Politics
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What does this Indy do now?
Originally written: Sept 19, 2019 Updated: Jan 1, 2024 — The following words are evermore important as the world becomes increasingly more and more politically polarized “Stay independent of mind even if you work within a system. Learn to navigate through organisations without surrendering your youthful ideals. Always be sceptical of the declarations of those Continue reading
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Hiding the Horrible – Unwittingly eating horsemeat
Art by Diane Walsh Artistic depiction of horses destined for slaughter crammed in a pen When I was in the Marais district in Paris in early spring 2014 I ate ‘Steak Tartare’, accidentally ingesting horsemeat. I digested horse meat not realizing it – what a shock it was! Needless to say I was violently ill Continue reading
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Battle lines and battle scars — FGM Education 101
May 1, 2015 – Dr. Morissanda Kouyate’s statement here. The last two weeks of April 2015 saw the ground break in the global fight against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The regressive and regrettable article in The Atlantic, entitled ‘Why Some Women Choose to Get Circumcised‘, is causing a major uproar on Twitter. From the hidden Continue reading
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Are rail passengers getting fracked by Big Oil? By Diane Walsh, November 4, 2014
Amtrak is doing its best in the face of challenges presented by fracking boom in North Dakota. In Wisconsin there have been previous reports of freight train crews coming to the end of their shift and simply abandoning the train on the rail line. When they’ve finished their shift, off they go, but with Continue reading
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February 6, 2011 International Day on Zero Tolerance
Say No! to Female Genital Mutilation Female Genital Mutilation is a heinous crime still perpetrated against girls. On February 6 2011, throughout the day, the entire world is being asked to chant in unison a resounding, “NO to FGM!” with all activists against female genital mutilation. This is the date marking the 8th International Day Continue reading
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Vancouver Observer – fave publication
Some oldies but goodies Continue reading
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Book: Private 411
Abortion Rhetoric: The Silence of Experience Continue reading
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Municipal wars
An Unusual Election Climate – Lower Island News, September-October 2008 (Print Edition) Continue reading
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