Ok, it's 11:09 p.m. and I should really be getting to bed... but I've just discovered slide, and I had to test it out. I used the convocation photos from my flickr account, so I apologise for the lack of creativeness... but I promise to make a better one when I have more time.
10.31.2006
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Happy Hallowe'en!
I had a mid-term tonight, but it was quick and painless, so I had time to stop by my parents place to do a little trick-or-treating!
They had the front lawn decorated with our Tin Man from the cottage who was all dressed up for the occassion! Here is the Tin Man as he usually looks (his sign reads DISMUSBDAPLCE)
Dressed up
In the dark
With goofy ol' me!
I had a mid-term tonight, but it was quick and painless, so I had time to stop by my parents place to do a little trick-or-treating!
They had the front lawn decorated with our Tin Man from the cottage who was all dressed up for the occassion! Here is the Tin Man as he usually looks (his sign reads DISMUSBDAPLCE)
Dressed up
In the dark
With goofy ol' me!
10.30.2006
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Why do afternoons always pass more slowly than the mornings? In the mornings I get to work, change out of my jeans and into dress pants, make a cup of green tea and a bowl of hot oatmeal and then go through my e-mails. I either open up Pandora or some other music I have ripped to my laptop at work. I usually take around 30 minutes to get through the e-mails. I then begin on whatever that day’s tasks are. Writing a press release, an award nomination, e-mail various people to track down a spokesperson photo or some document needed by someone else on the PR team, setting up interviews with customers… Some days when one or both of my bosses needs a caffeine fix we'll go down to the Tim Horton's in our cafeteria. On days when I have yoga and can’t eat lunch before our mid-day class, I try to have some yogurt or a small snack mid-morning so I’m not disturbing everyone else’s Zen state with my tummy rumblings…
...And then next thing I know it it’s time for yoga class or lunch.
Maybe it’s because I am on contract, and only doing 25 hours a week. That means I usually leave somewhere between 1 and 3 p.m. Maybe it's the 3 p.m. brick wall. The last two hours can seem so long….10.29.2006
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History of the world from dawn of time to late last Friday
By Mark Hill, freelance journalist
The universe started with a big band and things have gone pretty much downhill ever since.
Life on Earth began with the amoeba, a single-celled creature with a tiny, unsophisticated brain. Most amoebas died off, but a few survive to this day and can be found in the
Later came the dinosaurs, but they were destroyed by King Kong and replaced by apes. The apes evolved gradually over thousands of years until they looked so much like Roddy McDowell that they changed their name to homo habilis, which was harder to pronounce than “ape” but looked more impressive on a business card.
Man’s first civilized society rose up along the banks of the
Egyptians learned how to build pointed high-rise buildings.
Known as hieroglyphics, it allowed the early Egyptians to keep records, transcribe important events, and write funny articles and sell them to newspapers instead of getting a real job.
Hieroglyphics were difficult to learn and many people turned for help to a popular teach-yourself system called “Hooked on Phoenicians.”
Egyptian society was popular for a time, but eventually its ratings started to decline and it was pulled off the air to make way for a hot new show on Fox called Ancient Greece.
This series centred around a Greek poet named Homer who lived in
Ancient
The Romans spent much of their time terrorizing the Christians, a group of people united by their common resemblance to Charlton Heston.
Then Jesus was born, forcing everyone to change their calendars from BC to AD, as if Daylight Savings Time wasn’t complicated enough.
The next big event was the Crusades. Organized by the Pope as an attack on Islam, it was a sort of Kon-Tiki Tour but with pillaging and murder.
The Crusades finally ended when huge numbers of young people wearing love beads gathered outside the
After that came a hundred years of learning and creativity known as the Renaissance, an Italian work meaning “not much on TV.” Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and others became known as “Renaissance Men” or “guys without cable.”
Over the next three hundred years the church divided itself into Catholics and Protestants so that holy wars could be held conveniently close to home; the Mayflower sailed to America and was made into a mini-series starring Richard Crenna; Galileo studied the stars and came up with the Copernican theory; and French King Louis XIV introduced a successful line of period furniture (“l’etat c’est moi,” said Louis, which means “take the couch and I’ll throw in a love seat).
The Industrial Revolution arrived in
Meanwhile, the American colonies declared their independence and established a constitutional republic. Nearly a hundred years later, actor Raymond Massey changed his name to Abe Lincoln, became president and freed the slaves. This led to the Civil War, another mini-series starring Richard Crenna.
The turn of the century saw a wave of exciting new inventions. Marconi put together a wireless transmitter and broadcast the world’s first wacky morning show with the funny traffic guy. The Wright Brothers build an airplane which Orville flew while Wilbur sent the luggage to
The First World War brought us trench warfare. The trenches won.
After the war the communists took over
The stock market crashed in 1929 causing The Great Depression, which was a terrible thing when you realize that Prozac had not yet been invented.
The Depression ended with the onset of the Second World War. In the early days of the war, Dirk Bogarde and Trevor Howard were outnumbered by Rod Steiger, Klaus Maria Brandauer and Hardy Kruger, but in 1941 John Wayne and Lee Marvin entered the conflict and the Germans were beaten.
The British and Americans were called the “Allies” while the Germans were known as the “Nazis,” a German word meaning “Hey Fraulein, wanna come up and see my Luftwaffe?”
When the Second World War ended, the Cold War began. The Cold War gave the world such terrible things as the Berlin Wall, the arms race, nuclear proliferation and a series of silly novels by Tom Clancy.
Finally, in 1989, Communism collapsed under the weight of Boris Yeltsin’s bar tab. The Berlin Wall came down, the Warsaw Pact fell apart and
A year later, CNN aired “The Gulf War,” an extremely popular series produced by George Bush and directed by Colin Powell. Bush lost his job soon after while Powell went on to a lucrative career in the not-interested-in-running-for-president business.
After the war, Bill Clinton became president. When he’s not running the country, Bill enjoys playing the saxophone, white water rafting, and not inhaling.
Which brings us to late last Friday when somebody called my house and complained that my article hadn’t arrived and hadn’t I ever heard of a deadline? Not exactly a turning point in modern history, but a good place to stop.
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Some good Strong Bad e-mails to share:
Techno
This one is so popular that Trogdor is in two video games!
Techno
This one is so popular that Trogdor is in two video games!
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From Matt Good's blog (see original here.)
“On Thursday, a vast majority of delegates to the U.N. General Assembly’s first committee endorsed the resolution calling for the establishment of a treaty to stop weapons transfers that fuel conflict, poverty and serious human rights violations.
As many as 139 countries voted in favor of the resolution while 24 abstained. The United States, the world’s largest supplier of small arms, was the only country that opposed the resolution.
Other major arms-manufacturing nations that oppose the treaty but did not participate in the voting include Russia, China, India and Pakistan."
*Sigh. Is anyone really surprised?
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I think I wrote briefly about the U2 and Greenday performances at the NFL game when they re-opened the Superdome in New Orleans for Music Rising.
Here is a clip of the video for the song:
For the third time in almost as many weeks, I made peanut butter cookies because I was supposed to be seeing a friend who's birthday was during Thanksgiving and I wanted to give her some as a "sorry we couldn't see you on your actual birthday" treat. This has given me a chance to perfect my technique and find a recipe that works well. This last one, I believe (and Theo and Bruce's tummies seem to agree) is the best one. It's the recipe from the Kraft peanut butter jar -- but with Reese's Peanut Butter Chips added.
Here is a clip of the video for the song:
For the third time in almost as many weeks, I made peanut butter cookies because I was supposed to be seeing a friend who's birthday was during Thanksgiving and I wanted to give her some as a "sorry we couldn't see you on your actual birthday" treat. This has given me a chance to perfect my technique and find a recipe that works well. This last one, I believe (and Theo and Bruce's tummies seem to agree) is the best one. It's the recipe from the Kraft peanut butter jar -- but with Reese's Peanut Butter Chips added.
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This is really good commentary from Keith Olbermann:
GOP Fearmongering
I hadn't heard of Keith Olbermann until a friend sent this video to me. I am a fan now! For one, his role model is none other than the great Edward R. Murrow, the subject of George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck. But mostly, it's because Mr. Olbermann doesn't mind doing what he is supposed to be doing as a member of the U.S. media -- criticizing and taking a serious look at the government's policies and decisions. Perhaps enough time has passed since 9/11 that we will see less and less self-censorship by the media...
Remembering "Stay the Course"
Speaking of U.S. politics....I went to see Death of a President last night. It wasn't the most thrilling movie, or documentary-style film, but it was interesting. I think the fact that the film makers may have chosen to have Bush assassinated in the film was more because it's current, it would grab attention and bring people into the theatres.
However, once you go beyond who the target was, the film delves into much more meaningful political aspects of what happens when someone of such importance is assassinated. The film makers show a scenario which isn't really that far fetched, and it falls in line with much of the U.S. and world political environment we are currently in. The film shows the role the media flurry taround such incidences plays, and it really goes into personal and political bias (even in the science of forensics.) It's a lot more about the investigation surrounding the assassination than an "I hate Bush" movie which some people seem to think it is. The characters in the film actually speak quite nicely of him... except for the protesters.
GOP Fearmongering
I hadn't heard of Keith Olbermann until a friend sent this video to me. I am a fan now! For one, his role model is none other than the great Edward R. Murrow, the subject of George Clooney's Good Night and Good Luck. But mostly, it's because Mr. Olbermann doesn't mind doing what he is supposed to be doing as a member of the U.S. media -- criticizing and taking a serious look at the government's policies and decisions. Perhaps enough time has passed since 9/11 that we will see less and less self-censorship by the media...
Remembering "Stay the Course"
Speaking of U.S. politics....I went to see Death of a President last night. It wasn't the most thrilling movie, or documentary-style film, but it was interesting. I think the fact that the film makers may have chosen to have Bush assassinated in the film was more because it's current, it would grab attention and bring people into the theatres.
However, once you go beyond who the target was, the film delves into much more meaningful political aspects of what happens when someone of such importance is assassinated. The film makers show a scenario which isn't really that far fetched, and it falls in line with much of the U.S. and world political environment we are currently in. The film shows the role the media flurry taround such incidences plays, and it really goes into personal and political bias (even in the science of forensics.) It's a lot more about the investigation surrounding the assassination than an "I hate Bush" movie which some people seem to think it is. The characters in the film actually speak quite nicely of him... except for the protesters.
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I tried to actually write a long post the other day about how I was feeling and what had been happening with me the last couple of weeks, but for some reason I had trouble with blogger that day and my post was lost.
So, here's a recap.
I got sick on Thanksgiving weekend... a typical runny nose-coughing-sneezing kind of cold. By the end of the long weekend I was feeling better. However, in the last few weeks since then, I haven't really felt completely better. I'm often tired - luckily my 25-hour-a-week job means I have time to come home and nap before dinner.
Last Wednesday, however, I was writing an e-mail at work first thing in the morning when my vision went blurry. I thought, at first, that I might have something in my eye. I rubbed it, blinked, closed it tight and tried to get tears to come to wash away whatever it may be. No luck. Still blurry. I was beginning to worry. I one-eye-typed an e-mail to Theo telling him what was happening, and then Googled "blurry vision". After worrying about having diabetes, scalpal bleeding and other such symptoms, I decided it was probably best to not read the google links any more. I had to put my head down on my desk for about 20 minutes before my vision was clear. I had a massive headache -- but at least I could see.
I opened my agenda to write the symptoms down in case I ever needed to refer back. I noticed I was supposed to have had an appointment at my optomologist that afternoon, but had cancelled it.
Weird.
It's been better since then. Sleeping lots, trying to eat my vitamins etc... I find that even when I'm sick or tired, yoga always makes it better.
Last week the yoga schedule had changed because the regular Tuesday and Thursday teacher was away at a conference. The new times with the temporary teacher didn't work with my schedule, so I was only able to go to the regular class on Friday. I always feel good after yoga class, and especially the Friday Hatha class. We get to experiment more with poses in this class, and even though most of the people are also in the other yoga classes on the other days, I always feel like we bond more with the Friday class. We giggle and laugh sometimes and our teacher is just so genuine and nice -- always telling us to "Smile! Not so serious!" in her cute asian accent.
I came across this really neat blog about yoga -- there are some excellent photographs and good lyrics as well: Yoga Is Where My Heart Is
On the site there is a video of the ever important sun salutations in yoga -- as performed on a quiet, calm beach:
Namaste.
So, here's a recap.
I got sick on Thanksgiving weekend... a typical runny nose-coughing-sneezing kind of cold. By the end of the long weekend I was feeling better. However, in the last few weeks since then, I haven't really felt completely better. I'm often tired - luckily my 25-hour-a-week job means I have time to come home and nap before dinner.
Last Wednesday, however, I was writing an e-mail at work first thing in the morning when my vision went blurry. I thought, at first, that I might have something in my eye. I rubbed it, blinked, closed it tight and tried to get tears to come to wash away whatever it may be. No luck. Still blurry. I was beginning to worry. I one-eye-typed an e-mail to Theo telling him what was happening, and then Googled "blurry vision". After worrying about having diabetes, scalpal bleeding and other such symptoms, I decided it was probably best to not read the google links any more. I had to put my head down on my desk for about 20 minutes before my vision was clear. I had a massive headache -- but at least I could see.
I opened my agenda to write the symptoms down in case I ever needed to refer back. I noticed I was supposed to have had an appointment at my optomologist that afternoon, but had cancelled it.
Weird.
It's been better since then. Sleeping lots, trying to eat my vitamins etc... I find that even when I'm sick or tired, yoga always makes it better.
Last week the yoga schedule had changed because the regular Tuesday and Thursday teacher was away at a conference. The new times with the temporary teacher didn't work with my schedule, so I was only able to go to the regular class on Friday. I always feel good after yoga class, and especially the Friday Hatha class. We get to experiment more with poses in this class, and even though most of the people are also in the other yoga classes on the other days, I always feel like we bond more with the Friday class. We giggle and laugh sometimes and our teacher is just so genuine and nice -- always telling us to "Smile! Not so serious!" in her cute asian accent.
I came across this really neat blog about yoga -- there are some excellent photographs and good lyrics as well: Yoga Is Where My Heart Is
On the site there is a video of the ever important sun salutations in yoga -- as performed on a quiet, calm beach:
Namaste.
10.25.2006
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OK, I wrote another post about being sick the last couple of weeks, and now it's gone. Instead:
Fearmongering
Fearmongering
10.22.2006
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Listening to the new Brand New song "Sowing Season (Yeah)"
Small world/full circle story to share:
In my second year of mass communications and sociology at Carleton, a friend of mine and I went to a PR and Communications Round Table event at Algonquin College. It was the first "networking" event we'd ever been to, and we had no idea what we were doing... We ended up being the only non-PR and non-Algonquin students there. Very intimidating.
Oddly enough this was the exact moment when I swore never to go into PR because the PR students from Algonquin scared me. Their teeth sparkled when they smiled and they all seemed very fake-nice. Plus they had business cards and were all so smooth -- made the dorky comm students look bad!
...How times change....
One of the round tables I sat in on was a PR person from a high-tech company who gave us insights about the industry, what it was like working at a tech company etc... She was really nice and honest with us, which was refreshing for a student wondering where the heck they are going in a couple of years.
I was just cleaning up some stuff at my desk and I found my notes and the business cards I got that day... and it ends up the tech company was the one where I work now, and I am in the junior position of that person's role when she was with the company.
One of my bosses used to work with her at the beginning when she began at the company, and tells me the woman moved to customer marketing shortly afterwards and then eventually left the company.
And here I am. Working in PR. Working in high-tech.
Strange...
Small world/full circle story to share:
In my second year of mass communications and sociology at Carleton, a friend of mine and I went to a PR and Communications Round Table event at Algonquin College. It was the first "networking" event we'd ever been to, and we had no idea what we were doing... We ended up being the only non-PR and non-Algonquin students there. Very intimidating.
Oddly enough this was the exact moment when I swore never to go into PR because the PR students from Algonquin scared me. Their teeth sparkled when they smiled and they all seemed very fake-nice. Plus they had business cards and were all so smooth -- made the dorky comm students look bad!
...How times change....
One of the round tables I sat in on was a PR person from a high-tech company who gave us insights about the industry, what it was like working at a tech company etc... She was really nice and honest with us, which was refreshing for a student wondering where the heck they are going in a couple of years.
I was just cleaning up some stuff at my desk and I found my notes and the business cards I got that day... and it ends up the tech company was the one where I work now, and I am in the junior position of that person's role when she was with the company.
One of my bosses used to work with her at the beginning when she began at the company, and tells me the woman moved to customer marketing shortly afterwards and then eventually left the company.
And here I am. Working in PR. Working in high-tech.
Strange...
10.16.2006
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If you haven't seen Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report at the White House Correspondents Dinner, you've got to check this out. Listen to the commentary by Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! at the beginning too.
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Listening to: Read My Mind by The Killers
Another great performance at the MTV awards:
Great article on The Tyee with George Stroumboulopoulos:
We’re Canadian at The Hour. But I’m the kind of Canadian who doesn’t beat you with a caribou hoof to show you how Canadian I am. I’m not that kind of Canadian.
I'm always in the process of adding links to the sidebar as well, so don't forget to check it out!
Today was a frustrating day at work, where the biggest lesson I learned is: be conservative in big business. I won't discuss the details here, but let's just say I'm not speaking fiscally.
The cold I have, which I thought was nearing its end, seems to be coming back full force into my head.... Wasn't a good Monday today.
Because I wasn't feeling so hot, I skipped out on the Third Monday PR Meetup, which I was sad to do because I was looking forward to meeting Joe Thornley and seeing the guest speaker, Jon Husband.
Instead I came home after work and curled up with the cat for a bit, ordered-in some dinner because I was missing half the ingredients to make home-made pizza, which was the original plan, watched Jeopardy and now I'm listening to The Killers new album, Sam's Town, and pretending to do homework while Theo watches football.
I'm rather tired and it's hurting to look at the computer screen, so I'll keep this short. Check out the always funny, and not-so-politically correct Sabrina Jalees (who was my favorite correspondent on this summer's CBC Sounds Like Canada hosted by Jian Gomeshi during the summer) in this video. That was a really long run-on sentence.
Alright, sorry folks, but I have to stop here. My head is too foggy and sick to go on.
Another great performance at the MTV awards:
Great article on The Tyee with George Stroumboulopoulos:
We’re Canadian at The Hour. But I’m the kind of Canadian who doesn’t beat you with a caribou hoof to show you how Canadian I am. I’m not that kind of Canadian.
I'm always in the process of adding links to the sidebar as well, so don't forget to check it out!
Today was a frustrating day at work, where the biggest lesson I learned is: be conservative in big business. I won't discuss the details here, but let's just say I'm not speaking fiscally.
The cold I have, which I thought was nearing its end, seems to be coming back full force into my head.... Wasn't a good Monday today.
Because I wasn't feeling so hot, I skipped out on the Third Monday PR Meetup, which I was sad to do because I was looking forward to meeting Joe Thornley and seeing the guest speaker, Jon Husband.
Instead I came home after work and curled up with the cat for a bit, ordered-in some dinner because I was missing half the ingredients to make home-made pizza, which was the original plan, watched Jeopardy and now I'm listening to The Killers new album, Sam's Town, and pretending to do homework while Theo watches football.
I'm rather tired and it's hurting to look at the computer screen, so I'll keep this short. Check out the always funny, and not-so-politically correct Sabrina Jalees (who was my favorite correspondent on this summer's CBC Sounds Like Canada hosted by Jian Gomeshi during the summer) in this video. That was a really long run-on sentence.
Alright, sorry folks, but I have to stop here. My head is too foggy and sick to go on.
10.15.2006
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Steveo77 has shared this great site with me: Creative Advertisements Around the World
Beautiful pictures here and here.
Partner cheating and got a lot of money to get back at them?
Some of you may recall this from posters in high school classrooms. An updated video version here: Miniature-Earth.
And for those in the Ottawa area:
Beautiful pictures here and here.
Partner cheating and got a lot of money to get back at them?
Some of you may recall this from posters in high school classrooms. An updated video version here: Miniature-Earth.
And for those in the Ottawa area:
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I've really got to get into the habit of writing more often so I don't always end up lumping all sorts of things into one post that don't all go together... but I'll do it one last time today.
YouTube videos of interest:
How will history judge us? (savedarfur.org)
Sunday Bloody Sunday by George W. Bush
Completely Uncalled For (for those of you who have seen Half Nelson, you may appreciate this more)
And because I've been on an Invader Zim kick lately here are the first three parts of the first episode:
YouTube videos of interest:
How will history judge us? (savedarfur.org)
Sunday Bloody Sunday by George W. Bush
Completely Uncalled For (for those of you who have seen Half Nelson, you may appreciate this more)
And because I've been on an Invader Zim kick lately here are the first three parts of the first episode:
10.14.2006
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I just got back from the Suzie McNeil concert at The Thirsty Toad.... and it was kind of anti-climatic.
Don't get me wrong -- Suzie rocks and can really sing well. She kicked ass on Rockstar:INXS last season and was playing all the cover faves from the show. However, I have a tendency to let venue and fellow crowd members influence how much I enjoy a concert too much. We weren't surprised when they told us 'Doors open at 7 p.m.' and they didn't start the opening band until 9:30 p.m. Suzie went on at 10:35 p.m. and played a half hour set (she was to play a second one after a 'break' but we were all so tired from standing and not impressed quite enough to stick it out....) I couldn't see that well (we were all on level ground) and I don't get what the point is in going to a concert if you can't see --might as well listen to the CD at home then. The sound was off for the first couple songs, but they got it straightened out quickly enough. Some of the people in the crowd were annoying (drunk, dancing around wildly... but I guess I might be like that sometimes too....see my 311 concert post.) Ah well. She came within arm's reach of me... so I can say I knew/saw her when...
Perhaps it wasn't The Toad's fault either... supposedly the bands arrived quite late from T.O.
Storm Large plays next week, Ryan Star in two weeks, and on November 11 -- Lukas Rossi and Gilby Clarke will be here! For just a glimpse into how much I love Lukas please see this post.
Maybe I should have gone to see Stabilo the other day... I know I would have loved that... oh well.
Good video that was on Much when I got home:
Ok, bed time.
10.05.2006
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Maybe I should have waited for Halloween... but I love this song:
Post of links today as I'm too tired to write about Montreal, the Run, the Sens and anything else that happened this week:
Indian Thriller -- funny vid c/o Shannon the Guy
The Delaying Game and America Remembers - Again -- great animation from Mark Fiore
This is me at the registration table for the IABC Season Opener a few weeks ago - looking silly as usual.
Perhaps this is why the folks at CEO Magazine should think again.
Another bunch of BS c/o CEO Mag
Why Jon Stewart rocks.
Everyone should sign up for Ideal Bites daily e-mail tips on greener living.
We all know Rice was warned of 9/11 attacks to come...
I heart Matt Mays (and El Torpedo!) and this video:
I love the beginning where it's silent, but you can see everyone clapping in slow motion... totally dig the concert vibe. Check out more here: http://www.mattmays.com/music.aspx
And last but not least:
C/O MaryAnn:
"The Minister's narrowing of the rules severely limits our ability to advocate for systemic change when it comes to justice, legal and other matters of concern to women in Canada," said Alia Hogben, Executive Director of the Canadian Council of the Muslim Women.
"The prohibition on advocacy or lobbying with federal dollars is undemocratic - and punitive to those with the least resources," added Edeltraud Neal of the Canadian Federation of University Women- Ottawa.
Last week, the government announced a 38.5% cut to Status of Women Canada's budget, signaling what women's groups regard as an effort to undermine some longstanding women's equality initiatives. "In the absence of a critical mass of women in either Parliament or the Cabinet, advocacy by women's groups has been a hallmark of Canada's democracy," said Neal.
Women's organizations have received federal funds over the years to analyze government policies, develop proposals that reflect the needs of women in their communities, and advocate for change.
"It is clear to us that this government is out of touch with the realities of ordinary women in Québec and Canada. Minister Oda does not appear to fully understand that systemic discrimination for women still persists, as documented by a widely respected Statistics Canada report in March 2006," remarked Michèle Asselin, President of la Fédération des femmes du Québec, the largest women's organization in Québec.
In response, women's organizations have immediately requested a meeting with Prime Minister Harper. In a written statement to FAFIA during the last federal election, the Prime Minister committed to "support women's human rights" and "take concrete and immediate measures, as recommended by the United Nations, to ensure that Canada fully upholds its commitments to women in Canada."
"Recent actions of the federal government are not consistent with this commitment," said Bonnie Diamond of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA). "We would like Mr. Harper to be accountable to women."
Yesterday's meeting with the Minister included representatives from the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Canadian Federation of University Women, Canadian Research Institute of the Advancement of Women, FAFIA, Fédération des femmes du Québec, National Association of Women and the Law, National Council of Women, and the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women.
For further information, contact 613-232-9505, x222 or 613-292-7941 (cell). www.fafia-afai.org
If you have any comments, consider emailing the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, Bev Oda: Oda.B@parl.gc.ca. After all, if the organized women of Canada can no longer advocate on behalf of women's issues with federal funding (which, let's face it, is a significant component of funding for many groups), then it's up to everyone else to speak up :o)
Post of links today as I'm too tired to write about Montreal, the Run, the Sens and anything else that happened this week:
Indian Thriller -- funny vid c/o Shannon the Guy
The Delaying Game and America Remembers - Again -- great animation from Mark Fiore
This is me at the registration table for the IABC Season Opener a few weeks ago - looking silly as usual.
Perhaps this is why the folks at CEO Magazine should think again.
Another bunch of BS c/o CEO Mag
Why Jon Stewart rocks.
Everyone should sign up for Ideal Bites daily e-mail tips on greener living.
We all know Rice was warned of 9/11 attacks to come...
I heart Matt Mays (and El Torpedo!) and this video:
I love the beginning where it's silent, but you can see everyone clapping in slow motion... totally dig the concert vibe. Check out more here: http://www.mattmays.com/music.aspx
And last but not least:
C/O MaryAnn:
New Federal Guidelines Bar Advocacy and Lobbying
by Women's Groups
October 4, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa: At a meeting yesterday with women's groups, Beverley Oda, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (SWC), informed representatives that new federal guidelines for funding will prohibit them from engaging in any advocacy or lobbying activities with federal funds. Women were also told that the federal government has no intention of reversing a 5 million dollar cut to the department's budget, despite wide-spread pressure to do so.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ottawa: At a meeting yesterday with women's groups, Beverley Oda, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women (SWC), informed representatives that new federal guidelines for funding will prohibit them from engaging in any advocacy or lobbying activities with federal funds. Women were also told that the federal government has no intention of reversing a 5 million dollar cut to the department's budget, despite wide-spread pressure to do so.
"The Minister's narrowing of the rules severely limits our ability to advocate for systemic change when it comes to justice, legal and other matters of concern to women in Canada," said Alia Hogben, Executive Director of the Canadian Council of the Muslim Women.
"The prohibition on advocacy or lobbying with federal dollars is undemocratic - and punitive to those with the least resources," added Edeltraud Neal of the Canadian Federation of University Women- Ottawa.
Last week, the government announced a 38.5% cut to Status of Women Canada's budget, signaling what women's groups regard as an effort to undermine some longstanding women's equality initiatives. "In the absence of a critical mass of women in either Parliament or the Cabinet, advocacy by women's groups has been a hallmark of Canada's democracy," said Neal.
Women's organizations have received federal funds over the years to analyze government policies, develop proposals that reflect the needs of women in their communities, and advocate for change.
"It is clear to us that this government is out of touch with the realities of ordinary women in Québec and Canada. Minister Oda does not appear to fully understand that systemic discrimination for women still persists, as documented by a widely respected Statistics Canada report in March 2006," remarked Michèle Asselin, President of la Fédération des femmes du Québec, the largest women's organization in Québec.
In response, women's organizations have immediately requested a meeting with Prime Minister Harper. In a written statement to FAFIA during the last federal election, the Prime Minister committed to "support women's human rights" and "take concrete and immediate measures, as recommended by the United Nations, to ensure that Canada fully upholds its commitments to women in Canada."
"Recent actions of the federal government are not consistent with this commitment," said Bonnie Diamond of the Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action (FAFIA). "We would like Mr. Harper to be accountable to women."
Yesterday's meeting with the Minister included representatives from the Canadian Council of Muslim Women, Canadian Federation of University Women, Canadian Research Institute of the Advancement of Women, FAFIA, Fédération des femmes du Québec, National Association of Women and the Law, National Council of Women, and the National Organization of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women.
For further information, contact 613-232-9505, x222 or 613-292-7941 (cell). www.fafia-afai.org
If you have any comments, consider emailing the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, Bev Oda: Oda.B@parl.gc.ca. After all, if the organized women of Canada can no longer advocate on behalf of women's issues with federal funding (which, let's face it, is a significant component of funding for many groups), then it's up to everyone else to speak up :o)
10.02.2006
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Listening to: The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield (audible book I downloaded from the Ottawa Public Library)
[Like all good books these days, there was a movie made -- limited release so far -- but you can watch the trailer here.]
People say you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I now know it's possible to know what you have when you're going to lose it.
It's one of those things that is out of my control and that all I can do is sit and wait to see when it happens.
[Like all good books these days, there was a movie made -- limited release so far -- but you can watch the trailer here.]
People say you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I now know it's possible to know what you have when you're going to lose it.
It's one of those things that is out of my control and that all I can do is sit and wait to see when it happens.
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