The Pained Voice
In 'Blogging the pain,' Höttges (2009) writes, Grief writing is a strategy that can help the mourner to overcome both the breakdown of the self and the sense of alienation caused by the death of a...
View ArticleHappy New Year
Still too busy to blog, but Happy New Year to folks out there. Apparently, 2011 is the year of the rabbit which happens to be my chinese Zodiac sign... Talk soon!
View ArticleSlutWalk is so June 2011
While some heralded SlutWalk as the future of feminism, the lack of hype around Calgary's second attempt at SlutWalk reveals that it was little more than a trend that has already begun to fizzle out....
View ArticleOccupy Calgary
WHY? The share of the world income received by the richest 20% of the world’s countries relative to the share received by the poorest 20% has gone from a ratio of 3:1 in 1820 to 30:1 in 1960 to 74:1 in...
View ArticleWill Calgary Be the First City to Illegally Arrest and Evict Protesters?
Media reports, as well as insider reports, indicate that Calgary may be the first city in Canada to take action against Occupy protesters. Please read our letter to city officials and consider signing...
View ArticleUnions Call on City to let Occupy Calgary stay.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2011 MEDIA ALERT Unions Call on City to let Occupy Calgary stay. The city of Calgary has been contemplating evicting Occupy Calgary Activists from Olympic Plaza. The...
View ArticleOccupy Calgary
WHY? The share of the world income received by the richest 20% of the world’s countries relative to the share received by the poorest 20% has gone from a ratio of 3:1 in 1820 to 30:1 in 1960 to 74:1 in...
View ArticleWill Calgary Be the First City to Illegally Arrest and Evict Protesters?
Media reports, as well as insider reports, indicate that Calgary may be the first city in Canada to take action against Occupy protesters. Please read our letter to city officials and consider signing...
View ArticleUnions Call on City to let Occupy Calgary stay.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2011 MEDIA ALERT Unions Call on City to let Occupy Calgary stay. The city of Calgary has been contemplating evicting Occupy Calgary Activists from Olympic Plaza. The...
View ArticleQuestionnaire for Canadians on Medical Assistance in Dying
Remember to give 5 minutes or so to provide feedback to the federal government on assisted dying legislation. You can access the questionnaire here. I have been an advocate for disability rights for...
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