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Category Archives: social justice
Does Canada need an “Aboriginal Inquiry”?
Of course we do! Too much controversy flows around the question of whether or not we need a formal inquiry into the disproportionate numbers of missing and murdered aboriginal women in Canada. Why not? Most responses to this question range … Continue reading
Shoot!! Or, maybe talk?
It’s almost a year since an 18-year-old boy, Sammy Yatim, was shot to death by a Toronto police officer. He was alone in a streetcar. With a 3” knife. I guess they thought that heavy, iron streetcar couldn’t contain him. … Continue reading
Celebrating ‘the rainbow’
Toronto just hosted World Pride Week 2014, and I’m feeling proud to be Canadian. Especially in Ontario, where not only have we just elected our first female premier, but she’s openly gay, and behaves as if it’s the norm. Now … Continue reading
Posted in activism, gay pride, gender, Inclusion, reflections, social justice
Tagged gay pride, inlusion, Kathleen Wynne, progress, social justice, World Pride
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Ah, insurance! Let me count the ways…
These days we’re seeing an increasing consciousness about ‘mental health’ issues. We seem less aware of how such issues can affect insurability – or even employability. The same could be said about physical ailments. So when I think about the … Continue reading
Posted in insurance, non-profit, pre-existing condition, profit, social justice
Tagged health, insurance, non-profit, pre-existing condition, profit, social justice
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Desperate need…
Like most moms, I love my children enough that I would probably die for them. I also enjoy their cousins and their friends, especially now that my kids are in their thirties, and the others have been coming around for … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, beliefs, causes, compassion, consciousness, empathy, Inclusion, injustice, mental illness, reflections, schizophrenia, social commentary, social justice, trauma
Tagged compassion, inclusion, schizophrenia, social commentary, values
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River
I sit here in my large, comfortable, well-heated home, almost trembling with reverberation from seeing Alanis Obomsawin’s film, “The People of the Kattawapiskak River” at the ImagineNative film festival in Toronto. Every Canadian needs to see it. It’s late, and … Continue reading
Posted in aboriginal, accountability, child abuse, consequences, exploitation, heritage, history, indigenous, loss, reflections, residential schools, Restitution, social justice, suffering, trauma, values
Tagged amends, Canadian history, consequences, human-rights, indigenous, residential schools, Restitution, social commentary
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Coming out as an atheist
When I was about 19, despite having taught Sunday school for three years, I delared myself an atheist. Or perhaps it was because of Sunday school. What had happened to the formerly ‘devout Christian’ me? My aunt, who at 92 … Continue reading
Posted in atheism, causes, compassion, fear, fundamentalist, gay, ignorance, Memories, peace, personal growth, poverty, reflections, religion, schizophrenia, social justice, values
Tagged atheism, compassion, high anxiety, personal growth, religion, right-wing, values
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Occupy?
In the sixties, computers like we have now hadn’t been invented. They were a ‘futuristic’ concept. Some of us dreamed that eventually there would be a computer on every desk in schools. We thought computers would be used to create … Continue reading
Posted in capitalism, causes, computers, equality, exploitation, history, ignorance, Insight, love, materialism, Memories, personal power, politics, poverty, reflections, social change, social justice, values
Tagged corporate greed, exploitation, Occupy, power, profit motive, social commentary
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Politicians accountable?
The other night I watched a movie called “Margaret’s Museum”. It’s the first movie in a long time that made me ache. Not cry – though almost. Just ache, with a kind of profound sorrow. There was the sorrow of … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, exploitation, politics, poverty, reflections, social justice, suffering, values
Tagged consciousness, exploitation, political accountability, social justice, suffering
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Yes, it is our job to feed our neighbour’s child
Once again, a typical Conservative statement of values (with apologies to Hugh Segal): Minister James Moore says “Well, obviously nobody wants kids to go to school hungry. Certainly we want to make sure that kids go to school full bellied, … Continue reading →