An interesting overview of the Farms v. Ports debate taking place in Delta:
http://www.straight.com/news/343311/delta-expansion-projects-threaten-farms-and-wildlife
Child Poverty in Richmond…
Hi all,
I thought I’d post the Vancouver Sun article I referenced yesterday in class. A couple surprising quotes:
“Richmond has the second highest poverty rate in Canada at 22 per cent”
“British Columbia continues to have the highest rate of child and family poverty in Canada.”
Yikes.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of B.C. kids go to school hungry
Roots & Shoots
This is Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program which started in Tanzania and encourages young people to identify issues in their communities and take action. All about empowering kids to bring about change. Anyone can enroll their class, and even request a JGI speaker for their school so thought it might be worth a look!
http://janegoodall.ca/get-involved/rootsandshoots/
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Lovely Story I Came Across
I just came across a lovely story by Chris Van Allsburg called “Just a Dream”. It supports many of the ideas that we are discussing in our class. I have borrowed it to bring to class tonight. See you all in a couple of hours! Cheers, Sonia
What Facebook is Doing to Your Brain…
Just reminded me of our conversation about young people, and the loss of identity and sense of community. Amazing how social media is changing our behaviour and relationships so quickly.
March 11-13 Whole Earth Summit
This free online summit with big-name keynote speakers started yesterday, but the videos can be viewed until Friday.
Speakers include:
- Majora Carter
- Bill McKibben
- Rob Hopkins
- Dr. Vandana Shiva
and many more.
Alberta Partners with Major Oilsands Companies to Develop K-3 Curriculum
Read the full article about the latest ‘energy literacy’ in curriculum on the Desmog Canada blog.
The Paradigm: Deglobalisation
A blog post from Systemic Alternatives explaining deglobalisation through deconstruction and reconstruction of global economic and political governance.