Link of the Day: The Otesha Project
“The Otesha Project is a youth led charitable organization that mobilizes and equips Canadians to create local and global change through individual and collective choices. Our vision is to see sustainable consumption and lifestyle choices enter the mainstream of Canadian culture. “The project is founded on the idea that every individual has the power to […]
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Following the leaders during the campaign season
If you use a feed reader or some other blog subscription service, and you want to know what the parties are saying about themselves and their leaders during this election campaign, then you’ll probably want to follow their feeds. Add the following links to your reader to follow the Liberal, Conservative, NDP and Green Party […]
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And we’re back!
I knew that if I didn’t renew my domain name today, it would expire. Hell, I had a note in my calendar and everything. But I figured I had until midnight before they’d decide to pull the rug out from me, and sadly, that wasn’t the case. If you visited my site this afternoon and […]
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Link of the Day: HarvestH20.com
“HarvestH2O.com is dedicated to the advancement of sustainable water management practices for individuals, families, communities, and businesses… “We work collaboratively with vendors, universities, research organizations, and most importantly, individuals across the globe to devise solutions for managing real world problems in water conservation. “All proceeds generated by the site through sponsors is used to build […]
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How to prevent the non-voter from winning a majority for the first time in our country’s history
The last time we as a nation went to the polls was on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. Granted, when I say “we as a nation,” I mean just 58.8 percent of eligible voters, according to Elections Canada. Yes, the turnout during our last election was the single lowest voter turnout for any federal Canadian election […]
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I’m suddenly realizing that the next three weeks are going to be pretty intense
Busy times ahead, you guys. Multiple gigs, including a terrific annual fundraiser and the launch of the new Hamilton branch of Everyone’s a DJ. Lots of new and existing projects on the go, including a few things I’m afraid I’ve got to keep a lid on for the time being. Plus it’s a busy time […]
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Link of the Day: Rabble
The good people at Rabble are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary, if you can believe it, with a party at the Gladstone Hotel on Monday, 18 April 2011. But they’ve got a lot of work to do in the meantime, especially now that we’re entering into another election. You can check out their election […]
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It’s Friday, so here’s the video for “I Won’t Back Down” by Tom Petty
Why? Because it’s a great song, that’s why. Just look at how happy Tom Petty is about letting it out of that box and sharing it with us. Wouldn’t you be? This isn’t actually a Heartbreakers song, despite the video’s caption. It was the first single from Petty’s first solo album, 1989′s Full Moon Fever. […]
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Link of the Day: Feministing
“Feministing is an online community for feminists and their allies. The community aspect of Feministing – our community blog, campus blog, comment threads, and related social networking sites – exist to better connect feminists online and off, and to encourage activism. We hope that the Feministing community will provide a forum for a variety of […]
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Happy seventy-fifth birthday, David Suzuki!
Academic, activist and Canadian icon David Suzuki is seventy-five today. Feel free to send him a birthday greeting through his foundation’s website, if you like. And as long as you’re here, here’s a list of all the posts I’ve written that mention or reference Dr. Suzuki in some way: 1. Political parties are not convenience […]
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