned to death

July 5, 2010




This is horrific. Absolutely horrific. Please do what you can to raise awareness of and condemn this situation. Read more on CNN: Activist: Iranian mother of two to be stoned to death I heard about this from Jessica Gottlieb. Read her post They Are Going To Throw Small Stones At Sakineh Mohammadie Ashtiani for her [...]

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Irony and History

November 21, 2008




My jaw dropped…and then I burst out laughing. On Tuesday evening, on my way to my basketball game (part of the way I strive for balance), I was listening to CBC’s As It Happens 40th Anniversary show on the radio. They were interviewing producers and staff from the show’s past to talk about some of [...]

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