“Project Ploughshares is an ecumenical agency of the Canadian Council of Churches established in 1976 to implement the churches’ call to be peacemakers and to work for a world in which justice will flourish and peace abound. “The mandate given to Project Ploughshares is to work with churches and related organizations, as well as governments […]

It was twenty-one years ago today that Marc Lépine killed fourteen women at L’École Polytechnique in Montreal. They were killed because they were women, by a man who believed that feminism had ruined his life. The event has come to be known as the Montreal Massacre, and the day on which it took place has […]

Maybe this one is a bit obvious. But if you haven’t seen it yet, do check it out. A word of possibilities awaits you!

“The GreenMoney Journal encourages and promotes the awareness of socially and environmentally responsible business, investing and consumer resources in publications and online. “Our goal is to educate and empower individuals and businesses to make informed financial decisions through aligning their personal, corporate and financial principles.”

“GreenSingles began as a paper newsletter in 1985. We are a family-owned, privately held company, operated by vegetarians. We are a mission driven, triple-bottom-line organization. Our priorities are people, planet and then profits. “We have helped thousands of single adults from 18-99 correspond and meet with others who share similar values, interests and concerns. In […]

“Corporations have their lobbyists in Washington, D.C. The people need advocates too. “Public Citizen serves as the people’s voice in the nation’s capital. Since our founding in 1971, we have delved into an array of areas, but our work on each issue shares an overarching goal: To ensure that all citizens are represented in the […]

What better link for the first day of the most commercial month of the year? iGive allows you to shop online at more than eight hundred well-known shops, with a portion of the proceeds donated to the cause of your choice. “Select your favorite cause (or add a new one). Register with iGive and shop […]

Hey, you know that new Wikileaks “secret cable” project that everyone’s been talking about? Well, here it is, for those of you who are interested in checking it out. The project promises a total of 251,287 leaked United States embassy cables. At the time of this writing, only 281 have been released.

Once again, despite a bunch of big talk about sticking to a blogging routine, I didn’t post a single thing over the weekend. Even the Link of the Day, which is the easiest and least time-consuming thing I do around here, slipped through my fingers not once, but twice. I’m afraid I’m going to have […]

My website was down for a good chunk of the morning, so I’m posting this link a little later than usual. But better late than never, right? Kate and I went out to a book launch last night for Fractured, a new take on three traditional fairy tales by local author Joanna Karaplis. It was […]