by Daniel | Apr 7, 2020 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, Pandemic, Storytelling
The world looks far different today than what most people could have imagined just two months ago. The normally crowded Red Square at the local university sits vacant. The spread of the pandemic, the extent of the lockdowns, and the enormity of the economic...
by Daniel | Mar 25, 2020 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Education, Pandemic, Parenting
The world is eerily quiet. Car traffic, jet travel, institutions of all types, and commerce in general are all in uncharacteristic repose. Much of the machinery of the world has ground to a halt, while our medical systems are in overdrive. For those...
by Daniel | Oct 20, 2019 | Civil Society, Democracy, Perception, Technology
For years the transgressions have been piling up. Privacy breaches. Data mining exposés. Obvious violations of trust. Denial used as a battle weapon. Hollow apologies. Despite all this, most Facebook users have...
by Daniel | Aug 12, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Technology
The author, right, with his brother Pete I just got off an airplane from a trip back east to visit family. I’ve made this trip nearly every summer of my life, which pretty much defines it as a tradition. It’s a wonderful recurrence of love, connection...
by Daniel | Feb 21, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Education, Education Policy, Parenting, Teen coping skills, Working with youth
I was struck yesterday by this news item: An 11-year old youngster in Florida was arrested by police in his middle school, following his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The youth, an unnamed African American, has refused to stand for the pledge this...
by Daniel | Feb 1, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Democracy, First Nations/Aboriginal People, Nature
It has been a dramatic month in the snowy woodlands of northern British Columbia. In a remote area known to its Indigenous population as the Yintah, or sacred territory, construction of a three-story healing center is nearly complete. This off-grid facility is a...
