by suzukiwebmaster | Mar 14, 2017 | Developing Resilience, Opinions
by Stan Hirst I have occasionally heard some of the Suzuki Elders refer to our group as a Unitarian/Anglican conglomerate. It’s meant as a flattering reference, although statistically its not quite true. A mental rundown of the sombre faces around the Council...
by suzukiwebmaster | Mar 8, 2017 | Developing Resilience, Personal Reflections
by Jill Schroder “Difference is the essence of humanity”. This quote from John Hume seems to me an appropriate thing to remember on International Women’s Day. Hume carries on, “Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or...
by suzukiwebmaster | Mar 2, 2017 | Developing Resilience
by Stan Hirst Resilience has become the buzzword of the 21st century, and its rapid rise to prominence in the media has taken some of us by surprise. It’s a common enough term in the English language, but it has been applied to a wide number of subjects and themes,...
by suzukiwebmaster | Mar 1, 2017 | Advocacy
by Julia Smith Blue Sky Ranch, Merritt, B.C. Seems like everyone is selling “local, sustainable, ethical” meat these days. It’s big business and even companies like Walmart and McDonald’s are cashing in on consumer demand for products that are...
by suzukiwebmaster | Feb 19, 2017 | Developing Resilience
by Don Marshall In a more optimistic time we were convinced that, as environmentalists, we could in time help to bring about sustainability and change the planet’s current trajectory of environmental deterioration. So we did what we could to bring about change...
