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“I’m Nuu-chah-nulth from west coast of Vancouver Island and we have a concept hish yuk ish tsa wak, meaning everything is one and interconnected. http://thetyee.ca/News/2016/06/03/Indigenomics/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=060516-1&utm_campaign=editorial-0616 Business person and Trudeau government advisor Carol Ann Hilton: ‘Economic development has to be linked to social identity. They have to be interconnected.’ Photo by Megan Devlin. Carol Anne Hilton… Read More Indigenomics: Connecting Economics with Justice

In this context, “healing justice” is understood as a broader framework that aims to describe the relationship between social justice work and spirit by focusing both on the consequences of systemic oppression on the hope and agency of community members as well as how communities can heal and be restored to vibrant ways of living (Ginwright… Read More Healing Justice: Using Art and Spirituality to Make Social Justice

An invitation “Tragically, the history of the world for the past 2,000 years is, in great part, the story of the epidemiology of the wetiko disease.” tweet Jack D Forbes Calling all painters, photographers, filmmakers, musicians, dancers, graffiti artists, fine art students, animators, sculptors, designers, actors, advertisers, poets, writers, illustrators, tech specialists, crafters and anyone with… Read More Seeing Wetiko, Ending Vampire Capitalism

A cloud of noxious particles brewing in the air above the Alberta oil sands is one of the most prolific sources of air pollution in North America, often exceeding the total emissions from Canada’s largest city, federal scientists have discovered. The finding marks the first time researchers have quantified the role of oil sands operations… Read More Oil sands found to be a leading source of air pollution in North America

The following excerpts are from a TransBuddhists interview with Caitrìona (Cait) Reed, co-founder of Five Changes and Manzanita Village Retreat –  www.fivechanges.com. The full interview by Kevin Manders is here: https://transbuddhists.org/2016/05/25/community-member-spotlightinterview-with-caitriona-reed/ My work is informed by my understanding that everyone is challenged by change, by self-imposed limitation, and by the degree they can allow themselves to feel safe in… Read More Post-Buddhism: On Graduating from Buddhism

Part 1: Canada’s Indigenous & Black Lives Matter Activists Unite to Protest Violence & Neglect Part 2: Canada’s Indigenous & Black Lives Matter Activists Unite to Protest Violence & Neglect Black, Indigenous prisoners over-represented in Nova Scotia jails Youths are the most over-represented, compared to provincial population By Shaina Luck, CBC News Posted: May 20,… Read More DN: Occupied Canada: Indigenous & Black Lives Matter Activists Unite to Protest Violence & Neglect