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Reflections on a “Queer Slow Dance”…
Open to experience. That’s me. “Fearless”. Explorer of life and its potential experiences. But only so far. I don’t fly. I don’t make speeches. But I did go to a “queer slow dance” last night, for the second time. Yes … Continue reading
Posted in dancing, Inclusion, LGBTQ, mindfulness, reflections, Sherwin Sullivan Tija
Tagged comfort zone, dancing, human-rights, Queer Slow Dance, Sherwin Sullivan Tija
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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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‘Stigma-free’ — or Care?
If I were living in a “stigma-free zone”, what might that look like? For starters, I presume it would mean that people with mental illness would not experience stigma, or discrimination. By some miracle? It would mean ‘human rights’ principles … Continue reading
Posted in awareness, community, compassion, gay, Inclusion, mental illness, social justice, stigma, values
Tagged community, compassion, human-rights, inclusion, mental illness, social commentary, society, values
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Thinking and Dreaming 
Conversations in the blogosphere…
I often talk about blogging as a new form of worldwide conversation that most people haven’t yet recognized as such – and of course most of humanity are still not even able to access. As one of my favourite fellow-bloggers … Continue reading →