Toward a World that Works for Everyone
Luke Jerram creates sculptures, installations, and live art projects around the world With 25 years of experience he has more than 600 exhibitions in 44 countries. Here is one of his latest, showcasing the exquisite beauty of our planet. . . . And the moon. . . See more here: Luke Jerram
She pulled herself from addiction by learning to code. Now she’s leading a worker uprising at Apple. By Reed Albergotti, Washington Post, October 14, 2021 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/14/apple-worker-cher-scarlett/ Cher Scarlett grew up poor and dropped out of high school. As a teenager, she struggled with addiction, danced as a stripper and tried to overdose on pills. Her […]
The case has made the mainstream: See “Ontario professor on paid leave after refusing to get vaccinated or wear a mask,” National Post, Sept. 9, 2021, at https://tinyurl.com/4h6kjkxm. Since the case runs counter to Prime Minister Trudeau’s passionate espousal of vaccines in this snap election campaign, the case bears watching. Canadian Ethics Professor Fired For […]
Thanks to Kathleen. COVID Infection Provides Greater Protection Against Delta Than Being Fully Vaccinated – New Study Arjun Walia, The Pulse, August 29, 2021 (https://thepulse.one/2021/08/29/covid-infection-provides-greater-protection-than-being-fully-vaccinated-new-study/) We are starting to learn more about our natural immune response to COVID. That being said, health authorities around the world continue to stress that vaccination remains vital. A new […]
By Amir Ali, Daily Hive, June 24, 2021 https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/over-700-unmarked-graves-saskatchewan The Cowessess First Nation announced today that preliminary findings reveal 751 unmarked graves have been discovered at a former Saskatchewan residential school. This comes just one month after the tragic discovery of 215 children buried at a former Kamloops residential school. The Nation points out that […]
This is a long and deep journalistic investigation of one instance of national/international criminality, possibly money-laundering. “Whatever it is, it’s not very good”: The strange, incredible case of the $100 million deli By Michael Linhorst, Fast Company, April 27, 2021 Partway down a residential street in Paulsboro, New Jersey, a working-class town best known for […]
For Canadians. Regardless of who we are, most of us can agree that everyone deserves to live a decent life. This means ensuring we can all afford our basic needs, like putting food on the table and having a safe place to call home. But the pandemic has shown that our society doesn’t provide for […]
by Kathleen Mary Willis and Steve Beckow When #MeToo exposed sexual abuse in Hollywood, it soon became an international push forward for all of us to become more conscious of Who We Truly Are, to create new ways to embrace equality. Below are two episodes of Man Enough, a series created by Justin Baldoni, an […]
Accountability The pressure on the British establishment, Magenta Pixie says, to be held accountable for their crimes will grow. Thanks to Kathleen. Millions Are Talking About Harry & Meghan When We Should Be Talking About Royal Family Pedophilia Arjun Walia, Collective Evolution, March 13, 2021 (https://www.collective-evolution.com/2021/03/13/millions-are-talking-about-harry-meghan-when-we-should-be-talking-about-royal-family-pedophilia/) In Brief The Facts: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle […]
How this Queens community built $1,000 college savings accounts for all its kids Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company, Feb. 25, 2021 (https://www.fastcompany.com/90606164/how-this-queens-community-built-1000-college-savings-accounts-for-all-its-kids) It’s part of a new program to build wealth for low-income kids across New York City—with a little help from their communities. In 1949, when she was 14 years old, Claudia Coger dropped out […]
City of Vancouver website: https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/rezoning-for-new-indigenous-led-housing-project-approved-by-council.aspx Proposal addresses urgent need for urban Indigenous-led and managed new permanent social and supportive housing, and shelter beds in the Downtown Eastside. We are pleased to be working alongside the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society and BC Housing to put reconciliation into action. ~ Mayor Kennedy Stewart, February 17 2021 […]
Stig Pryds is a Danish record holding freediver. He was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis in 2008, which disabled him so much that he lost his business. After 5 years of intense pain and increasing dependency on drugs, he decided to quit all drugs cold turkey, and find alternative ways to deal with his disease. He […]
‘Motherhood is a job’—and these 50 leaders say you should get paid Jamie Orsini, Motherly, January 26, 2021 (https://www.mother.ly/news/heres-the-plan-for-getting-moms-paid) Being a mom is a full-time job. Now there’s a plan to help us get paid for all the work we do. It’s called the Marshall Plan for Moms. Spearheaded by Girls Who Code founder Reshma […]
By Brakkton Booker, NPR, October 13th, 2020 https://www.npr.org/2020/10/13/923233877/princeton-university-agrees-to-nearly-1-million-in-back-pay-to-female-professors One of the nation’s most prestigious universities has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in back pay to female professors following allegations of pay discrimination. The Ivy League university will pay $925,000 in back pay and at least $250,000 in future wages, as part of an agreement […]
A B.C. research project gave homeless people $7,500 each — the results were ‘beautifully surprising’ Participants found housing faster, boosted food security and reduced spending on substances, study found Bridgette Watson · CBC News · Oct 07, 2020 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-leaf-project-results-1.5752714) The results of a B.C. research project that gave thousands of dollars to homeless people are in and, […]
