Since the Tamil protests began, there has been much confusion over whether they deserve support from the rest of the population. I can’t tell you how many times I have read or heard, “I support them, but…”• “They are flying those red flags.”• “Aren’t the Tamil Tigers terrorists?”• “They shouldn’t
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Since the Tamil protests began, there has been much confusion over whether they deserve support from the rest of the population. I can’t tell you how many times I have read or heard, "I support them, but…"• "They are flying those red flags."• "Aren’t the Tamil Tigers terrorists?"• "They shouldn’t block traffic."• "Isn’t there some other way they can protest?"• "This has nothing to do with
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: Anti-Tamil-Tiger Propaganda Muddies the Real Issues
Papers, blogs, Facebook, and all manner of online sites are abuzz with discussion of the Tamils’ plight. I’m encouraged to read that while many Canadians remain uninvolved in the struggle, they are at least aware (or becoming more aware) of the situat…
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: Anti-Tamil-Tiger Propaganda Muddies the Real Issues
Papers, blogs, Facebook, and all manner of online sites are abuzz with discussion of the Tamils’ plight. I’m encouraged to read that while many Canadians remain uninvolved in the struggle, they are at least aware (or becoming more aware) of the situation. But of course, there remains a stubborn group
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: Anti-Tamil-Tiger Propaganda Muddies the Real Issues
Papers, blogs, Facebook, and all manner of online sites are abuzz with discussion of the Tamils’ plight. I’m encouraged to read that while many Canadians remain uninvolved in the struggle, they are at least aware (or becoming more aware) of the situation. But of course, there remains a stubborn group
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: a tribute slideshow
Just made my first upload to YouTube. I’m sure I need to learn something because the quality is not as high as when I view it on my own laptop. Oh well, it was a creative endeavour that was healing.Caleb’s Memorial Monolith BurnOh and I really didn’t like that YouTube
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: a tribute slideshow
Just made my first upload to YouTube. I’m sure I need to learn something because the quality is not as high as when I view it on my own laptop. Oh well, it was a creative endeavour that was healing.Caleb’s Memorial Monolith BurnOh and I really didn’t like that YouTube
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: a tribute slideshow
Just made my first upload to YouTube. I’m sure I need to learn something because the quality is not as high as when I view it on my own laptop. Oh well, it was a creative endeavour that was healing.Caleb’s Memorial Monolith BurnOh and I really didn’t l…
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: postponing birthday
Can you imagine having a birthday in the middle of this? On April 17th, I witnessed the shooting suicide of one of my best friends in the world, a man I loved. I am so friggin’ mad that I couldn’t stop him. I tried everything. But I’m even madder that …
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: postponing birthday
Can you imagine having a birthday in the middle of this? On April 17th, I witnessed the shooting suicide of one of my best friends in the world, a man I loved. I am so friggin’ mad that I couldn’t stop him. I tried everything. But I’m even madder that
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: postponing birthday
Can you imagine having a birthday in the middle of this? On April 17th, I witnessed the shooting suicide of one of my best friends in the world, a man I loved. I am so friggin’ mad that I couldn’t stop him. I tried everything. But I’m even madder that
Continue readingredjenny: It isn’t surprising…
… that ‘Status Indians’ face threat of extinction, since the Indian Act was implemented specifically for the purpose of eradicating indigenous peoples and culture. Indian Status was designed to reduce the Indian population, a neat solution to the “Indian Problem”. Within a few generations, it was assumed, the Indian population
Continue readingredjenny: It isn’t surprising…
… that ‘Status Indians’ face threat of extinction, since the Indian Act was implemented specifically for the purpose of eradicating indigenous peoples and culture. Indian Status was designed to reduce the Indian population, a neat solution to the “Indian Problem”. Within a few generations, it was assumed, the Indian population
Continue readingredjenny: It isn’t surprising…
… that ‘Status Indians’ face threat of extinction, since the Indian Act was implemented specifically for the purpose of eradicating indigenous peoples and culture. Indian Status was designed to reduce the Indian population, a neat solution to the “In…
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: For us, an inconvenience. For them, life or death.
I just got home to read headlines about Tamil protesters blocking Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway, in both directions. If you need attention, that’s a pretty good way to get it. Pretty good trick, but you need the numbers to pull it off.Fortunately for…
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: For us, an inconvenience. For them, life or death.
I just got home to read headlines about Tamil protesters blocking Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway, in both directions. If you need attention, that’s a pretty good way to get it. Pretty good trick, but you need the numbers to pull it off.Fortunately for the Tamil community, they do. Weeks ago, as
Continue readingMy Canada Includes Justice: For us, an inconvenience. For them, life or death.
I just got home to read headlines about Tamil protesters blocking Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway, in both directions. If you need attention, that’s a pretty good way to get it. Pretty good trick, but you need the numbers to pull it off.Fortunately for the Tamil community, they do. Weeks ago, as
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Take back the Day
In North America, Mother’s Day was originally a day marked by women’s peace organizations. Mothers whose sons had fought or died on both sides of the American Civil War would meet to patch the country back together again. Mother’s Day Work Clubs assisted the encampments during the war to fight
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Take back the Day
In North America, Mother’s Day was originally a day marked by women’s peace organizations. Mothers whose sons had fought or died on both sides of the American Civil War would meet to patch the country back together again. Mother’s Day Work Clubs assisted the encampments during the war to fight
Continue readingSeeing Red in the Southwest: Take back the Day
In North America, Mother’s Day was originally a day marked by women’s peace organizations. Mothers whose sons had fought or died on both sides of the American Civil War would meet to patch the country back together again. Mother’s Day Work Clubs assist…
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