Don Maroc Cowichan Conversations Contributor Thanks for this Corky, we need your strong, rational voice on this extremely important issue. We hope you won’t mind if we tidy up a few of your comments. You’re certainly right the Agricultural Land Reserve is unique, not just in Canada but the whole
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Cowichan Conversations: Agricultural Land: Let’s Choose to Speak! – Corky Evans
Cyberspace delivered these words of concern and a call to speak up from Corky Evans Corky Evans Imagine that you might, someday, want to farm for a living. Or imagine your kids might want to farm, or your grandkids. All over the world such dreams become harder and harder to
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Heidi Mendenhall Thought She Was Dead – Violence Against Women Must Be Stopped
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger-Supporting CWAV and the “Purple Light Nights’ Cowichan News Leader reporter Peter Rusland tells this real life story of an extreme level of violence against a young woman right here in our community. Heidi Mendenhall with type of ‘sugar skull’ her team will make Monday
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Music of the People for the People by the People
Here is a feel good demonstration celebrating music and life for people of all ages. Enjoy https://www.bancsabadell.com On the 130th anniversary of the founding of Banco Sabadell we wanted to pay homage to our city by means of the campaign “Som Sabadell” (We are Sabadell) . This is the flashmob
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Socialist Elder Stephen Lewis Addresses BC NDP Convention
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger If there would have been a reason to attend, even as an observer, it would have been to hear Stephen Lewis, a distinguished political veteran of the left. Fortunately You Tube makes it possible to see and listen to him in the comfort of your home or
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: US Students Holding Howard Zinn Readings to Fight Censhorship
Richard Hughes-Political Blogger In spite of the advances of ultra conservative thoughts and deeds a breath of freedom and fresh air emerges from American colleges and universities. It really does show that many of the younger generations get it and are effectively challenging right wing forces of ignorance and control. Former
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: A Bittersweet Story of Ms Rose and Another Break-in at Her Very Special Salon(Video)
Here is a sad, yet moving account of a senseless break in and theft of wigs and hair pieces lovingly made for cancer survivors. The impacts while devastating will once again be absorbed and worked around but it cannot go on for much longer. Julia Foy from Global News filed
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Women Go Topless-Men Wear Bra’s
Women throughout the world participated in the 6th International ‘Go Topless Day.’ In downtown Vancouver crowds gathered some gawking, taking pictures, and of course many in support. There is something about women’s bare breasts that creates a wide range of reactions. Many women see it has pure hypocrisy and are
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: How to Keep the ‘SNOOPS’ Out of Your Computer
Clive Thompson wrote this amazing piece in Mother Jones about how a new method of interacting will allow access across the street and eventually around the world independently. No cables, no phone lines and presumably no snooping. Scores of communities worldwide have been building these roll-your-own networks—often because a
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Worker Ownership for the 99%- Press Conference
The corporate model has failed society miserably as far as fairness, democracy, equity and responsibility is concerned. One well established and successful co-op model has been established in Mondragon. Word of their achievements establishing very productive and responsible worker co-ops is spreading. This good news of interest to governments, business, unions and
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Elderly Man Saved From Fireball By His Little Dog in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec
Amidst all of the terrible news from that train explosion that devastated large parts of the Quebec town of Lac-Megantic, a happier story. Paul Leclerc, 83, describes on Sunday, July 7, 2013 how one of his dogs woke him and alerted him to the fire caused by the explosion of
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Listen to this Amazing Version of ‘Lean on Me’
Listen to this amazing young boy, born blind with autism as he leads this Children’s Choir in Bill Wither’s classic. Daphne had posted this on Facebook. Thank you Daphne! LEAN ON ME
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