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I think I must have been eleven, and my entire family — Dad, Mom, three little sisters and one little brother — were cramped and sweating in our beat up… Continue reading "Walking in Floodwaters (Adam King, @sabbatical)"
The 22nd Olympic Winter Games are starting off 2014 with a bang this February 7th. These Games have drawn so much controversy, so much arguing, and so much tension. It’s… Continue reading "Is Russia the Future Panem? By: Markus McDaniel (schnippits.wordpress.com)"
In 2001, when I was 17 years old, I left Canada to spend a year living in Johannesburg. That year changed my life. I had grown up in downtown Toronto… Continue reading "Madiba – Alive in our Hearts by Joe Cressy (@joe_cressy)"
In Women Studies and Labour Studies we had to start every essay by first acknowledging our privilege relative to the subject. I find myself still doing that today, 13.5 years… Continue reading "Zapatistas by Carrie Sinkowski (@CSinkowski)"
We all remember waking up the morning of Friday, June 21, and seeing the pictures of the floods in southern Alberta. Videos of houses being swept down the Bow River in… Continue reading "Alberta After The Flood by Dillon Giancola (@Sputnik_News)"
I have had the privilege of working and living in Brantford for the last eight months through a teacher exchange program. When asked to share some of my experiences and… Continue reading "Brantford and Beyond Through the eyes of an Aussie from Down Under by Heather Brooks"
Picture this: You’re with your colleagues, celebrating a milestone in someone’s life at a local club. It could be your wife, your boyfriend, maybe your best friend, or just a… Continue reading "Putin Leading Russia to Dark Ages (Markus McDaniel)"
“I just don’t sleep enough. But I have never met someone very successful who, at the end of their life, says ‘I wish I slept more.’ Nothing of any consequence… Continue reading "Go and Go and GO Some More (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
Just over a year ago, I started to read about a new trend that was coming out of the United States. Community Cafes started to pop up across the country.… Continue reading "Soul Food and Bon Jovi (Steve Straza,@SteveStraza)"
A PREVENTABLE TRAGEDY In Sierra Leone, 19-year-old Memunata gives birth to a healthy baby girl. But this joyous event has taken place on the floor of her home. And Memunata’s… Continue reading "The Eliminate Project (Sheila Moore, Paris-Brant Kiwanis)"