Published by Desmogblog.com (October 25, 2012). Reprinted with permission. If there was one message that stirred me during Monday’s Defend Our Coast action, it was this: First Nations need you to join the fight to protect British Columbia’s forests and coast from tar sands pipeline and tanker threats. The message came loud and clear from […]
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Recommended Books
The books that have come my way recently would make ideal gifts for yourself or others during gift-gifting season. They represent a celebration of British Columbia writers and all but one are published by BC publishers. Mother Tongue Publishing recently celebrated five years of publishing baeutiful and bold regional books on Salt Spring Island. Their […]
The case for civil disobedience
The case for civil disobedience: my personal journey from oil sands consultant to arrested carbon buster As I packed for my short journey to the seaside town of White Rock, I explained to my 15-year son why my picture might be in the next day’s newspaper or TV. And I burst into tears. I told him […]
Are You In Charge?
The notion of choice is something I’ve been wrestling with for over 20 years, especially after reading several books on the matter and also taking a number of ‘personal growth’ courses. The legal battle that we are still engaged in with the District of Lantzville has presented yet more challenges as to whether or not […]
Experiencing Life
What do you see as the purpose of being a human being? The purpose of being here? What is the point? These are some of the questions I have asked myself throughout my 53 years on this ball we call ‘earth’. The answers I have come up with have changed, evolved and gone through many […]