Talking Circle reflection
Photo: sideroadsofmuskoka.wordpress.comOjibwe Medicine Wheel. Participants of the Talking Circle all received a tiny brooch made of red, white, black, and yellow beads on a...
Sharing the Mission Trip
Today members of the three Congregations of Sisters at Providence Motherhouse were treated to an enthusiastic presentation by Holy Cross School students about their mission...
Billion or bust! Visit to MPP Sophie Kiwala
MPP Sophie Kiwala (in red) meets with ISARC members, from left Cam Jay, Tara Kainer and Jamie Swift.Updates on basic income campaigns: Toronto Star May 25, 2017 - Basic...
A challenge to the myth of nationhood: Vimy was not the birth of Canada
BY JAMIE SWIFT Back in the mid-1950s, Uncle Eberts offered me the gift of a lifetime. At least for a five year old boy. He got me a ride on a big yellow bulldozer that he’d...
Carbon pricing, climate change and building a movement
Steven Guilbeault, co-founder of Équiterre, came to Kingston on November 1st as part of his cross-country speaking tour. He gave two presentations in Kingston. The first...
Wellbeing report: How are Canadians Really doing?
Today, the Canadian Index of Wellbeing (CIW) launched its 3rd national report: How are Canadians Really doing? Examining eight domains of wellbeing from 1994 to 2014, the...
Living Wage Week
Tara Kainer, Cam Jay holding the Kingston Living Wage report, and Greg deGroot-MaggettiTo kick off Living Wage Week, a recalculation of Kingston’s living wage was released....
Chew on This 2016
Motherhouse Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation staff took part in this year's Kingston's Chew on This campaign. It was one of 64 across the country – in every province...
Passionate prison farms’ town hall and rally
The Save Our Prison Farms organization put out the message that the town hall meeting being hosted by Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and Corrections Services Canada...
Through the eyes of children
Self portrait, child soldier, northern Uganda. Courtesy: Children/Youth as PeacebuildersBY JAMIE SWIFT A fascinating new web-based PeaceQuest project will soon be providing...