While Climate Pledge Collective is still growing, I’ve also gotten involved with Extinction Rebellion Toronto. Check them out!
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Climate Pledge Collective
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I’m trying to kick start a new project. I’ve done almost all I can to reduce my own carbon footprint, we bike or take transit, I’ve given up flying, I’m eating more vegan and vegetarian meals and I’ve almost completely … Continue reading
IMNOTBUYINGIT: Are you trying to crash the economy?
After Trump was elected, I was mad. And when the stock market started climbing as companies said, ‘actually this isn’t so bad, we can make this work for us,’ I was furious. In darker moments, I wanted to see the … Continue reading
IMNOTBUYINGIT: Dump Trump and Improve the World
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Donald Trump rose to power upon a coalition of white supremacists and those willing to look the other way as long as he delivers higher profits. If the profit margins decline, this coalition will collapse. Those who are opposed to … Continue reading
5 Ways to Dematerialize Christmas
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With climate change looming large in my mind, I’ve been in a bit of a gloom — normally a holiday to spend time with friends and family would help shine a little light in the darkness, but all the compulsive … Continue reading
An Open Letter to Justin Trudeau and other world leaders
Each time I read an article about climate change, I feel a violent, visceral fear, almost as though I just realized I was trapped inside a room that was slowly filling up with water. I sweat and tremble and fight the … Continue reading
The Practice of Everyday Life
The Practice of Everday Life by Michel de Certeau offers a philosophical investigation of a variety of quotidian activities including walking, cooking and reading. The bulk of the investigation involves ‘tactics’ and ‘strategy,’ two terms which de Certau has poached … Continue reading
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Come Meet Me
It’s been hard to find the time to write anything other than essays now that I’m back in school, however, over the Christmas break, I managed to polish up a story that I wrote last summer. You can read about … Continue reading
Project Mannequin
This isn’t so much something I read as something I did. I recently bought a mannequin and used it to promote my Timothy Mallborn short story. Here are links to the relevant pages — or just use the menu below … Continue reading
Good Writing #2
I recently re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values which, if you aren’t aware, is a sort of autobiographical travelogue/philosophical essay. While the content of the essay varies between brilliant and bizarre and can be discussed at … Continue reading
