It’s almost Christmas. Looking for a book to gift someone with? Maybe a little something on self-organization? Great! I’ve got a couple of suggestions. I introduce them in this video (click here if you can’t see it), and have a bit more to say as well… The Abundant Community Authored by John McKnight and Peter […]
Self-organizing for stronger neighbourhoods and the world: Video book reviews
December 16, 2010 by · 3 Comments
15 Ways to bridge the gap between cultures and communities in conflict
December 6, 2010 by · 14 Comments
I shed tears this weekend. They weren’t for me. They were for others, and their stories, I heard, as a participant, along with 200+ others, in the first ever Truth and Reconciliation conference between Aboriginals and non-Aboriginals in Victoria. The conference was titled Open Hearts, Clear Minds: A Road to Reconciliation, and took place at […]
You are not alone
November 29, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Before my parents passed away, I was a family caregiver, from a distance. Mom and Dad lived half a country away, in southern Ontario. They lived apart, although in the same city. I would visit multiple times a year (as would my siblings, who also lived at a distance), usually a week or two at […]
