from darfur to duesseldorf, from iceland to isla negra, from barcelona to benares, happy international weblogger’s day! rio akasaka brought this event into being a few years ago, and even though it doesn’t have such a large fellowship yet, i still like to participate in it. maybe it’s because i’ve lived in a number of… Continue reading international webloggers day: solidarity
Category: peace, environment, social justice et al
bad breath
the car in his voice – bubble gum-breathed smog inundating the landscape a flood over rivers and grass the car in his voice when he opens his mouth when he grabs hold of the last ounces of oxygen gulps it down into his lungs along passageways marred with nicotine and glucose the car in his… Continue reading bad breath
turn it off
i just walked through the house to see if there is any electricity-sucking widget, gadget, or doodah that doesn’t need to be turned on. says bc hydro: “on wednesday, may 16, 2007, british columbians are encouraged to turn off and unplug all unnecessary lights, fixtures, appliances and vehicles.” so i did. the worst is the… Continue reading turn it off
self-righteous in surrey
“if teachers are going to use the film an inconvenient truth in the classroom, they should also have access to another documentary which challenges the academy-award winning movie’s premise, says a local school trustee.” this, my friends, we can find under the heading “school trustee demands ‘balance’ over gore movie use“. right. let me get… Continue reading self-righteous in surrey
listening to the dalai lama
in collaboration and partnership with the maui community, his holiness, the 14th dalai lama, will have the entire world as his audience as part of a realtime webcast of his public appearances on the island of maui on april 24 and 25, 2007. with broadband computer access, you can see and hear the dalai lama… Continue reading listening to the dalai lama
shootings. holocaust.
today is holocaust remembrance day. the biggest shooting in US history just happened. 33 people are dead. my brain is trying to cope with this, to make sense of it, so i take flight into my safe cocoon, the internet. i post about it on twitter and on stumbleupon. that is safe. it’s just in… Continue reading shootings. holocaust.
kind acts and open hearts
“kind thoughts are nice but what we need is kind acts” this is one of brock tully’s phrases that are still with me after attending the one of a kind stories event yesterday. twelve speakers shared their stories, truly from the heart – twelve courageous people who are making kindness happen, right now, right here.… Continue reading kind acts and open hearts
world water day: making the right decisions
today is is world water day. in reading about it, i found that since 2000, canada has held the dubious record to be the only country at world water forums to vote against a UN resolution to promote the right to water, stating: “canada does not accept that there is a right to drinking water… Continue reading world water day: making the right decisions
just dance
yesterday my 10-year-old daughter, my husband and i went to just dance. just dance is a non-alcoholic dance event held three fridays a month at the russian community centre on 2114 west 4th in vancouver. what’s so cool about this event is that it is really just dance. it’s not only no booze and no… Continue reading just dance
dialogue: speaking the truth
a few days ago, we talked here about the rejection of jay’s six-word story because it was supposedly not g-rated. jay’s and jennifer’s comments on it were so thought-provoking that i decided to post my replies to them here. this is not just about one incidence. it’s about how to best deal with the lack… Continue reading dialogue: speaking the truth