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Read more from Markus at: www.schnippits.wordpress.com Describe HIV to me in one minute. Go! Now tell me what the AIDS acronym stands for. What about the difference between the two… Continue reading "HIV: Update your Status By: Markus McDaniel"
I’m starting to think we have too much reactive activism. We’re taking too long to become proactive. I remember there was a point where everyone was saying, “Wtf?… it’s all… Continue reading "Moving from Reaction to Activism By: Roy Smolinski (@roysmolinski)"
I remember laying in my bed on a school night. I was listening to Q107’s Top Ten at Ten. I was listening with a big fat pair of old school… Continue reading "Heavy Metal Thunder \m/ by Steve Straza"
By: Jean Pierre Mukuna – Regional Worker for Haldimand-Norfolk and Brant The Aids Network I have a friend who has an untold story. In fact, more than twenty years after its… Continue reading "Science or Myth! What are your thoughts about HIV? By: Jean Pierre Mukuna"
There are countless stories of people from Brantford suffering because of the city’s economy. Thousands of people lost their jobs almost overnight and the city had one of the highest… Continue reading "Rising from Rock Bottom by Stevan Bodrozic"
Poverty: It’s something we don’t think about very often unless we’re going through it. In that case, you think about it all the time. If you’re struggling with poverty, it… Continue reading "Red Kettles: Make a difference this Christmas (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Christmas and I have run hot and cold over the years. By this I mean the whole Christmassy part of the holiday. My own religious affiliations and beliefs aside, the… Continue reading "My Relationship With Christmas – by Tina Draycott"
I was 34 years old. A single mother of two children ages 6 and 7. I had been working four part-time jobs in order to make ends meet. With that… Continue reading "Christmas Traditions – by Sylvia Collins"
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” ~Eric Sevareid I’m sure… Continue reading "Why We Shouldn’t Stop Giving Gifts (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
December has crept up on us again. Hopefully it won’t be the last – you know, because the world is supposedly going to end. I’m sure it’s just a farce,… Continue reading "How Do You Celebrate? (Markus McDaniel)"