5 things to do to protect Monarch Butterflies
Monarch caterpillars go wandering before they turn into a pupae, so though we’ve watched over a dozen monarch caterpillars grow to full size in our milkweed patch, we weren’t sure…
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a time for being non-partisan
I’ve been meaning to write about why I like being part of a group that is political but non-partisan. I know some people talk about being non-partisan as though they…
Ontario’s Minimum Wage Advisory Panel
Reading background on the minimum wage advisory panel, and I find this gem of a quote: “By establishing the Minimum Wage Advisory Panel, we’re taking steps to ensure that the…
Lego Mini-Figures for Social Justice
I’ve been talking with some other social justice type people about the need to have easily passed on facebook memes, and I decided to try doing some lego pictures. Here…
Aaron Sorkin’s Commentary on Occupy Wall Street.
Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom is dealing with the topic of Occupy Wall Street, and while I loved the Occupy Movement, I’m forced to admit that Sorkin makes some pretty good…
deep green resistance, gender, and transgenderism
I wrote about going to a Deep Green Resistance presentation. Then after a few days I ended up hearing about the controversy around DGR’s position on transgenderism. Basically, they argue…
For a Diversity of Tactics
I went last night to a presentation by two women from Deep Green Resistance. It was an interesting presentation focusing on the question of how we make change in our…
children at political protests
My kids and I went to a protest recently against the closing of a municipal daycare. Though my children are not in daycare, I recognize the need for daycares and…
Review: Adventures of Unemployed Man
The Adventures of Unemployed Man is a comic book about the modern economy. How can an unemployed superhero believe in himself? How can the superheros fight against against the Just…
Sudbury’s fight against the municipal replacement for CSUMB
The Ontario Liberal government’s ended the Community Start Up and Maintenance Budget (CSUMB) as of Jan. 1, 2013. A portion of the money previously going towards CSUMB was put into…
when did everyone get so angry?
I told the lady from the pro-life organization that the article I was writing would go to a social justice oriented group of people, and she asked me to withhold…
Progressive Christian response to the book: Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada
I’m reading the book The Armageddon Factor: The Rise of Christian Nationalism in Canada. This alarming book traces the interconnectedness of mega-preachers and certain Canadian politicians. It talks about how…
the gift of religious music
I don’t talk much about my religious beliefs, and it isn’t just because of the complication of trying to explain how religion can matter even when I don’t necessarily believe…
doctors and poverty
A CBC article talks about a Toronto physician, Dr. Gary Bloch helping his patients get income support because “Treating people at low income with a higher income will have at…
scandals and election fraud, what a week in Canadian politics!
My husband and two of my children are out watching the sky to see Venus, Mercury and Jupiter aligned and visible. I’m staying home with the sleeping two year old,…
#PMHarperMustResign twitterstorm
I was skeptical when I first saw the call out for people to start using the hashtag #PMHarperMustResign. Tweeting doesn’t force a person to resign. Maybe it should be #PMHarperShouldResign…
Book Review: Letters from Nuremburg
The past week I’ve been reading Letters from Nuremburg: My Father’s Narrative of a Quest for Justice by Senator Christopher J. Dodd. The introduction to the book pulled me in,…
Accountability for Social Assistance.
The Sudbury Coalition Against Poverty has made three visits to the social assistance office in the past two weeks and have come out with a partial victory. You can read…
talking politics
I went last night to a wonderful event put on by a grassroots media collective. They wanted to encourage local writers and local activists. There was lots of good conversations.…
thoughts on life, the provincial budget and WWII stories
It finally feels like summer here. The kids and I are spending hours outside. We’ve been out and about on errands a little more than normal this past few days,…