

VANCOUVER HOMELESSNESS COUNT
Total: 2005: 1,364 (Sheltered 773, Unsheltered 59) 2010: 1,715 (Sheltered 1,294, Unsheltered 421) 2015: 1,746 (Sheltered 1,258,...
Nov 19, 20202 min read


EVERYTHING SPEAKS: MEDITATIONS ON THE ANIMISM OF LANGUAGE
David Abram and Robin Wall Kimmerer write of the tremendous power of language to shape perception and, therefore, our relationships and our reality. This has been a theme throughout my grad school program and is something widely agreed upon. We similarly agree that we want to live in a more broadly sensitive and meaningfully connected world (not just with other humans via Twitter or Zoom.) From there, we talk with force about our pressing concerns related to climate, extincti
Aug 15, 202014 min read


KIMMERER ON LANGUAGE
READING Kimmerer, R. (2017, June 12). Speaking of nature. Orion Magazine. https://orionmagazine.org/article/speaking-of-nature/ SUMMARY...
Aug 5, 20203 min read


THE HESCHEL-ORR PARADOX
A legend of the environmental world and key author in our introductory readings, David Orr, writes, “...philosophers have agreed with...
Dec 11, 20199 min read


"LONG BEFORE COLUMBUS"
There's this document that's been making the rounds: 10 Pieces of Evidence That Prove Black People Sailed to the Americas Long Before...
Nov 21, 201925 min read


TWO PERCENT?
Whenever I'm involved in conversations about intersex- or trans-related issues someone conflates trans with intersex and notes that one...
Oct 12, 20196 min read


WHY SHOULD IT SEEM?
PERSON 1: If we trust our senses, and just use our basic intelligence, we can tell that we live in a big, big world. Like, if I climb a...
Sep 25, 20194 min read


FRIENDS DON'T LET FRIENDS EAT INSECTS
Somehow we're still on the insect-eating thing. Now we're on to a group project. For this project, we started by adopting the perspective...
Sep 22, 20193 min read


I HAVE QUESTIONS
For an assignment prompt we were asked to read the following article about the nutritional and ecological value and ethical superiority...
Sep 15, 20198 min read


BISON
Bison came up in conversation today as an example of a tremendous, almost miraculous, conservation victory. (Also, winner of best...
Jul 25, 20198 min read


SHOULD YOUR WORKPLACE OFFER DIVERSITY TRAINING?
With so much discussion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly school and workplace trainings, I thought I would see what I...
Mar 7, 20199 min read


ANCIENT OR MODERN?
I'm constantly hearing about archaeologists digging up ruins and collecting artifacts from the ancient Aztec empire. Historians and...
Jan 30, 20195 min read


ON THE VALUE OF MIRRORS
Since 2016 there's been much said about Nazis. Yet, somehow, despite all the talk and tweeting and counter protesting I feel we've...
Jun 15, 201712 min read


HOW TO SAVE LIVES
Hamilton RIDE checks snag 30 impaired drivers. Hamilton chapter president for Mothers Against Drunk Driving says RIDE program is...
Jan 1, 20155 min read

























































































