Check out this short video about some of the barriers our society perpetuates re: community involvement, activism, and having those tough, much needed conversations.
A really great talk! The best part? If you’re from Ontario, you might feel the info directly speaks to your experiences.
https://www.ted.com/talks/dave_meslin_the_antidote_to_apathy/up-next?language=en
One wicked way to reduce your garbage if you are going to hit up a fast food place!
~Watch for the fake french fry! I died.~
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Here I am! Catching up with the past 4 months of readings.
I didn’t FINISH reading anything during December and January, so those lists will never exist. Here is what I’ve finished reading and remembered to write down.
» March 29
Interviewing Inuit Elders: Child-rearing Practices by Naqi Ekho and Uqsuralik Ottokie
This is the most fascinating book! An interview about how things used to happen with birth, aging, being a child and the ways people were raised. The way it is written feels as if Naqi and Uqsuralik are talking to you! I am using this as a resource for my paper and I discovered that you can access the whole book on this website!Here is a .pdf of the book +it has pictures. I hope that link works. :P
» March 26
The Pursuit of Ecotopia by E.N. Anderson
Tried to read a few pages for research and couldn’t put the thing down. Really insightful.
» March 18
Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam and the Science of Ocean motion by Loree Burns
I am writing a HUGE research paper on garbage (mainly plastics), so this kids book was light reading. Super informative, though and quite sciency for all those non-scientists who wants to learn about cool stuff.
It also talks about the Pacific Garbage Patch and Beach Debris –Cool stuff!
» Feb 2
Words that come before All Else by Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force
This book is beautifully written and an insightful look into the way the Haudenosaunee look at Creation. I was asked to read this for one of my classes, and it has opened my mind to a completely different way of seeing the Earth and all life that is on it.
After reading the .pdf I decided that I had to support the writers and buy the book. <- if you click that link, you can read a preview or buy it yourself. I had no problem spending $26 CA (after S&H) to support HETF.
» Nov 30
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
GOOD BOOK! Read it! It is messed up. Begs its readers to ask questions like:
– What does it mean to be human?
– Would you like to live in the Brave New World?
– Are we moving towards living in a Brave New world?
– Is it better to be conditioned or to think freely?
Also, someone please explain to me HOW DOES THE BOOK END??! (without giving away too much, I was very confused)
OUCH! Right in the feminist.
This is serious people!! Wake up!
Please take the time to write to your local premier or to Justin Trudeau about your thoughts on this. Speak from your heart and if no words can come out, search example letter on my blog and you can use the letter I sent to help you. I also included mailing addresses to Justin Trudeau and David Zimmer to make it easier.
An estimated 1,000 people from the Pimicikamak Cree Nation (Cross Lake First Nation) attended a suicide prevention walk Thursday. (Facebook)
Most recent victim will be buried Sunday on what would’ve been her 15th birthday
By Karen Pauls, CBC News, March 04, 2016
Young people on the Pimicikamak Cree Nation are crying out for help after four teenagers killed themselves in less than three months.
“There’s so much of it happening,” said Amber Muskego, 17, who was close friends with some of the young people who have died since just before Christmas.
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SUBJECT:
BODY:
I am a university student and am non-Indigenous.
I am aware of Indigenous Peoples “officially” calling for help due to a suicide epidemic, and the lack of proper medical care in their communities. The harm being done is not only affecting the people living on reserves, but is harming all Canadians as we work towards resolving our past history. We must work towards a positive future that we can all be proud of and feel is nurturing to ourselves and future generations.
The quality of life that Indigenous people on reserves are currently receiving does not reflect the Canada that I want to support and I urge you to help make this right as quickly as possible.
The water quality in these reserves are pitiful and I am incredibly disappointed with the way our government has chosen to ignore the issues. It is racist, and by doing nothing to help with the suicide/health epidemic, you are helping to continue (and promote) the genocide that has been occurring for hundreds of years on this land.
Are you able to empathize with the people who have lost their children, mothers, elders and friends because of our “do nothing” approach?
What is being done to address these issues? Surely you would not enjoy living in these disturbing situations, and I hope you never do.
Sincerely concerned and interested to have a response,
David Zimmer
Email: dzimmer.mpp@liberal.ola.org
Address:
Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs
Suite 400
160 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario M7A 2E6
Tel: 416-325-5110
Justin Trudeau
Email: justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca
Address:(No postage required!)
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
K1A 0A6
Tel: 1 613 995-0253
Who needs that yucky, salty de-icer when you can just pour some beet juice on it!
Save animal paws, trees, plants and our water systems from the impact of road salt by clicking Beet Juice Mania to watch a video about how it’s done!
Hey, why don’t you let me know how it works?
It hasn’t snowed much in Peterborough, otherwise I would have tried it out myself…
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Exams are coming up!
It has been a busy month and continues to be so. Usually when I write this list, I only add books that I have completed, although there are so many interesting texts that I am reading in my classes! What I will plan to do next year is mention the relevant texts, perhaps noting that I haven’t completed the book. It’s nice to share the info. If I can supply links, then I will :}
» Nov 2
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
You are not a special snowflake. Neither is Willy Loman. None of us are, really.
By striving to achieve autonomy and a well-known identity, the Salesman struggles to cling to the realities of life.
This book is great, but it is also quite sad… despite this, it is very relevant to the human condition.
» Nov 30
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
GOOD BOOK! Read it! It is messed up. Begs its readers to ask questions like:
– What does it mean to be human?
– Would you like to live in the Brave New World?
– Are these people really happy?
– Is it better to be conditioned or to think freely?
Also: HOW DOES THE BOOK END??! (without giving away too much, I was very confused)
The Old-Timers are the best Christian Punk band I have ever heard. Probably the only one I have ever heard… I discovered them a few days ago on Trent Radio and, although I do not identify with religion, this is the best contemporary religious music I have ever heard.
They don’t only sing about god! They sing about real issues, politics and the social issues we face. Homeless Friends is one of my favorite songs, also check out For the Love of Hippos!!!
They are PUNK A.F.
Source: Music | The Old-timers
I am in class learning about the current issues connected to Indigenous Enviornmental Studies and I couldn’t help myself from laughing at HEAVY METALS in our soil deposited by MEGA DAMS.
I know… I am awful.
I’ve decided someone needs to start an Eco-Metal band called MEGA DAM.
Start a band with me or steal my idea and show me what you do with it.* This is me being super-serious.
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* better give me cred, yo.
It is awful that people need to go through this fear. Nobody deserves to be afraid to leave their homes for fear of “looking visibly Muslim”.
It is Islamophobia Awareness Month, I ask that you be considerate of your thoughts and actions. Not just this month, but always.
#IAM standing in solidarity with you.
As I waited for the train this morning I felt disturbingly aware of my surroundings. Did that man just glare at me? Is that women charging towards me? Why do those group of kids keep looking at my direction?
I felt genuine fear. I didn’t know if I should call someone or if getting my phone out would make me more vulnerable. Islamophobia is making me paranoid.
And I know it’s not just me. A good friend has asked her mum to not go out for a few weeks. She chooses to wear the face veil and had a man attack her. Can you imagine, being trapped in your own home. I would not know how I would cope if anything happened to my mum. Heartbreaking. Another friend of mine was spat at in the street as he walked home. Imagine people who think of you as such subpar and…
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