by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 21, 2018 | Intergenerational Story Project, Our Changing World
by Paul Gregory As a civilian meteorologist in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia I kept track of the weather from March 1986 until May 2009. I still live in the area. During all those years I stepped outside to check the clouds, winds, precipitation, and...
by suzukiwebmaster | Oct 6, 2018 | Advocacy, Developing Resilience, Green Perspective, Our Changing World
by Bob Worcester “Thoughts and prayers” are a common response to tragedies like hurricanes and school shootings. For some it is merely perfunctory, for some it is genuinely heartfelt, and for others it seems to be a pale substitute for substantive action to address...
by suzukiwebmaster | Sep 17, 2018 | Advocacy, Our Changing World, Rules of Engagement
On 10 September 2018, António Guterres, the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations, made a major address to warn of the global threat posed by climate change and to point to the massive benefits that climate action could and should generate. He called on...
by suzukiwebmaster | Sep 1, 2018 | Advocacy, Our Changing World
The B.C Salmon Aquaculture Industry by Stan Hirst While listening with half an ear to some talking heads on TV recently, I was jolted back into the moment by an expression that was uttered – collateral damage. That set me thinking, which is always a good thing at my...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jun 11, 2018 | Developing Resilience, Our Changing World, Personal Reflections, Seeking Clarity
by Jill Schroder What about Enlightenment? Pretty potent topic, eh? Steven Pinker, tackles it big time! Check out this recent TED talk based on his book Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress. Good news, perhaps startling to many of...
by suzukiwebmaster | Apr 27, 2018 | Advocacy, Our Changing World, Seeking Clarity
Proceedings of a Suzuki Elder salon, April 5, 2018, Vancouver, B.C. Researched and written by Erlene Woollard, Patricia Plackett, Julie Zhu, Erzsi Institorisz, Allison Penko, Jennifer Sharp, and David Plackett Edited by Stan Hirst THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND...
