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One of my favourite film moments is from the last Rocky Balboa movie. Near the end of the movie a weathered, nearly beaten, punch drunk Rocky gets knocked down during… Continue reading "Losing & Learning: A Year in the Life of a “Failed” Candidate (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
In the 9 months the Brant Advocate has been publishing I have been proud of much that we have been able to do. Some of our goals with this publication… Continue reading "Fighting Mental Health Stigma with Facts, Passion & Consistency – (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Photo by Marc Laferriere “Canadians won’t work those jobs. They’re too {insert your preferred adjective here} for that.” It’s a common phrase, one I heard a lot growing up. There’s… Continue reading "All Aboard The Job Bus – (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Screen capture of WWE Superstar John Cena and a twenty-something Marc Laferriere courtesy of Liam Newell I have a deep dark secret. I’m a huge wrestling fan. This may not… Continue reading "Laferriere Outs Himself – (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Photo courtesy of Ida Adamowicz I was a working artist once. Wait, let me explain. For about 5 years I worked in the media. I was the Executive Producer of… Continue reading "Brantford: time to talk about the creative economy (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
Time Magazine bestowed its annual Person of The Year title for 2011 on The Protester. To some the protester is seen as a motley crew of whiners and cry-babies. With… Continue reading "Rockin’ The Suburbs: The Protest Movement in Brantford (Marc Laferriere, @MarcLaferriere)"
I weigh 283 pounds. My weight is creeping back up to the highest it has ever been in my adult life – 297 pounds. I’ve almost always been big. I’ve… Continue reading "The Thing That Scares Me – by Marc Laferriere"
For years, people in Brantford tried without success to create a large scale community garden. In those same years people from Six Nations tried as well with the same result.… Continue reading "Community Gardens: Collaborate, Grow, Heal (Jenn Hill, Marc Laferriere @MarcLaferriere)"