The two men tackled BrockTurner and held him down until the police came. Turner’s victim called them heroes. Source: In Their Words: The Swedish Heroes Who Caught The Stanford Sexual Assailant – BuzzFeed News There has been a total, blinding and complete social media wash out lately with all of us sharing pictures of a READ MORE
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THIS is what Rape Culture Looks Like…
Source: Open Letter To Convicted Rapist Brock Allen Turner Its pretty difficult not to fall into this conversation that is happening online right now and offer up my ‘two cents’ or 20 mins of action ( gag – sorry, I just threw up in my mouth a little there) to blast this shite right into READ MORE
The Learning Garden – Teaching Children to Grow!
LifeSpace Gardens is a local organization that I’ve been supporting in OTHER ways for quite some time now. We connected with them for our last SayHiToaStranger event in Vancouver in August, 2015. They provided a PoP uP Garden in the Olympic Village as a Check Point for strangers to come and hang out, eat READ MORE
Know your Food ~ BISON BASH AT TURTLE VALLEY RANCH
If there is one thing I love supporting it is businesses that operate with sustainable and humane food practices that are transparent to us so that you can Know where your food comes from. BUY LOCAL is one of my mantras and Urban Digs Farm has been a long time favourite of mine because of their READ MORE
Top 30 Mom Bloggers in Vancouver. The ‘Sheros’ in the land of Parenting.
It’s time to vote for your favourite mom blogger of 2016! Source: Vote for Your Favourite Vancouver Mom Blogger of 2016 – Vancouver Mom A BIG HUGE ‘Boat Rockin CONGRATULATIONS’ to all the Mom Bloggers on this list! I respect and honour you all! Recently, this blog was awarded the honour and the great READ MORE
Urban Digs! May 21st – Season Kickoff Party
Come on down and help us celebrate the start of the 2016 season with a BBQ at the farm. The pigs will be back and we have a new young flock of heritage chickens for you to meet. Of course the goats are always happy to have visitors and will be very happy to see you READ MORE
The Dark Side of Mother’s Day – The Things We Need To See
It’s Mother’s Day this weekend. My very FIRST Mother’s day as a mother was tainted with subtle disrespect as I was pregnant with my first child, and my partner at the time decided that I wasn’t YET a mother, so celebrating ME was just not an option. Not the greatest way to begin the epic READ MORE
The Ghomeshi trial was doomed due to one thing: Shame.
The Jian Ghomeshi verdict was hardly unpredictable, but it was infuriating for anyone hoping for some good news. Source: I Hope The Ghomeshi Verdict Makes You Fucking Furious It’s my opinion, regarding the Ghomeshi trial, that it was doomed due to one thing: Shame. I just don’t believe the criminal system is capable of handling READ MORE
“I’m Late, I’m Late, There’s Too Much To Do!” Learning How to Ask For Help As a Single Mom
By: Carrice Wong The ‘White Rabbit’ days: The to-do-list grew longer and my shoulders tensed so high they almost reached my earlobes. I hadn’t realized I was holding my breath and that my teeth were clenched until my jaw felt bruised and I had a moment when I finally exhaled. How was I going to READ MORE
A Tribute To Women Everywhere – Everyday and Every Way
Woman – she who birthed me and raised me. Woman – who I eventually became. Woman – who I watch my daughters blossom into. Woman – the friends, colleagues and extended family who become my support and guidance. Woman who has faced hard times, clawed against the tyranny and oppression all around her. The warrior READ MORE