Wonderful news! (the province of British Columbia in Canada) BC municipalities passed resolution against GMOs. Thank you to all who phoned, & emailed municipal Councillors to vote yes. The effort was worth it. This is a big victory and a huge step for a GE Free BC. (GE = Genetically engineered) See press release below. […]
Story related to Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA spying. BACKGROUND: (from Wikipedia) BRICS is the acronym for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.[2] The grouping was originally known as “BRIC” before the inclusion of South Africa in 2010. With the possible exception of Russia,[3] the BRICS […]
My last email was about spying on citizens by the National Security Agency (NSA) in the U.S., information leaked by Edward Snowden. (The POwer of Fun. Fun in the streets.) It’s a serious issue – privacy of personal information. Hear what Phil Zimmermann has to say – – very worthwhile interview (20 minutes): You have even […]
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/09/05/stanley-cup-riot-hero-faces-charge-for-crumpling-burning-and-colouring-census-form-in-protest/ By Sarah Boesveld Vancouver-area activist Bert Easterbrook, who earned a police commendation for curbing violence during the Stanley Cup riot in June 2011, has been charged under the Statistics Act for failing to turn in a valid census. He crumpled up his 2011 census form, burned holes in it and wrote comments in at […]
I highly recommend listening to the podcast (20 minutes) at this link. Phil Zimmermann interviewed by Jian Ghomeshi: http://www.cbc.ca/q/blog/2013/09/02/you-have-even-less-privacy-than-you-think-says-internet-pioneer/ – – – – – – – – – – (Who is Zimmermann? See https://www.philzimmermann.com/EN/background/index.html) – – – – – – – – – – This, about the CBC interview: In the wake of the Snowden […]
A trickle of thoughts led me to: there is a LOT of power in FUN! Which makes me want to tell you . . . Ha! Ha! I don’t have to write it out. Someone else (Jo Confino) has already done it! A cool sequence led me to this: Sustainability and joy: the power of […]
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16294-snowden-s-father-lawyer-challenge-obama-s-claims By Jack Kenny Edward J. Snowden’s father Lon (shown INSERT: go to the URL) and the Snowden family lawyer said Sunday that they will soon be going to Moscow to see the fugitive whistleblower and his Russian attorney. Lon Snowden also said he would urge his son to come home and face trial if […]
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/10/julian-assange-obama_n_3736933.html By Paige Lavender WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange weighed in on President Barack Obama’s proposed surveillance reforms Saturday, calling the new measures “a victory of sorts for Edward Snowden.” “As Snowden has stated, his biggest concern was if he blew the whistle and change did not occur,” Assange said in a statement. “Well […]
Austeria (INSERT: the second entry at the above link is a video of Alex’s presentation. I recommend it.) by himelfarb Informal talk to OMSSA’s 2013 Learning Symposium, held in Ottawa, Ontario from June 16 to 19, 2013. (OMSSA = Ontario Municipal Social Services Association)
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/08/22-2 by Sonali Kolhatkar When I first met Reverend Rick Hoyt he said, “You don’t have to call me Reverend – just Rick is fine.”The First Unitarian Church of Los Angeles has taken a stand against the NSA surveillance program. (Photo via Uprising Radio) The bespectacled and youthful pastor sporting a salt-and-pepper beard, certainly […]