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10 Steps We Can Take to Never Have a Year Like 2020: # 9 Restructure our cities

Again the Quebec magazine L’actualitê has an interesting feature article in its April edition dealing with COVID-19 and translated it means what are the steps we can take to ensure we don’t have a year like 2020? Christian Savard the director general of “Vivre en Ville” said that it was not only Montreal green spotsContinue reading “10 Steps We Can Take to Never Have a Year Like 2020: # 9 Restructure our cities”

“300”: 15 years and still fresh

It is not often I review a movie 15 years after it has been released and one that I saw when it was released! And many of you have already seen it so my comments will be brief. Innovative cinematography at times almost cartoon like. This film took some of its inspiration from a graphicContinue reading ““300”: 15 years and still fresh”

“Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis”: The complicated nature of Greek politics

Greek politics have never been easy to understand. How complex they can be are detailed in the 2018 Greek documentary “Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis” available until March 29th through the Hellenic Film Society USA https://hellenicfilmusa.org/ I have taken 5 pages of notes on this film and I don’t want toContinue reading ““Searching for Andreas: Political Leadership in Times of Crisis”: The complicated nature of Greek politics”

Canada Launches Economic Sanctions Against China

Special Economic Measures (People’s Republic of China) Regulations Whereas the Administrator in Council is of the opinion that gross and systematic human rights violations have been committed in the People’s Republic of China; Therefore, His Excellency the Administrator of the Government of Canada in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pursuantContinue reading “Canada Launches Economic Sanctions Against China”

From Data Rape to Data Sovereignty

Tim Berners-Lee’s plan to save the internet: give us back control of our data February 5, 2021 8.12am EST Author Pieter VerdegemSenior Lecturer, School of Media and Communication, University of Westminster Disclosure statement Pieter Verdegem does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article,Continue reading “From Data Rape to Data Sovereignty”

Diversity urged in American COVID vaccination trials

Boosting Diversity in COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials Faith leaders and community organizations play critical roles in enrolling Black and Latinx trial participants.By Brennen Jensen • Photo by Chris Hartlove More cases, more hospitalizations, more deaths. From the pandemic’s earliest days, the coronavirus hit hardest in Black, Latinx, and Native American communities. The mortality rate amongContinue reading “Diversity urged in American COVID vaccination trials”

A La Calle” (“To the Streets”): Fair to say lucky to be Canadian!

“A La Calle” is the opening night film for this year’s Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival Canada running from February 18th-22. Violation of human rights is never a pretty story but combine it with the economic collapse of a nation that includes food and medicine shortages the picture is uglier. In this case itContinue reading “A La Calle” (“To the Streets”): Fair to say lucky to be Canadian!”

Canada puts the pressure on China against its treatment of Uyghur ethnic minority: China Canada trade and political relations continues to deteriorate

Measures Related to the Human Rights Situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region From: Global Affairs Canada Backgrounder Canada is gravely concerned with evidence and reports of human rights violations in the People’s Republic of China against members of the Uyghur ethnic minority and other minorities. These violations include repressive surveillance, mass arbitrary detention, torture andContinue reading “Canada puts the pressure on China against its treatment of Uyghur ethnic minority: China Canada trade and political relations continues to deteriorate”

Poetry Corner: :Ode to Donald Trump”

Ode to Donald Trump It really wasn’t a surprise when the “stolen” election ousted you as leader of the flockyour Republican senators stabbed you in the back and that was quite a shockyour incitement and COVID mishandling made you fall so lowwhere did your friends the Proud Boys go?it’s clear 51% of the American populationContinue reading “Poetry Corner: :Ode to Donald Trump””