Author Archives: aletmanski

15 year old Shannen Koostachin of Attawapiskat First Nation in Ontario had a dream – to go to a real school.  A school that was safe and comfy, offering culturally based education for herself and her classmates.  She led a … Read More

War Horse  is the best play I've ever seen – meaningful, disturbing, and persistent.   Others agree.  In December 2010, War Horse was dubbed "the theatrical event of the decade" by The Times  and it welcomed its millionth visitor at its … Read More

Another creative piece from the talented author, commentator and founder of Informed Opinions – Shari Graydon.  

Charles Darwin believed that kindness, sympathy, empathy,and compassion for all life both human and non human was the highest moral achievement. "Looking at humans, as a naturalist would at any other mamiferous animal, it may be concluded that they have … Read More

Ted Jackson, community organizer, fellow Frontier College alumni and Professor at Carleton University presented the following speech at the 52nd annual meeting of the Quinte West Association for Community Living.  A comprehensive analysis and call to action relevant for all … Read More

It’s early September and I really should be downstairs at work.   But the morning sun has attracted a golden finch to the railing.  And juice from an Okanagan freestone peach is sticking to my bearded chin. John McKnight in autumn … Read More

200 Japanese pensioners volunteered to begin the cleanup of the Fukushima power plant earlier this year.  The self-proclaimed 'Skilled Veterans Corp,' asserted that they, not younger people, should risk radiation because, "they are more likely to die of natural causes … Read More

 A Resilient Society is Inclusive, Sustainable and Innovative.  That pretty well sums up the fruits of the JW McConnell Family Foundation's journey over the last fifteen years.  Fifteen years of learning, risk taking and jettisoning assumptions.   A period in … Read More

There it was on page S-14 of Saturday's Globe and Mail, a full page UBC ad profiling a remarkable documentary produced by UBC journalism students on the perils of dumping millions of tons of electronic waste, particularly on workers and … Read More

"At the core of a good society, a fulfilling life and an effective state are relationships among people, between citizens, with public services that provide care, recognition, purpose and motivation."  Charles Leadbeater Charles Leadbeater has been tracking and chronicling creative … Read More