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Monthly Archives: November 2019
Dinosaurs and Asteroids
There is much said about the dinosaurs’ lack of information about the asteroid which largely wiped them from the earth. Ostensibly, they had no idea what happened, although, to be fair, in every visual representation of the scene, the brightly … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Post-Apocalyptic
Tagged asteroid, dinosaurs
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The Dream of the Found Object
When I told my friend that I have a recurring dream in which I find stuff, she found it endlessly funny. In the dream, I am usually in a rush to go somewhere, and that rush has an extra push … Continue reading
Posted in Environmentalism, Self-reliance
Tagged dreams, dumpster diving, poverty
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Racist Rob and Corrupt Politicians
I’d only been teaching a few years when I had a student who was so racist that I was forced to confront several of his statements in class. As anyone knows who has dealt with such behaviour, this demands a … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Ancient Peoples, Culture, Education, History, News of the World, Politics, Teaching, Winnipeg
Tagged Air-bus scandal, Brian Mulroney, Canadian Government, Colonialism, financial accountability, Indian Act, pedagogy, racism, Treaties
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Found Sentences: The Environmental Movement and Going Back to Green
When Cousin Nick wanted to make a documentary about me he wasn’t that impressed when he interviewed my friend Mento Wong. Mento was a biker friend of mine who’d spent his life railing against conformity and worked as an operator … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Climate Change, Culture, Environmentalism, Teaching, Writing
Tagged environmentalism, grammar, great depression, green, overpopulation, Searching for Bear Documentary
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