Changing the World

'Net Neutrality' (the freedom of all users to have equal access to the internet) has become a huge and successful campaign in the States, but in Canada hardly anyone knows about it, or knows that what we all take for granted now is threatened.

Here are four things you can do:

1) Send people a link to this post and tell people to read the Tyee story: Canada Sleeps Through The War To Save The Internet
2) Blog it, link it on your website, put a link to it in your organizations' newsletter etc.
3) Visit Neutrality.ca - sign the open letter to the government of Canada in support of a neutral internet
4) Make it the top story at www.Care2.com (a really interesting online news network and social issues forum with over 6 million members). By 'noting' it, you can help make this the top story on Care2. (you have to be a member to 'note.' If you're note a member of Care2, it's easy to sign up

I was sad when VIFF ended last week. I showed up with my free pass for the last show and the only seats left were rush...all was not lost, I ended up having a really nice evening with a new friend . All weekend I was still craving good film though....

So I was thrilled this this morning when I heard about another film festival: Amnesty International is having its 11th annual film festival in Vancouver. They promise 22 films on important issues facing the global community, including several Canadian and Vancouver premieres and award-winning work by Canadian and foreign filmmakers.

I was thrilled to read what Lincolnposte had to say about social change and how we as humans seem to be trying to go about it. And Jodi Taylor's brave post about changing the world made my heart smile.

I feel really good about talking about change from the roots on up. In other words changing ourselves before trying to change others. For me, learning how to do this has been a real struggle. How do I do this gently and with kindness? (the tendency has been to be violent and impatient with myself I.e "what's wrong with you, self? Hurry up and stop being so judgmental" or whatever the change in question may be. The point is do you notice how silly it is to try to combat the judgemental thing with self-judgement being the starting point?

When I was in my early twenties, I wanted to change the world.  I had read that one person alone can make an enormous impact and I wanted to make a positive one.  This, however, is a daunting prospect for someone who is still figuring who they are and what makes them happy.  After a couple of years of failing to figure out how I was going to do this, I realized that  sometimes you have to sta