Link of the Day: The Afghan Women’s Mission

, April 21, 2011

“The Afghan Women’s Mission was founded in January 2000 by a small group of Americans to support the humanitarian and political work of RAWA. Projects include many programs run by Afghan women including Malalai Clinic, schools, orphanages, agricultural programs, demonstrations and functions in support of women’s and human rights. We are an all-volunteer organization based […]


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Link of the Day: F-35 Cost Calculator

, April 20, 2011

“The Conservative Party’s decision to purchase F-35 fighter jets will cost Canadians $29 billion. It’s easy to get lost in the millions and billions. See how much will come out of your own pocket.”


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Yesterday’s News: Tuesday, 19 April 2011

, April 19, 2011

What do you say we have another look at a bunch of stuff that happened on the web yesterday? The election campaigning marched on with little improvement in tone, as the Liberals pledged to improve access to health care in the North on one hand, while demanding another investigation into Conservative campaign spending practices on […]


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Link of the Day: Mayday Magazine

, April 19, 2011

“Mayday Magazine is a publication of the Sky Dragon Community Development Cooperative.” That’s the venue where we launched the Hamilton edition of Everyone’s a DJ this past weekend, but more on that later. “Mayday thrives on your submissions. If you have an idea for an article you’d like to write for Mayday, please send us […]


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Poison knows no politics

, April 18, 2011

Speaking of Courage for the Earth, the Rachel Carson tribute featuring contributions by a wide range of her colleagues, friends and adherents, here’s an excerpt from an essay by a total Carson fanboy named Al Gore: “We have banned certain pesticides at home, but we still produce them and export them to other countries. This […]


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Canuckology: The British Columbian

, April 18, 2011

Earlier in the week, I pledged to take a look at the first several chapters of Canuckology, which deal with the sensibilities and priorities of Canadians by region. Let’s start our account just as authors Darrell Bricker and John Wright start theirs: with British Columbia. British Columbia is currently a Liberal province presided over by […]


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Yesterday’s News: Monday, 18 April 2011

, April 18, 2011

In the interest of sharing some news and ideas – not to mention staying on top of my feed subscriptions – I’ve decided to try and post a daily collection of links from this point forward. Let’s start off light with the following links and see if I can keep it up. The election campaigning […]


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Link of the Day: Canadian Children’s Rights Council

, April 18, 2011

“The Canadian Children’s Rights Council… was formed in the early 1990′s to monitor compliance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in Canada. “We have testified before various provincial and federal committees and ministerial consultations concerning the rights and responsibilities of Canadian children. “We are a non-profit, non governmental, educational and […]


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Link of the Day: The International Women’s Tribune Centre

, April 17, 2011

“The International Women’s Tribune Centre (IWTC) is an international non-governmental organization established in l976 following the United Nations International Women’s Year World Conference in Mexico City. With a commitment to empowering people and building communities, IWTC provides communication, information, education, and organizing support services to women’s organizations and community groups working to improve the lives […]


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Everyone in Hamilton’s a DJ tonight

, April 16, 2011

Tonight’s the big night! The new monthly Hamilton edition of Everyone’s a DJ launches in just a few short hours at the Sky Dragon Centre. If you’re in town tonight, do check us out. I’ll be there, and I’m scheduled to do a set. Local lead Tim Lidster has put a lot of time and […]


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