Published on Wednesday, July 08, 2015 by Common Dreams Renowned human rights expert Thomas Buergenthal said Cheney and a number of CIA agents ‘should appear before the ICC.’ by Sarah Lazare, staff writer Former ICC judge Thomas Buergenthal said he believes that the architects of mass torture during the George W. Bush era, such as […]
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/10/poor-must-change-new-colonialism-of-economic-order-says-pope-francis?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2 The pontiff condemns the impoverishment of developing countries by the world economic order and apologised for the church’s treatment of native Americans Pope Francis makes his speech in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, where he called for the poor to have the “sacred rights” of labor, lodging and land. Photograph: Alessandro Bianchi/Reuters Pope Francis has […]
Consider the current debacle in Canada over how women are treated in the military the RCMP on campus (Dalhousie dental students and other examples) in the kitchens of some restaurants. Consider in the light of the appended letter written in 1947. The letter is father-to-son, following the son’s marriage. It is an inter-generational transfer of wisdom, including how the husband […]
Does OPPORTUNISM rule? I see an opportunity right now. Should that be our focus? (Derek asked the question) . . . THE CURRENT OPPORTUNITY is in electoral reform: Old-timers in our network will know that I was, for a time, on the Saskatchewan Chapter of Fair Vote Canada (FVC). Our network has helped with awareness of the need to re-design our voting system. […]
I hate being at the mercy of propaganda! Richard Heinberg and Rodrigue Tremblay offer insights on today’s chaotic world that should be part of the informed public conversation. First, here’s where I’m coming from. I am not an expert, but I can help stimulate discussion, that might lead to better pathways: Effective propaganda places blame for […]
With thanks to Janet Eaton: Richard Heinberg concludes: It is probably not within the capability of philanthropic foundations to avert all the human impacts that will accompany the end of economic growth, nor the environmental impacts of past growth. Nevertheless, the strategic application of some of society’s accumulated wealth toward solving the problem of systemic adaptation […]
EARLIER POSTINGS, RODRIGUE TREMBLAY: (2011-01-04) BIG BROTHER: The Police State Mentality in the Electronic Age + The Code for Global Ethics, Rodrigue Tremblay (2010-01-21) U.S. Supreme Court gives corporations free spending on political campaigns. (Item #4, by Rodrigue Tremblay) Dear Reader, In this time of crisis, we thought it could be useful to […]
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/28/pope-climate-change-naomi-klein Social activist ‘surprised but delighted’ to join top cardinal in high-level environment conference at the Vatican PHOTO: Naomi Klein on an earlier visit to Rome Photograph: REX Shutterstock Rosie Scammell She is one of the world’s most high-profile social activists and a ferocious critic of 21st-century capitalism. He is one […]
You’ll love these two short videos – – talented Canadians sing songs to dear leader Stephen Harper! http://youtu.be/Ei50lM6ab1c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWgYC6wWNWU
The way in which Climate change and Water issues are approached by people in different places has an impact on all of us. B.C. seems to have a pretty good system already in place for water management. Four stages of restrictions on water use, depending on conditions. You don’t just wait for disaster and then […]