New Opportunities for Innovative Student Engagement
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the United States. The Rev. Dr. King was an American clergyman, activist, and iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods of activism and protest. Dr. King used his voice to become a passionate advocate for social justice, racial equality, and Continue reading Finding Your Voice
In the city of Toronto we have a mayor who is running the city based on a neoliberal ideology. Mayor Rob Ford believes that private enterprise will do a better job providing services to the people than government can, and thus he is on a mission to privatize or sell off government agencies. Neoliberalism is a market-driven approach to economic Continue reading Does running a city with neoliberal ideology work?
It’s October 25, 2011, and the City of Toronto has been occupied for the past week and a half by protests demanding change to our capitalist system. This protest started in New York at Wall Street, the heart of the world economy. The protests at Wall Street have now been there for more than a month. Hundreds and thousands of Continue reading Occupy Toronto/Occupy Wall Street
Insanity: Doing the same thing over & over & expecting a different result each time. For three years, every single morning, I woke up from bed in hopes that it was all a nightmare, in hopes that if I drove over to your house I’d be greeted by a hug and of course that intoxicating smile of yours that always Continue reading The Daily News
Good evening, My name is Grace Good and I am going to be in charge of the ACT For Youth blog spot. My fellow youth interns will also be blogging on topics they find interesting or of importance to them (i.e. community events that have taken place or upcoming community events, quotes, or even a space to blog about how Continue reading First 2011 ACT For Youth Intern Blog Posting
Ms. Gay McDougall, United Nations Rapporteur on Minority Issues, visits the Jane-Finch community to talk to residents about issues concerning visible minorities.