And I think this may become an annual thing. Thanks to all of the volunteers and the following organisations who sponsored this event: Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
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Dead Wild Roses: Free Speech in the Face of Religion – Censorship on Youtube.
Being intimidated by the religious thugs threatening violence seems to be a growing fad. This needs to stop. I mirror this video that was taken down by youtube for a terms of use violation – (being offensive to the deluded). Here it is again on the blog. You and your
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: The Affordability of Post-Secondary Education
Carleton University’s Ted Jackson teaches a graduate seminar course on post-secondary education in Carleton’s School of Public Policy and Administration. Earlier this month, I was invited to give a guest presentation to Professor Jackson’s class. I focused the presentation on affordability challenges faced by students wanting to pursue post-secondary education.
Continue readingTrashy's World: Happy Pink Shirt Day!!!!!
Wear pink! Show the world that you think that bullying SUCKS! The Canterbury Community Association is pleased to announce….PINK SHIRT DAY- Anti Bullying Day – February 29th 2012. DID YOU KNOW that the last Wednesday of February is known as Anti-Bullying Day in Canada and it is also known as
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: ‘Losing’ the World:American Decline in Perspective
Seeing history from a different perspective is often an enlightening experience. Noam Chomsky is a excellent guide to a historical narrative that makes sense and fits the facts of the situation, as opposed to what we are told by approved sources. It is a long read, somehow sadly classified as
Continue readingThe Progressive Economics Forum: New Generation of Thinkers Link Inequality, Innovation and Prosperity
<em>This guest blog was written by Mike Marin and Anouk Dey. It originally appeared in the Toronto Star on February 24. The authors are part of a team that produced the report Prospering Together (in English http://bit.ly/z4GQx5 and in French http://bit.ly/yabiK2) </em> <em></em>What do the Occupy Movement and Canadian software
Continue readingThe Sixth Estate: Dear Leader Has Finished His Book (And We Should All Praise It!)
Because as a historian I don’t get many chances (har har) to read books by paranoid manipulative megalomaniacs, I’ve been on the edge of my seat for months now as Stephen Harper’s long-awaited hockey history book wends its way through the final steps to publication. Apparently, publishers are now bidding
Continue readingTerahertz: Teach safe sex
I was sent this neat info-graphic that discusses the need for comprehensive sex ed in the USA. We can be a bit more smug here in Canada, but we must remain eternally vigilant that our education system relies on the best available information. Created by: PublicHealthDegree.com
Continue readingTrashy's World: PINK SHIRT DAY-Anti Bullying Day
The Canterbury Community Association is pleased to announce….PINK SHIRT DAY-Anti Bullying Day – February 29th 2012. DID YOU KNOW that the last Wednesday of February is known as Anti-Bullying Day in Canada and it is also known as “Pink Shirt Day”. This movement was started 5 years ago, in B.C,
Continue reading350 or bust: I’m A Climate Scientist
After the last week’s revelations and counter-revelations regarding the Heartland Institute’s campaign against climate science and climate scientists, here’s an appropriate reminder (language warning!) * Don’t forget to go to the “I Heart Climate Scientists” Facebook page and show these folks some love, for all the work they are doing
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Science and the Conservative Party of Canada? Yeah Right…
This is a repost from askepticrtn.com it is important concisely written work that needs to be shared and amplified in the Canadian Blogosphere. Another Resignation at Statistics Canada February 12, 2012 in General Science by askeptic On February 01, Philip Cross, Chief Economic Adviser at Statistics Canada announced his leaving the agency. He
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Quote of the Day – On Porn.
Short, sweet and to the point – “Pornography is the graphic representation, not just of violence against women, but of male supremacy. It degrades all women. It erodes the humanity of all women. Porn use fetishizes violence and supports male supremacy. Porn is the expression of patriarchy. Porn use is
Continue readingExponential Book: Letter from the trenches
I have received a letter from a student who obtained his doctoral degree with me a few years ago, and after one postdoctoral appointment decided that their heart was really into teaching. They wrote me to let me know how things are going, and gave me permission of posting their
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: Weird Stuff you have to believe if you’re a Creationist
Creationism is low hanging fruit, I realize this, but this video by potholer54 is just too funny to miss. Filed under: Education, Humour, Religion Tagged: Creationism, Faith makes you stupid, Humour, PotHoler54, Religious Fail
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Makes Me Furious
This sort of bullying story should not exist in a budding police state, err, I mean civilized Canada. How are the “bullies” who assaulted this girl multiple times not expelled from school, and were never arrested and charged with assault? Harassment is illegal in Canada, as is the destruction of
Continue readingTrashy's World: Another “can someone explain to me?”
This time, why did 8 OCDSB Trustees vote against instructing staff to clarify what is meant by religious accommodation? Religious Practice in Schools “MOTION A” FAILED ON A VOTE OF 8-4 A. THAT staff be directed to prepare a report for the May 2012 Strategic Planning and Priorities Committee meeting
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament in Review: December 9, 2011
Friday, December 9 saw the final day of debate at second reading on the Cons’ seat allocation bill. And as usual, plenty of valid questions went entirely unanswered. The Big Issue Marc-Andre Morin rightly questioned the Cons’ trumped-up sense of urgency in dealing with seat allocations while they do nothing
Continue reading350 or bust: Heartland Institute: Funded To Spread Misinformation About Climate Change
The Heartland Institute is a right-wing “think-tank” that describes itself as a “devoted to discovering, developing, and promoting free market solutions to social and economic problems.” However, as DeSmogBlog has recently revealed, Heartland is much more interested in promoting the bottom line of its pro-pollution funders than it is about
Continue readingTrashy's World: Tell me why…
… Drummond did not recommend eliminating Ontario’s wasteful and discriminatory duplicate education system? Anybody? As well, it was good to hear the Chair of the OCDSB note on CBC this morning that the Board is still in support of 1 school system in Ontario. Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Cattle Starved for Globalization & to Preserve Self
A few weeks ago, my friend Seong (he’s from Korea), told me about the effects of Globalization on South Korean farmers. With cheap beef flooding into the country, farmers have been unable to sell their cattle, and unable to pay for feed. Cattle could be heard crying as they starved
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