I sat down with John Lutz,a history prof at UVic and one of the most inspiring academics I've met. Here he talks about his students' work with community groups, and field work with the Stalo Nation. He talks about the life changing impact his students report after taking some of this courses.
I attended a systems thinking seminar on Saturday by Russel Horwitz. It was very interesting but like all courses based on the true nature of the predicament that we are facing, somewhat daunting, depressing and aggravating. http://www.leadership-vancouver.ca/Sys-Think.asp
It occurs to me that we are in a communal grieving process.
Shock stage: Initial paralysis at hearing the bad news.
this change is designed to re-frame our attempts at daily connection with the people we meet and spend time with. to go from 'how's it going' to 'what went well today?' we hope that people will create deeper connections with one another.
I just found out that the company I work for saved 45 tons of waste from going into the landfills last year!! That is a big number and am very proud to have been a part of the recycling program. We can all make a difference!! :)
I think we need a new politics in Canada. We need to think outside the box about who we are, what we believe in and who is best able to represent our values in the political realm.