Meet Bonnie Briggs
Meet Bonnie Briggs
By Cheryl Smith
TORONTO, Ontario — The colourful array of individuals walking the
pedestrian paths at Church and Wellesley includes a dancing monarch
butterfly, nearly majestic in the surrounding concrete. This eclectic choir
seems to welcome Bonnie Briggs: androgynous, enigmatic, and unlikely
“Local Hero“.
Bonnie sports an over-sized NDP-orange t-shirt, baggy corduroy dungarees
torn open at both knees, and [...]
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Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000 Green Building Elements
Susan Kraemer
makes 15 kilowatt hours of sunny electricity daily
Hand-Build an Earth Sheltered House For $5,000
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December 1, 2008 in Energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Construction, Green Design
Cash, that most basic element of our economy, can be in abysmally short supply for new young families scraping by on marginal jobs.
Sustainable housebuilding may not be foremost in [...]
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Welcome new contributor (writer, artist, cartoonist) Jacqualyn aka "starvingincanada" Hello, my name is Jacqualyn I am a person with a disability ...
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Thriving in Toronto on Ontario Disability Supports : Ten Hints by Cheryl Smith Thriving in Toronto on Ontario Disability Supports : Ten Hints
By Cheryl Smith
TORONTO, Ontario– So you’re single, middle-aged, disabled, and you live alone in
one of the most expensive cities in Canada: Toronto. Ontario Disability Supports
Program will graciously provide you with between $942.00 and $1399.00 monthly
depending on “special needs” and your ability to prove them.
Housed in the [...]
Social Assistance Review – Preparing for the Options Paper Social Assistance Review – Preparing for the Options Paper
The Commission for the Review of Social Assistance in Ontario is expected to release an Options Paper in early February with options for reforming Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), followed by a very short period for public response and feedback. The options [...]
Porter: Linda Chamberlain rose from rough beginnings to become a champion of the mentally ill Porter: Linda Chamberlain rose from rough beginnings to become a champion of the mentally ill
Published On Fri Nov 25 2011
Video: Linda Chamberlain
Linda Chamberlain has lead a very interesting life. She’s been orphaned, homeless, a burlesque dancer, a fugitive, accused and aquitted for murder…. She is now dying of cancer and [...]
The Canadian Harm Reduction Network urges you to sign this important petition The Canadian Harm Reduction Network urges you to sign this important petition aimed at stopping the Harper Government’s ill-thought-out, financially wasteful and counterproductive “Omnibus Crime Bill”.
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stop_harpers_cruel_crime_bill/?cl=1378435890&v=11036
The petition is an initiative of Avaaz.org, and already close to 100,000 people have signed it.
Also, BC residents can appeal directly to their Premier, Christy [...]
The rich get richer and the homeless get fined: Stephan Gaetz (Homeless Hub) The rich get richer and the homeless get fined
by Stephen Gaetz
November 10, 2011
Homelessness continues to be a visible problem in most Canadian cities. I would say most Canadians, when they think about how we respond to homelessness, would consider emergency shelters, drop-ins and soup kitchens – charitable programs set up to shelter [...]
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The rich get richer and the homeless get fined: Stephan Gaetz (Homeless Hub) The rich get richer and the homeless get fined
by Stephen Gaetz
November 10, 2011
Homelessness continues to be a visible problem in most Canadian cities. I would say most Canadians, when they think about how we respond to homelessness, would consider emergency shelters, drop-ins and soup kitchens – charitable programs set up to shelter [...]
Frances Lankin co-chairs a massive review of Ontario’s social support structure by Paul Carlucci The long view: Frances Lankin co-chairs a massive review of Ontario’s social support structure
Paul Carlucci | Wednesday, June 01, 2011
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“Public policy,” says Frances Lankin, “is not an exercise in sheer logic.”
So call it [...]
Ontario Human Rights Commission: HOUSING THE COST OF CARING: Report on the Consultation on Discrimination on the Basis of Family Status
VI. HOUSING
1. Introduction
Canada, as a signatory to a number of international human rights instruments, has recognized that adequate housing is a fundamental human right. With the ratification of the International Covenant on Economic, [...]
Meet Bonnie Briggs Meet Bonnie Briggs
By Cheryl Smith
TORONTO, Ontario — The colourful array of individuals walking the
pedestrian paths at Church and Wellesley includes a dancing monarch
butterfly, nearly majestic in the surrounding concrete. This eclectic choir
seems to welcome Bonnie Briggs: androgynous, enigmatic, and unlikely
“Local Hero“.
Bonnie sports an over-sized NDP-orange t-shirt, baggy corduroy dungarees
torn open at both knees, and [...]
“Sharing The Burden” with Stephan Cayton Briones “Sharing The Burden”
with Stephan Cayton Briones
Sharing the Burden is “an artisitic social justice endeavour whereby people with an experience of poverty are given (inexpensive) disposable cameras with which to take pictures” and which resulted in a showing in July of 2011 at Gallery 1313 on Queen St in Toronto, Canada.
All of the equipment used [...]
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“You Gotta Be The Change That You Wanna See” MC Yogi Share this:
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Sister Sledge: We Are Family Grassroots women from across Canada at (the alloursisters conference) pre-conference at (hostess) My Sister’s Place, a holistic drop-in for women in London, Ontario. My Sisters Place provided (lived experience) women with hot meals and a place to share and connect during the conference (May 9-11, 2011). A good and warm reception was extended and [...]
Individual Peace Generates World Peace Individual Peace Generates World Peace
“Chakra Vibrations arises from the inspiration of sharing internal peace with our global brothers and sisters. It is the wisdom call from our ancestors which invites us to meditate and remember that we are one. It is the hope of remembering everyday that we are all brothers [...]
Get out to vote students! RICK MERCER Share this: