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A handy dandy “Climate Change Kit”
So what’s the big deal? The “Paris Summit” was about the world’s leaders trying to create a plan that would reduce climate change and move the world toward sustainability. With scientists and other experts – even indigenous peoples of the … Continue reading
Grandpa and his war diary
My grandfather’s diary of his experience in the Boer War surfaced in the family a few years ago; a generous cousin typed up the whole thing and sent it around to us. It has left an indelible impression of the … Continue reading
Posted in activism, anti-war, diplomacy, education, Iraq, war crimes
Tagged activism, anti-war, crimes against humanity, horrors of war, protests
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Ode to Victor Lawson
How do you fail grade eight? You fail grade eight by being a child whose body language includes slumped posture, and downcast eyes. You don’t look people in the eye because you have such low self-esteem that you can’t. That … Continue reading
Posted in adolescence, compassion, education, empathy, encouragement, enrichment, teacher, the fifties
Tagged appreciation, failure, great teachers, John Victor Lawson, Victor Lawson
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Notes from the blogosphere #2 (+ last!)
As the world-wide web becomes foreground, national borders become background. Other languages recede, and English – the language that just happens to be in the right place at the right time in history – has become the most used language … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, education, enrichment, Internet, modern life, social change, video
Tagged blogging, education, inclusion, technology
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Omar
Omar. He spoke English, French, German Arabic and Russian well, and a few others passably. Born in Jordan of ‘ethnic Russian’ parents, he was my ‘exotic flame’. Omar’s passion at the time was writing plays, and he supported himself as … Continue reading
Posted in consequences, education, experience, food, friendship, history, Insight, love, Memories, reflections, relationships
Tagged education, Experience, Memories, openness, relationships
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Look who’s voting!!
Voting without doing the ‘homework’, and then not watching what they do in government, is like handing a stranger the key to your house, and going for a walk. It’s risky. It’s naïve. It’s irresponsible. And it’s damn lazy. A … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, consequences, education, history, ignorance, privatization, reflections
Tagged consciousness, consequences, education, political philosophy, privatization, social commentary
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‘Stigma-free’ and real education…
We hear a lot of talk these days about ‘stigma’ around mental health issues. But what does this mean? It means you have to be awfully courageous to admit out loud – for example – that you are depressed (especially … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, education, fear, Feelings, ignorance, Inclusion, psychology, reflections, stigma, values, Wish List
Tagged community, consciousness, education, inclusion, psychology, stigma
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Friendship is blind…
Sometimes I look back in wonder and appreciation for the people who’ve contributed to who I am today. I owe so much to individuals who’ve come into my life and shared their thoughts and feelings, their experiences and insights. One … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, blindness, communication, compassion, education, fear, friendship, ignorance, imperfection, personal growth, Reflection, reflections, values
Tagged blindness, consciousness, inclusion, reflections, relationships
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‘Gay’ as I’ve known it…
I must have been 14, when my friend June informed me that there were boys who preferred boys instead of girls. “They’re called ‘queer’”, she said. I still remember some of my mixed reactions: weird; interesting; and concern that this … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, causes, consciousness, education, friendship, gay, history, homosexuality, ignorance, Inclusion, love, modern life, personal growth, Reflection, reflections, values
Tagged community, consciousness, gay, gay radar, homosexuality, inclusion, love, personal growth
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Thinking about guns….
“There are lessons here on U.S. gun culture, and the risks inherent in allowing a prevalence of weapons that makes it easy for the deranged — as the killer must surely have been — to obtain them.”* “The deranged”. How … Continue reading →