British psychologist Donald Winnicott coined the phrase ‘transitional object’, referring to the teddy bear or security blanket that a toddler carries about as a link to the safety of Mummy and Daddy and home. Broadening the concept of the transition, he said that play is a ‘transitional space’, providing a fluid, two way link between [...]
Walking into the abandonned building in Montreal’s Point St-Charles neighbourhood was like finding the door to Narnia. Reuptedly one of Montreal’s tougher areas, it also has one of the strongest feelings of community I’ve seen around here. This old bank has been the site of organizing for an Autnomous Social Center that would allow freedom [...]
In our day and age the mainstream media is largely a tool for propaganda. Corporations play on the easily manipulable emotions of a population trained to gulability. Independent Media sources have sprung up from the floorboards to couteract the fear-mongering and misinformation running rampant. I believe it is an important challenge for indie media-be it print, radio, web [...]
So the United States finally has a decent president. There is the potential for radical changes to take place. What is crucial for us to understand is that this recent shift in power does not mean it’s time to put up our feet and wait for the revolution to be guided from on high. The [...]
Six Greenpeace activists were recently cleared of all charges in a British court after causing and estimated $53,000 of damage to a coal power plant in Kingsnorth in the county of Kent, England. After scaling the chimney of the plant and painting”Gordon” on the side, the activists pleaded guilty but used as an argument that [...]
Paul Watson is the man Japanese whalers, Canadian seal hunters and illegal fishermen the world over fear or loathe the most. Denounced by governments, hailed by the Dali Lama. Is he a pirate or Neptune’s savior?
Watson is the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, and named by Time Magazine in 2000 as [...]
“My art is meant to be political in a welcoming way- letting the message seep in,” explains paper-cutting artist Nikki McClure. Her art inspires people to live more simply and sustainably, while enjoying life itself.
Her paper-cuts include short and simple, but powerful words and messages like: “Embark; Transcend; Save Your Strength; Find it For [...]
The Otesha Project has announced the routes for the 2008 Otesha Cycling and Performing Tours. Applications are now being accepted for seven regional tours through parts of Canada that will take more than 120 inspiring young change-makers on the journey of a lifetime. You could be one of them!
Tour members will share an incredible [...]
Don’t be turned away by the name Starhawk, or the many labels this woman identifies herself with: Pagan, Witch, activist, permaculturist, eco-feminist, teacher, and author. Starhawk has written multiple books on earth-based spirituality, and activism for peace, environmental, and global justice. So far I have read Webs of Power and The Earth [...]
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