Gillette, the razor company, has created a new commercial, directed by a woman, encouraging men to be “the best they can be.” It’s had over 19 million views now on YouTube within a few days and is stirring up controversy. Scenes of men doing “the right thing” are either being embraced or not. Here’s the […]
Women’s March: Saturday, January 19, 2019
This is the third (thank you, Mary) Women’s March, the last one seeing 1 million women gather in Washington. Women’s March: January 19, 2019 httpss://www.womensmarch.com/2019/ On January 19, 2019, women are heading to the streets of Washington, D.C., and cities across the globe. On Saturday, the Women’s March takes over Washington, with sister demonstrations worldwide. […]
Indigenous People’s March: January 18, 2019
httpss://www.eventbrite.com/e/indigenous-peoples-march-registration Indigenous peoples from around the world are coming together, January 18, 2019, in Washington, DC, to bring awareness to injustices. Indigenous People’s March Gathering location: Bureau of Indian Affairs Office, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC Prayer at 9 am March 10 am To JFK Hockey Field Rally at 11am – 4pm Be out of […]
Reverence for All Life is Wisdom
www.voiceoffreedom.ca The Buddha, the Wayfarer, through Linda Dillon, channel for the Council of Love, April 2013, explained the blessing and virtue of wisdom to us. He welcomed us to sit with him beneath the Bodhi Tree, to gaze across the Universe, the multiverse, the omniverse honouring the truth of each pebble and grain of sand, […]
Stigmatization and Judgement
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Looking at the refugee, homeless, or opioid situations, we can see our fellow humans — our brothers and sisters — stigmatized. But what does that mean? Found in my online dictionary, the words, ‘stigma’ and ‘stigmatize’ have quite a range of meanings. The definitions that concern us are: stigma | ˈstiɡmə | noun (plural […]
Abbotsford News Editorial: Before You Condemn the Homeless, Breathe
httpss://www.abbynews.com/opinion/editorial-before-you-condemn-the-homeless-breathe Jan. 3, 2019 A take away from “Finding A Way Home,” 6 tales of love and connection on the streets of Abbotsford, British Columbia Connection is an incredible thing. It’s the very basis of our society. The empathy we feel for others is the gravity that pulls us together. Whether it’s the love of […]
Understanding and Knowing that We Are Infinite Grace
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Grace is one of the thirteen blessings and virtues explained to us by the Council of Love, specifically by Universal Mother Mary through channel Linda Dillon during this time of Ascension on Earth. The Mother says grace is understanding the importance of Divine Connection and Divine Alignment, and knowing that our Divine Spark contains […]
Eliminating Lack with Gratitude
httpss://voiceoffreedom.ca In a few words how could we describe Nova Earth? Community? Connectedness? My question is, “How are we to master living in community, every connection?” I know we can do this with understanding of Universal Law – as within, so without, balance. A few years ago, I began with apologies (1), continuing on to […]
Powerful Truth-Telling at the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in Canada
The following is the presentation of Summer-Rain Bentham, Manager of Indigenous Women’s Programming at Battered Women’s Support Services, Vancouver, B.C., Canada on missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada. “. . . home to home across the north and the lower mainland. . . the last group home I was placed in I was nine […]
5 Key Areas Where Philanthropy is Providing a Path for a Better Tomorrow
“The world of philanthropy is on the verge of being flooded with cash, with an estimated $4.9 trillion in the U.S. gifted from an expected $97 trillion in wealth that will be passed down from the baby-boom generation and beyond to their children and grandchildren over the next 50 years, according to the social enterprise […]
Time for World Peace. Enough of War. What We Can Do
Why are we as a society still allowing war? Innocent people are starving, maimed, killed on a daily basis. Below is news of the recent peace talks in Sweden where the UN is introducing confidence-building measures between warring factions in Yemen that could pave the way for successful peace strategies in the future and a […]
Opioid Epidemic News and What We Can Do
The opioid crisis has not stopped. While there are glimmers of hope — destigmatization, the banning of Fentanyl from the dark web, more services for those addicted — there is still much to do. Opioid Overdoses Killed More Than 1,000 Canadians in the First Quarter of 2018 By Leslie Young, Global News, September 18, 2018 […]
Women’s Rights News from Sweden and Canada — What We Can Do: Forgive Our Selves
Below are two posts calling out to everyone to commit to ending gender based violence. In Sweden, with a new law passed, lack of consent for sex is enough to constitute a crime. According to the latest newsletter from Battered Women’s Support Services, more women in Canada are stepping forward to report violence, but not […]
The Blessing and Virtue of Compassion
httpss://voiceoffreedom.ca/the-blessing-virtue-of-compassion/ Each blessing and virtue is Infinite and Eternal, the perfect balance of the Mother’s Blessing, Ability, Vibration, Movement, together with the Virtue, the Sense of the Father, the frequency born of the stillness. The Buddha, through Linda Dillon, channel for the Council of Love, says compassion starts with ourselves, with “thousands of opportunities everyday” […]