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Autism and nonviolent communication?
I felt like an outsider reading this book.
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Bad Indians Book Club : Reading at the Edge of a Thousand Worlds
Book by Patty Krawec arrived in the mail today.
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The Righteous Mind
I have a Righteous Mind, but maybe not a "Western" one?
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Thinking about life, death, the food chain, and social justice/control/cohesion
I wanted to offer some thoughts that came to mind while listening to a podcast by Mike Oppenheim who was interviewing Jesse Hirsh.
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Observing White Fragility
Almost 5 years since reading the book by Robin DiAngelo
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Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and why we seem to be arguing
I recently read I Will Die On This Hill: Autistic Adults, Autism Parents, and the Children Who Deserve a Better World by Meghan Ashburn and Jules…
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"I am Canadian", and I engage in "Nice Racism"
I've been reading "NICE RACISM: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm" by Robin DiAngelo.
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Reviewing "Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders", a book about colonialism.
I posted a review of the book Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders on GoodReads.
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A call to action for fellow French descendants in "North America"
While my Irish and Scottish ancestors came to this continent relatively recently (1800's and early 1900’s, only 3-5 generations ago), my French…
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Review: The Tinder Swindler
My wife and I watched The Tinder Swindler last night on Netflix.
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Why I trust Jody Wilson-Reybould, and never again Justin Trudeau
A few ideas are in my head.
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Arthur Manuel's books as a lens to the 2021 general election.
Some people are calling this the Seinfeld election -- an election about nothing.
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