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Tag Archives: self-determination
No Bulb in the Socket
“Life is to short to drag a trunk of suppressed negative feelings around, dump that crap and travel life’s road with an overnight bag. The trip is much more enjoyable when not weight down with old baggage.” – Terry Wiens … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Personal Life, Philosophy
Tagged #SpeakOut, accessibility, Ace Ratcliff, activism, change agent, compassion, Disability, groupthink, self-determination, social justice, Terry Wiens
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Who Is Responsible…We Are
“The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter” – Winston Churchill I have been watching some of the online news coverage of the March Across America movement and one of the words that is providing … Continue reading
Family Day and Telethon’s
“I didn’t ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on a dart board” – Anurag Kashyap Today is Family Day in BC. Yesterday was the 2017 annual Variety Show of Hearts Telethon. What … Continue reading
With Fear as the Warden!
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear” – Mark Twain Another foggy day out there and no wind to help dissipate it. From my window I can see the huge Canadian flag as still and … Continue reading
On the Issue of Survival
“It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change” – Leon C. Megginson Many years ago I read a number of books written by Leon Megginson, an academic considered by … Continue reading
One Voice Speaking
“If I were to remain silent, I’d be guilty of complicity” – Albert Einstein In light of the tragedy out of Charlottesville last week I feel the need to speak out a bit. You cannot point at any one event … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Disability, Philosophy, seniors
Tagged access, activism, Charlottesville, Charter of Rights and Freedoms, denial, Nanaimo, self-determination, Terry Wiens, TTY
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How Far Have We REALLY Come?
Leadnow.ca was having their first organizational meeting in Kelowna last evening. I have been on their mailing list for sometime now and have added my signature to a number of their online petitions. This is an online organization that … Continue reading
