RELATED: 2013-05-03 Anthropology students face abuse, even rape, at field sites. Globe & Mail Senator Dyck continues in her support role for persons of varous backgrounds who are subjected to exploitative behaviour in the University. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – […]
I want to make sure this TED Talk by Ron Finley is widely known. Maybe you’ll experience the same high as I did, watching it?! http://www.ted.com/talks/ron_finley_a_guerilla_gardener_in_south_central_la.html – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Ron Finley’s work is very positive and creative. It is CONSTRUCTION; this is what […]
NOTE: it is better to watch the video of this talk. Please see 2013-04-08 Excellent! TED Talk, Ron Finley, A guerilla gardener in south central L.A. – – – – – – – – – TRANSCRIPT Showing Revision 3, created 03/07/2013 by Morton Bast. Title: Ron Finley: A guerilla gardener in South Central LA Description: Ron […]
Look at this! Europe in revolt. Changes in legislation mean: “ . . . EU bankers cannot get bonuses bigger than their salaries… This applies wherever EU bankers work, and to any overseas banker working in the EU. Meanwhile, a Swiss referendum now requires top executives to seek explicit shareholder approval for their pay, with a […]
Don’t miss appended quotes from Audre Lord. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = RE SALLY ARMSTRONG I highly recommend click & listen: http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/ID/2340427936/ Thanks to Janet for sending the link; she writes: Holy shit! (if I may be so bold) I have written & just […]
2007: Shell Oil’s plan to destroy the shared headwaters of BC’s Skeena, Nass and Stikine rivers – known as the Sacred Headwaters – by drilling for coal bed methane gas (involves fracking) . . . . . Wow! And congratulations to the Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition. After a years-long battle, Shell Oil is withdrawing […]
This is quite a woman!! & this is quite an essay…… *********************************** Wake Up! Our World Is Dying and We’re All in Denial “George Orwell argued that pessimism is reactionary because it makes the very idea of improving the world impossible. I found that whether or not we believe we can change the world, even […]
I replied to a friend: From my perspective, human brains are wired to find patterns. We need to be able to do that, in order to make sense of the world and our lives. And, in order to survive – – recognize the patterns that lead to harm. My brain seems to be good at […]
Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGQmdoK_ZfY OR, same thing, but on Dan Simons’ blog: http://www.dansimons.com/videos.html the top video. OR: To the right see the menu of 8 videos. The top right-hand one should be 19.16 minutes, of Dan’s TED Talk, demonstrating students passing basketballs. Try that one. The work of Dan Simons is valuable.
I offer PROBLEM and REMEDY in this posting. When NATO does this in Tampa / WE do this in our community. I am sorry you may find it lengthy. I feel I have to make a water-tight case. ON “THE REMEDY” SIDE: Do not fall for the propaganda that what is happening in Quebec is […]