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Experiencing Life
What do you see as the purpose of being a human being? The purpose of being here? What is the point? These are some of the questions I have asked myself throughout my 53 years on this ball we call...
View ArticleAre You In Charge?
The notion of choice is something I’ve been wrestling with for over 20 years, especially after reading several books on the matter and also taking a number of ‘personal growth’ courses. The legal...
View ArticleThe case for civil disobedience
The case for civil disobedience: my personal journey from oil sands consultant to arrested carbon buster As I packed for my short journey to the seaside town of White Rock, I explained to my 15-year...
View ArticleRecommended Books
The books that have come my way recently would make ideal gifts for yourself or others during gift-gifting season. They represent a celebration of British Columbia writers and all but one are...
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BC Coastal First Nations Appeal For Help In Enbridge Pipeline Battle
Published by Desmogblog.com (October 25, 2012). Reprinted with permission. If there was one message that stirred me during Monday’s Defend Our Coast action, it was this: First Nations need you to join...
View ArticleWhat is Truth?
What is truth? How do we know what is true? When one looks at the earlier evolution of this word in English and other European languages, one finds that it was created from something other than what we...
View ArticleEnding Violence: Creating Peace
For me, discussing ‘creating peace’ without naming ‘ending violence’ would be to jump to solution while neglecting to acknowledge there is a problem. It would at least be misleading, if not dishonest....
View ArticleThe Macho Paradox
Jackson Katz, on discussing his book, The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help (excerpted from an interview by Kendra Olson Hodgson, Media Education Foundation)....
View ArticleStress! It’s All In Your Head…
It’s official. Stress (and the icky effects of it) is now a global health concern. The World Health Organization claims that stress is now considered the health epidemic of the 21st century. According...
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An interview with Dr. Thierry Vrain
An interview with Dr. Thierry Vrain: A former genetic engineer speaks out about GMOs. On a warm, sunny day in May, underneath the shade of cherry blossoms, my partner Paul and I sat with Thierry...
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