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This is a space to learn about and discuss those things you should know before you die. If you know about something that someone else should know before they die, share it here. This blog is a new level of cutting edge discussion that surpasses bookface and zitter, I hope you can enjoy why. Email me (elkford@gmail.com) if you think you're author-worthy to publish your own posts.
Currently, I'm completing an application for funding to work with the Akwesasne youth in New York State. I'm proposing an action research project where the youth guide the process for defining an agenda for action according to what issues are important to them. If you're interested in proofreading the proposal or just providing some insight, I've got a couple more days with it! Thanks! Jennifer
ReplyDeleteI just spent six hours in a meeting discussing coordinating the two family shelters in Calgary. I am also trying to learn all about how to successfully mix tenants in affordable housing so we can make healthy communities, drawing people from both low-income and homeless situations with a mix of incomes, issues and strengths.
ReplyDeleteHey Jeff, I think this is a complicated and excellent idea (can I say, experiment?).
ReplyDeleteHow is the project coming?
Is it a challenging process to gain the support of middle/high income individuals or families to actually take part?
I am working on educating myself. Today I learned about these atrocities:
ReplyDeletehttp://statismwatch.ca/2009/12/14/eyewitness-recounts-forced-organ-removal-in-china/
There was a very graphic and informative mixed media installment at the U of C a couple years ago and they were stories from Falun Gong 'practioners'. Thanks for sharing this article.
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