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RALLY FOR RESPECT in pics Peacock Poverty Toronto, Canada April 9th, 2011 Well, who would’a thunk it that two years ago when we here at Peacock started to make our Respect the Poor buttons that Respect would become such a hot commodity in so many other communities. After Peacock came Rob Ford, who thought “the [...]

YOUR SUPPORT NEEDED Hi Everyone, As you may know, Bill 140, The Strong Communities Through Affordable Housing Act – the enabling legislation for Ontario’s Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy – is before the Standing Committee on Justice Policy before, it returns to Legislature for 3rd reading.  It is being rushed through.  Amendments were tabled at [...]

The Box I live outside the box-yet the box lives closed locked up in me. I have approached the box, I have melded into it, I have never stood outside ‘to see what I could see‘. Let’s see. It is oblique turquoise and silver shelled, twinkling on a soft pink cloud of hue; it holds [...]

“This is how we do it…” by Cheryl Smith March 20/2011 On Wednesday morning I woke up in a foul temper. With world events and harsh realities both personal and global whirling in my head, I hit face book to share. Perhaps that was my first mistake. What ensued was pure lunacy, a flagrant abuse [...]

I could sit beside her and tell you what I see. Or I could sit behind her or in front of her, or above her or below her.  I could stare at her in a mirror and she’d be different every time I peaked. Who is she? Lets see. Who is she indeed. She acts [...]

“We are refered to as ‘lived experience’ in some circles; in others we celebrate the moon” Share this:

John Dunn of the Foster Care Council of Canada releasing the five year measures of Cas’s afterfostercare.ca The following campaign is unrelated directly to Mr Dunn or the Foster Care Council which derives its membership from former crown or CAS wards and all associated interests ie parents struggling with Cas’s. John is a fountain of [...]

On Organic Communities and Life While forever the gypsy, I had occassion some years back to live in the heart of the Kensington Market community. It was then a rich texture of artists, musicians and philosophers, street people, squeegie kids and punks, kids, faithful dogs,  happy tourists and regulars, all nestled in a quaint European [...]

If through our each and own lens, if through it is we see, then which lens are you looking through when you look at me; what is it you see two and also when I lens back at you? c.smith History of Kaleidoscopes Kaleidoscope is a tube through which when you look; you find a [...]