The other night on Facebook, the Nova Scotia RCMP posted on their page a photo of a woman of colour who is a suspect in a crime. Some idiot decided it would be funny to mockingly comment ‘Black Lives Matter’ under her image. (It was obvious he intended it to be ironic because of other …
When does racism end? When white people decide it does. Read More »
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I just found this photo in my archives the other day, so I decided to clean it up and scan it. Seeing it brought back a lot of pleasant memories. The audiobook of Eddie’s Bastard was recorded by Campbell Scott in 1999 at the HarperCollins audio studio in New York. I decided I was going …
That time Campbell Scott recorded Eddie’s Bastard in one take Read More »
Yesterday, I had the privilege of attending my favourite kind of wedding–the kind where two distinct cultures merge.
Recent references by official White House personnel to terrorist attacks that never happened should have everyone on guard against a full-on false flag operation.
To answer this question, we need look no further than Sweden: Terrifying, eh? Twelve women, ten men. How does Sweden describe its government? ‘Sweden has the first feminist government in the world.’ Radical! What does this mean, Sweden? ‘This means that gender equality is central to the Government’s priorities – in decision-making and resource allocation.’ …
Women’s rights matter more than anything right now. We need women in leadership roles, and we need to raise girls who are ready to take those roles on. We need to raise boys who understand that rape culture is real, and the more casually it is presented, the more insidious it becomes. My proof? Donald Trump is president.
[et_pb_section fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” admin_label=”Section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”2_3″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] In April of 2001, I made a trip to the HarperCollins warehouse in Scranton, PA. I was in the midst of a book tour, and since I was in the neighborhood, someone from the warehouse called and asked me if I would come …
Almost thirty years ago, when I was a teenager, a friend gave me a meditation bench. It was collapsible, made of soft pine, and stained chestnut. It probably cost less than five bucks to make, but it’s turned out to be one of the most valuable things I’ve ever owned. I received this bench from …
