by David Meagher
In March’s essay, Dave reflects back upon his essays for PeacockPoverty. Not surprisingly, he finds several themes and common positions, including reinterpreting texts of well known authors based on their having had an intimate knowledge of poverty, and revaluing the political economy of poverty and wealth.
lies that had to be kept inside no matter the cost …my innocence digested with the hate and pain that was inflicted upon me
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all that there was around me drugs death and life waiting outside that circle
and the feeling of hopelessness that I had felt ….suffocating my sanity
elizabeth
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11th Annual George Brown College
Mental Health Conference
“What Keeps Us Going – Embracing Vulnerability and Fostering Resilience in Ourselves and Others”
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Toronto , ON
The theme of day will be on resilience and its connection to mental health issues and addictions. It will be presented and discussed by
Dr. Gabor Maté
For [...]
FREE WORKSHOPS - space remaining
it’s Discover CSI Month here at the Centre for Social Innovation and we’ve got some incredible workshops happening this week. Most workshops are sold out or close to sold out, but you can still squeeze in to a few of them. There’s more information on our website, but here are a few highlights:
Feb. 24, [...]
Poverty Affects Us All: A Community Approach to Poverty Reduction (Ottawa’s Poverty Reduction Strategy)
http://ottawa.ca/calendar/ottawa/citycouncil/cpsc/2010/01-
Author(s):
McInnes, Barb | [...]
Greetings and good afternoon.
I’m excited to be here. I’ve always loved school. I’m happy to contribute to this discussion and hope that you find me and my story useful, informative and inspiring of change.
I’m going to be sharing some of my personal experiences of poverty in an attempt to connect the dots of social policy [...]
73rd Verse
Bold action against others leads to death.
Bold action in harmony with the Tao leads to life.
Both of these things
sometimes benefit
and sometimes injure.
It is heaven`s way to conquer without striving.
It does not speak, yet is answered.
It does not ask, yet is supplied with all that it needs.
It [...]
Worker Stress-Related Deaths Linked to Layoffs (A Story from Buffalo, NY)
By: Michael Whitney Thursday February 25, 2010 2:16 pm
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Bethlehem Steel Plant Exterior, Buffalo, NY | via Jay Morrison on Flickr
The New York Times has a heart-breaking account of the fallout of a steel plant closure in Lackawanna, [...]