last month, six little babies were born here in vancouver. sextuplets. as is often the case in multiple births, they were premature. to keep some of them alive, blood transfusions were needed. and the parents are jehovah’s witness. their religion forbids blood transfusions. on the weekend, authorities decided to seize the children from their parents… Continue reading sextuplets in vancouver: can i understand the father?
Category: news and events
walking the talk
my friend aaron – all-round artist, geek, environmentalist, treeplanter, and last not least full-time human being – is at it again. he’s walking for the cure from cars. talk about walking the talk. and since this time he’s documenting his journeys so beautifully, we could say he’s also talking his walk. so. the cure from… Continue reading walking the talk
vote for mental health
vote for mental health! what mental health issue needs to go on the government’s agenda? if you have opinions about that – and i hope you do – and if you’re canadian, you can now participate in an e-consultation put up by health canada. the questions are do we need a mental health commission? what… Continue reading vote for mental health
mental health and churches
photographer and author marja bergen recently sent along this email. her thoughts on the topic of mental health in the community – in this case religious communities – are very important. i asked for her permission to reprint her letter here, and she graciously gave it. i’d like to add that christmas, a time that… Continue reading mental health and churches
remembrance day songs, part II
after posting about remembrance day songs yesterday i went to my daughter’s remembrance day assembly. it was quite moving. and i thought, this is what will be a childhood memory for my daughter one day! here are the songs
creative projects
one of the commentators on the art that makes a difference blog entry says that two movies (one of them spirited away, also one of my favourites) helped him through difficult times. that has certainly been my experience, too – art kind of scooping me up and taking me out of those troughs of confusion… Continue reading creative projects
imagining the future
at yesterday’s fireside chat at sacred space, one of the topics that came up was the extent of our ability to imagine the future. it appears that we have many mental barriers to effectively doing that. one person mentioned that she can somehow sense a future many years hence, but finds it very difficult to… Continue reading imagining the future
september newsletter pt 3: fireside chats
(update on september 24, 2007: i’m sorry to say that sacred space has closed its doors. but it sure was fun while it lasted!) most wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm i facilitate a salon-type “fireside chat” at sacred space, a beautiful boutique/bookstore across from tinseltown in vancouver. they are friendly, relaxed conversations. once… Continue reading september newsletter pt 3: fireside chats
september newsletter pt 3: blogging in vancouver
===================================== isabella mori’s september newsletter – article 3 ===================================== (this is part 3 of my september newsletter) blogging in vancouver if you’re curious about blogging in vancouver, join us at our next bloggers meeting on october 18 at century house on richard street (check the link for more info). we had lots of fun last… Continue reading september newsletter pt 3: blogging in vancouver
september newsletter pt 2: mental health voices
======================================================================= isabella mori’s september newsletter – post 2 ======================================================================= (this is part 2 of my september newsletter – go here for part 1) mental health voices – october 4 i’ve been part of the board of the canadian mental health association (vancouver/burnaby branch) for a little over a year now. the work of this organization… Continue reading september newsletter pt 2: mental health voices