Toward a World that Works for Everyone
It’s Human Rights Day here in Canada. In British Columbia, where are we at as community, today in terms of violence against women and gender-based violence? (https://mailchi.mp/bwss/1273587?e=c5d6fe9959) Every day, across the province, women and girls and gender diverse people continue to face violence and abuse in their homes, schools, workplaces, online, and on the streets. […]
I spent eight years interpreting a Canadian statute – the applicable paragraphs of the Immigration and Refugee Act, as it then was (1998-2006). That involved preparing for a hearing with a refugee claimant and their legal representative, presiding, and issuing a decision based upon the facts of the case, the country literature, applicable treaties and […]
I want to import an email issue of a newsletter reporting on the human-rights abuses in the world today. Rather than me stating my opinion that things are chaotic, let me allow them to describe some of it. The report does not explore the use of weather warfare in the climatic aberrations. It supports the […]
Not many opportunities come along for all of humanity to join together and make their wishes and demands for world peace be heard and honored. Not many opportunities come along to express the global, human desire for security of person, financial security, equality of opportunity, and most of all dignity and respect. There aren’t many […]
(Concluded from Part 1, above.) At the same time, we know as well that this is a time of separating timelines and the Company of Heaven is using any means available to welcome home those who’ve declined Ascension. Michael tells us: Archangel Michael: There will be those who choose to leave, to abandon their physical […]
When I wrote recently that rumors were flying fast and thick, I asked myself , by way of reminder, what my major criterion for coverage of world affairs was. Not very long after, Mike Quinsey made this very relevant comment. “It is the normal outcome to ensure that people become aware of what has been […]
An opinion piece and backgrounder from May. The support of the police is/would be, in my view, a crucial development. Thanks to Brian. These cops don’t believe in arresting people for being on the street 15 active officers and four retirees taking the government and their police forces to court Joe Warmington, Toronto Sun, May […]
Sharing his story with others became part of George’s healing process. “I was finally realizing why I was the way I was,” he said. “Why I had anger and why I rebelled against authorities, or, you know, why authority made me angry.” By Elisia Seeber, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Jul 16, 2021 https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/vancouver-news/squamish-nation-survivor-of-st-pauls-residential-school-shares-his-story-north-vancouver-3962077 WARNING: This […]
Wow, what a hot potato this one is. Under the rubric of doing something about racism, hatred, etc., the Canadian Government has bought in a bill that has a high potential for abuse, especially at the hands of corrupted politicians. To convict a person of a crime that they will commit is reminiscent of the […]
A Way Out of a Dark Past By Stacey McKenna, YES Magazine, November 3, 2020 https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/what-the-rest-of-the-world-knows/2020/11/03/canada-truth-reconciliation In the summer of 2011, Simon Hogaluk of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada, sat at a microphone and began telling a story. He spoke through tears of being torn from his parents as a child and forced onto an airplane, where he […]
From Wikipedia: Positive Money is a not-for-profit advocacy group based in London and Brussels. Positive Money’s mission is to promote a fair, democratic and sustainable economy through reforms of central banks and alternative monetary policy tools. Its current Executive Director is geophysicist, Fran Boait. Click on the meme above to read their full new strategy. […]
New social-media site a-building in New Zealand. They say of themselves: Voices for Freedom, at https://voicesforfreedom.co.nz/#takeaction Voices for Freedom launched in December 2020. We are a non political grassroots organisation which has generated a strong network of supporters and volunteers across NZ. We provide a platform for relevant and important questions to be raised. We […]
Accountabilty Will rape allegations change Australia’s ‘toxic’ politics? Shaimaa Khalil, BBC, 10 March 2021 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-56342255) “In my time working in this area and particularly looking in workplaces over the [past] 30 years, I’ve never seen any moment like this,” said Kate Jenkins, Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner. Ms Jenkins was describing the extraordinary moment Australian politics […]
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Facts and Figures: Ending Violence Against Women https://www.unwomen.org/en/what-we-do/ending-violence-against-women/facts-and-figures Availability of data on violence against women and girls has increased significantly in recent years, and data on the prevalence of intimate partner violence is now available for at least 106 countries. Visit our research and data page for more information on why data is critical […]
The article below is excerpted from a Virgin blog post by Richard Branson, March 16, 2021. In it he describes how he and musician, Peter Gabriel, were instrumental in the forming of the group called, The Elders, made up of independent global leaders working together for peace and human rights. A Reminder of Why We […]
