Toward a World that Works for Everyone
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/connect/togetherathome/ Take the Pledge to Stay at Home In the face of lockdowns and losses, it’s easy to feel helpless — but there are things we can all do to beat coronavirus. From taking care to wash our hands, to staying at home, to calling on governments, big business and billionaires to step up, it’s […]
Covid-19 shines a light on our common humanity and shared vulnerabilities Gro Harlem Brundtland, The Elders, Apr. 2, 2020 https://www.theelders.org/news/covid-19-shines-light-our-common-humanity-and-shared-vulnerabilities These are unprecedented times for the health and wellbeing of the world. Dear Friends, These are unprecedented times for the health and wellbeing of the world. Millions of people around the world have been ordered […]
Is the Coronavirus Helping Us Come to a Place of Balance? https://voiceoffreedom.ca/is-the-coronavirus-helping-us-come-to-a-place-of-balance/ Cities around the world are quieting down, pollution is lessening. I never imagined, in my wildest dreams, that a virus would help create this. As I sit here, it’s rush-hour, and there’s no noise. What else is happening? Are really deep emotions arising? […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca In February of this year the brutal killing and mutilation of 25-year-old Ingrid Escamilla, her body skinned and missing some of its organs, and the abduction and murder of 7-year-old Fátima Aldrighett, her tortured body discovered in a plastic bag, sparked enormous outrage in Mexico and around the world. According to my friend, who […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Did you know the botanical meaning of the word corona? It is the cup-shaped or trumpet-shaped outgrowth at the center of a daffodil or narcissus flower. And its origin, in mid 16th century from Latin, is ‘wreath, crown’. When I think of the word crown, I imagine leadership. And trumpet? A blast of sound […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Thomas is masterful in this video. I felt sticky old energy being pulled off me as he spoke. We’ve been “thrown in the river,” as he says. Let’s swim together! Thank you so much, Thomas, for all your work.
In this time of a pandemic many are stepping forward to guide us. Here are three new videos from Tara Brach, Marianne Williamson, and Dr. Thomas Cowan. Tara takes us deep into our fear. . . Marianne explains the virus on spiritual, political and emotional levels, how many are in a state of depression, […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Thank you to all the wonderful enlightened beings, masters among us, sending out messages of hope. Tara, Marianne, Eckhart and even Pluto, the dog, are lifting spirits around the world. And for the rainbows! Thank you to the children painting rainbows on windows. Yay for our Gaian community! Tara Brach Marianne Williamson […]
Inside Taiwan during COVID-19: How the country kept schools and businesses open throughout pandemic By Caitlin Taylor, Stephanie Kampf, Tyana Grundig and David Common, CBC, Marcy 21, 2020 See video here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/taiwan-covid-19-lessons-1.5505031 Taiwan acted early to make sure there were supplies of masks, sanitizer It’s almost life as usual for the Lin family of Taiwan […]
Faces of the economic fallout: 15 stories from across Canada – The Globe and Mail Nicolas Van Praet James Keller Susan Krashinsky RobertsonRetailing reporter Marsha Lederman Les Perreaux Ann HuiNational Food Reporter Kelly Cryde Globe and Mail, March 20, 2020 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-faces-of-the-economic-fallout/ This week, an estimated 500,000 Canadians have applied for employment insurance due to the […]
www..voiceoffreedom.ca World Water Day is an annual UN observance day (March 22) that highlights the importance of freshwater. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of freshwater resources. UN-Water is the convener for World Water Day and selects the theme for each year in consultation with UN organizations that share an interest […]
U.K. government will pay 80% of workers’ wages to keep them employed during the coronavirus shutdown Can the U.S. come up with anything nearly as generous? Talib Visram, Fast Company, March 20, 2020 https://www.fastcompany.com/90480396/the-u-k-government-will-pay-80-workers-wages-to-keep-them-employed-during-the-coronavirus-shutdown It’s a remarkable and peculiar day in Britain when it’s announced that all pubs are closing, but that ends up not […]
Pluto the Dog, our new leader Hello Internets, it’s Pluto here: An interview with Pluto’s owner: https://montreal.citynews.ca/video/2020/03/20/montreal-dog-cheering-people-up-amid-covid-19-pandemic/ People are Putting up Christmas Lights to Spread Cheer Amidst COVID-19 Crisis There’s a movement afoot online and in communities to create a kind of Christmas in March vibe By Lindsay William-Ross, March […]
The Luminous Heart By Laura McEvoy on Monday March 16th, 2020 https://upliftconnect.com/the-luminous-heart/ Staying Open as Everything is Closing It is a dark time but there are ways to shine our light. Fear and isolation may cause us to close down as our life styles drastically change and normal activities are ceased. By opening the heart […]
Trump Confirms Canada, U.S. to Close Border to Non-Essential Travel Janice Dickson and Marieke Walsh, Globe and Masil, March 18, 2020 https://tinyurl.com/r29q5oy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the U.S. have agreed to temporarily restrict all non-essential travel across the border. Mr. Trudeau said travellers will no longer be permitted to cross the border […]
