Women putting it all on the line to oppose a totalitarian theocratic regime. This is what bravery is.
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Writings of J. Todd Ring: Bad-Asses Wanted
Sometimes you have to be a little bit bad-ass – just to be a decent person, and do what must be done to help and protect others. Gandhi was right: cowards can never be moral. Moreover, it is true: the world is a dangerous place, not because a few
Continue readingTHE CAREGIVERS' LIVING ROOM A Blog by Donna Thomson: MEETING FEAR WITH COURAGE IN CAREGIVING
I was speaking with a friend today about fear in caregiving. The fear that we might forget something very important, the fear that dismissing a symptom now could provoke a crisis later, the fear that we are not good enough in the face of love and serious illness. As it happens, my
Continue readingThe Political Road Map: The Religion of Peace
Yesterday, Upon hearing about the bombing in Manchester, I exhibited the usual response. I had to find out more, what happened exactly, how many people were affected and who is claiming responsibility? When I usually read news articles, I make an effort to view the comments being expressed by both
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Gord Downie, the Tragically Hip, and the Canada I Love
It took me a few years to fall in love with the Tragically Hip. I always loved their name, I thought it was so cool or…um…so hip.And when I heard that their lead singer was a poet I was even more impressed.But it wasn't until my big brother …
Continue readingPostArctica: Courage, Neil Young, And The Future
Neil Young doesn’t have to do what he is doing, there are many, many reasons why he shouldn’t, but he is, and he is showing us courage that most of us can only dream of, can barely imagine. He is taking on the whole corporate structure that is oppressing and
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: DWR PSA:Malala Yousafzai
The most remarkable ability that could be attributed to me at the age of fifteen was having not crushed my skull or lost a significant amount of my digits doing stupid shit. Ms.Yousafzai has considerably less going for her, but is doing considerably more. She is fighting for right for
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive | News & Analysis: No More Steubenvilles: How To Raise Boys to be Kind Men
What can we do to help young men respect women, recognize consent, and have healthy sexual relationships? Teach them kindness to others—and the courage to go against the crowd. By: Kim Simon | Mama By the Bay When Max was just a few months old, I sat cross-legged on the floor with him
Continue reading350 or bust: Doha Climate Talks: Fiddling While Planet Burns
It’s a plus 2 Celsius December day in northern Ontario, 11 degrees warmer than the average high for this day. The UN Climate talks in Doha Qatar continue for the rest of this week, not that you would know that they were going on if you read the m…
Continue reading350 or bust: Climate Crisis: Humanity At Its Finest?
Humans are such complicated creatures. We are wreaking havoc on a global scale because of big-is-better, greed-is-good mentality that dominates most nations and corporations (combined with an “it’s too hard to change” attitude on the part of much of the populace). Yet we are also capable of great compassion, and
Continue readingThe Scott Ross: Liberal Red And NDP Orange
The Liberal Party of Canada is often criticized for being stagnant, for not changing, but one just has to look at its logo, its branding, and more specifically, its colour to see that is not true. Colours are important, people naturally associate feelings and ideas to them. Advertisers know this
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