PEACOCK POVERTY: STRUT IT DON’T STUFF IT! The Time is Now. peacockpoverty@yahoo.ca Register on the site, post a comment, get involved. Hosting over 30,000 hits in the first year, 1200 registered users, over 650 posts and 370 comments. Ever wish an editor would publish one of the dozens of letters you send? Have your say [...]

Their Crisis, Our Misery: OCAP Versus the G20 Liisa Schofield and A.J. Withers On June 26th, the G20 meetings will bring together the leaders of the world’s richest 20 states in Toronto, following right on meetings of the G8 in Huntsville, in Northern Ontario. The G20 wants to talk about stabilizing the global economy and [...]

The Stigma of “Mental Illness” It’s hard to talk about mental illness without the shadow of stigma, whether talking specifically or indirectly. According to Webster’s New 20th Century Dictionary, Stigma: 1. Is a distinguishing mark burned on or cut into the flesh of the slave or criminal (i.e. those we have to fear and keep [...]

QUAN-YIN The Goddess of Compassion and Mercy Quan Yin – Kuan Yin – is an incarnation of Mary, Sophia, and other feminine icons. They are all the same soul – given the Yin frequency. For centuries, Kuan Yin has epitomized the great ideal of Mahayana Buddhism in her role as “bodhisattva (Chinese “p’u-sa)–literally “a being [...]

An Apology to Native Peoples The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate in Canada wish, after 150 years of being with and ministering to the native peoples of Canada, to offer an apology for certain aspects of that presence and ministry. A number of historical circumstances make this moment in history most opportune for this. First, [...]

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Jail is not a solution for our homelessness problem by Stephen Gaetz October 25, 2010 When we talk about the Canadian response to homelessness, we usually refer to things like emergency shelters, charitable food programs, drop ins and other supports.  One of the things we don’t talk about enough is the relationship between homelessness and [...]

October 25, 2010 Dear Peacock, Good News Comes In Threes It’s been said that the art of public relations is making sure that something is no sooner DONE than SAID. In that vein, Foster Care Alumni of America is pleased to announce three successes worthy of note. 1.  FOSTER CARE ALUMNI OF AMERICA NAMED  ONE [...]

Richard Matern and Micheal Oliphant Daily Bread Food Bank In last year’s Who’s Hungry report, we described how food banks across the GTA had experienced an 8 per cent spike in client visits, largely attributed to the economic crisis that began in 2008. While economists were optimistic that an economic recovery was well underway, our [...]

You asked, I listened. For your listening enjoyment. this weekend only, I’ve opened up the replays for the following most requested interviews: Dr. Norm Shealy M.D., Ph.D. http://www.TheAwareShow.com/Shealy Doreen Virtue Ph.D. http://www.TheAwareShow.com/Virtue Nick Ortner http://www.TheAwareShow.com/Ortner Wayne Dyer Ph.D. http://www.TheAwareShow.com/Dyer Brent Phillips http://www.TheAwareShow.com/Phillips Chris Howard http://www.TheAwareShow.com/Howard Dr. Daniel Amen http://www.TheAwareShow.com/Amen These are the speakers most appreciated [...]