Via OPIRG Peterborough and others Friday, July 22 · 4:30pm – 6:30pm Sadleir House751 George St. N.Peterborough The goal of Chocolate, Cheese & Activism is to bring those interested in social justice activism together to explore issues and practices, and following from Part 2 of the series, identify ways to
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One Woman. One Blog.: Tonight in Peterborough: Chocolate, Cheese, and Activism
Via OPIRG Peterborough and others Friday, July 22 · 4:30pm – 6:30pm Sadleir House 751 George St. N. Peterborough The goal of Chocolate, Cheese & Activism is to bring those interested in social justice activism together to explore issues and…
Continue readingsomecanuckchick dot com: Lather, Rinse; Repeat, as needed!
Apparently, if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it… at least, 39.62% of the Canadians who took the time to vote believe it — all of it.
Continue readingOne Woman. One Blog.: Did Democracy Just Break Your Heart?
If democracy just broke your heart, this post is for you. Sometimes democracy can do that to a person. And when it happens, it feels like you’ve just been betrayed by a lover. You trusted democracy to safeguard something sacred,…
Continue readingOne Woman. One Blog.: You Were Asking? About Volunteer Work and Citizen Smear Campaigns
I’ve never had so many people express so much interest in my volunteer work as they have in recent days — and I’ve been an active and committed volunteer for many years. In the letter of complaint I filed with…
Continue readingOne Woman. One Blog.: How Stephen Harper Changed My Life — And How Ursula Franklin Spoke to My Heart
I never intended to become politically active. But after Stephen Harper was elected in 2006, Canada didn’t feel like Canada anymore and I felt compelled to start taking action. For a long time, I blogged here on a regular basis….
Continue readingFor Whom the Poll Tells
Today’s Big Number is Thirty-Eight(38). With the comfortable space of 2 years between them and the last election, and with the next one hovering tantalizingly on the horizon, the latest Angus Reid poll shows the CPC well ahead at 38%. 38%… I can almost hear the saliva dripping from conservative fangs across the nation… 38%… […]
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