by suzukiwebmaster | Aug 6, 2017 | Developing Resilience, Our Changing World, Seeking Clarity, Species & Ecosystems
by Stan Hirst Living under smoky skies every day is an uncommon experience for Vancouverites. The TV spectacle of thousands of people having to evacuate their homes and ranches in the interior of British Columbia as threatening forest fires advance is not so...
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 | 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...
by suzukiwebmaster | Jan 28, 2017 | Developing Resilience, Personal Reflections
by Jill Schroder I often feel like there is not much to smile about these days. I am doing what I can to manage my emotions, I respond rather than react. I try to hold a compassionate and caring vision rather than slip into fear, anger or helplessness. I have just...
