In my last reading with him, Archangel Michael said: “What you are doing is focusing on excluding a group of people, whether you call them illuminati or Cabal or recalcitrants or simply those who have been on scenic detours. “The focus has need to be on the healing and the opening of everybody’s hearts so […]
We Can Do Better: #StandUp4Medicare
Universal Medicare is the jewel in the Canadian crown. While it doesn’t dispel all of life’s problems, universal medicare means never losing your home to medical bills, never denying yourself treatment, never going without to tend to your health. Conditions like homelessness, malnourishment, disease, etc., still must be addressed. Universal medicare is only one […]
Hashtag for Pakistan/India Tensions
Opinion: Areej Elahi is a communications intern at PeaceTech Lab, and share’s here how she felt as tensions escalated between India and Pakistan recently. By Areej Elahi, PeaceNews, March 12, 2019 httpss://www.peacenews.com/single-post/2019/03/08/Op-Ed-What-a-hashtag-can-do-for-PakistanIndia-tensions With over half of my family living in Pakistan and tons and tons of friends from India and Kashmir, I’ve spent the last […]
Three Cities in the U.S. have Ended Chronic Homelessness: Here’s how They did It
3 cities in the U.S. have ended chronic homelessness: Here’s how they did it Nine more have ended veteran homelessness. It’s part of a national program called Built for Zero that uses a data-based approach to help officials figure out exactly who needs what services. Now it’s launching in 50 more cities. Adele Peters, Fast […]
What Unites Us All
I like to remind myself from time to time what I basically know to be true. Basic truth is the result of realized knowledge, knowledge that’s so deep it remains known for certain. The depth of the experience washes away all doubt and hesitation. Not at any time thereafter do we usually doubt what we […]
Preliminary Results of the Finnish Basic Income Experiment and a Guardian Article about Them
Preliminary results of the Finland experiment were announced on the 8th February 2019. By Citizens Basic Income Trust, February 12, 2019 httpss://citizensincome.org/news/preliminary-results-of-the-finnish-basic-income-experiment/ Citizens Basic Income Trust’s comment on the results of a Citizen’s Basic Income in Finland: The theory tells us that a Citizen’s Basic Income could have two opposite effects. Because it would not […]
Shifting the Unknown
It may not feel very wonderful to be ‘in the dark’ as far as what exactly is ahead for each of us. We’ve all experienced fear of the unknown, but perhaps a wee bit of a shift in perception might serve to alleviate any anxiety we might have about the future. The world seems to […]
Kindness: The Wisdom of All Ages
My neighbour, Gina, is 82 years old. She and I have become really good friends. We laugh and carry on like we’ve known each other forever. In the balance of give and receive we’re helping each other and having fun together. Lucky me, I’ve been on the receiving end of yummy Greek food, and her […]
The Rule of Law, Human Rights, and Universal Law
Part 1. Rule of Law I’d like to look at three stages in the emergence of civilization among humans. My look is bounded by my knowledge and my knowledge is restricted to the Anglo-Saxon world in general and the British parliamentary tradition in particular. Sorry. That’s all I know and there’s no time any longer […]
Women Making a Difference for Peace and the Rule of Law
– Kathleen and Steve. Two influential women in the Canadian cabinet have resigned on issues of the rule of law. Their stand cuts across old-style politics and says “Enough!” Judge Mary Ellen Turpel Lafond joins CPAC’s Peter Van Dusen to discuss Jane Philpott’s recent resignation as President of the Treasury Board in support of former […]
International Women’s Day: Balance For Better!
www.voiceoffreedom.ca Today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day, and I’m loving the new slogan: #balanceforbetter! In the balance of everything, everyone is Loved, not one more than another. There is no hierarchy. Universal Law teaches us this, as do the Divine Blessings and Virtues. Their purpose is balance. Years ago, in personal readings through Linda […]
The Year Women Became Eligible to Vote in Each Country
Mapped — when women were eligible to vote. By Tim Wenger, Matador Network, March 7, 2018 httpss://matadornetwork.com/read/year-women-became-eligible-vote-country/ Suffrage happened in 1920 in the United States, 3 years behind Russia and Canada, but 91 years ahead of Saudi Arabia, as noted by the map below depicting the year women became eligible to vote in each country. […]
A Deeper Look at Patriarchy
I’d like to leave memes behind for the moment and look more deeply at the worldview we call “patriarchy.” Patriarchy is one of a number of perspectives that arise from egocentrism – the view that “I” am what’s most important in any one situation. Ethnocentrism, temperocentrism, and anthropocentrism are examples of its extensions into ethnic […]
Rosa Created an Overnight Daycare to Support Working Parents in Her Community
Kiva is halfway to their goal of funding 10,000 loans to women by International Women’s Day tomorrow! There’s just one more day to meet their goal, so for a dose of inspiration they’re sharing Rosa’s story, a Kiva borrower who started the first overnight daycare and preschool in her hometown of Rochester, New York. Below is […]
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