Those in Toronto– Another Theatre of the Oppressed workshop!
Theatre of the Oppressed Workshop
Posted October 27, 2010.
Category Archives: Canada
Outdated democracy.
Outdated Democracy.
Posted October 4th, 2010.
Written by Rebecca Sargent
Theatre for the Oppressed Workshop in Toronto
Branch Out Theatre Workshops Presents: Spring Forum Training ~Second Bloom~ A Workhop Series for Peacemakers, Community Organizers, Activists, Educators, Social Justice Advocates, Artists, Social Workers Everyone is INVITED! With facilitator: […]
Part I: Summary of Human Rights Watch- World Report 2010
Human Rights Watch recently released their latest Human Rights Watch Report for 2010. As I read through the list of countries profiled in the report, I found myself disappointed that […]
Government Accountability. My encounter with MP Peter Braid.
I have been struggling to write this post. I wanted it to be succinct, eloquent and as respectful as possible. This has proven much more difficult than I had anticipated, […]
Misconceptions surrounding the Afghan detainee issue in Canada.
“Human rights commissions, as they are evolving, are an attack on our fundamental freedoms and the basic existence of a democratic society…It is in fact totalitarianism. I find this is […]
Those in Toronto-Check it out. Theatre of the Oppressed
Was asked to pass this along. A great idea at sparking change. Please check it out: To an introductory training in Theatre of the Oppressed: A process of theatre-based exercises, games […]
Which Bills have we now lost Canada?
Here are the public Bills that Parliament essentially wasted its time on this year. All these Bills will have to be reintroduced again next session anew unless the MPs vote […]
Canadians unite. It’s time for accountable and transparent governing respectful of human rights.
I don’t usually delve too deeply into Canadian politics and legislation, but I’m starting to think that big change is in order in our system. It’s not a matter of […]
The United Nations Human Development Report 2009: A Very Brief Look
Written by Heather Wilhelm On Monday, the United Nations (UN) released their Human Development Report (HDR) for 2009, ranking 182 countries into their respective places based on the Gross Domestic […]
A new Canadian army of peace?
Could it be possible? Some current legislation could take serious steps towards the creation of a new more peaceful Canada. The Campaign to Establish a Canadian Department of Peace , […]
Cambodia’s Trouble with Landmines – is a Brighter Future Possible?
Written by Heather Wilhelm For my birthday last week, my boyfriend bought me a beautiful necklace from a great fair trade store called Ten Thousand Villages. The necklace is called […]
The Global Hunger Crisis – Why Haven’t We Made More Progress Towards the Millenium Development Goals?
Written by Heather Wilhelm It is so easy to forget about the true state of the world when we live our day to day lives just going through the motions. […]
Corporate Accountability: Political action to stop human rights abuses by Canadian mining, oil and gas companies.
It is about time! Finally, the government of Canada is seeing the light and is attempting to mandate the corporate social responsibility of the Canadian mining, gas and oil extraction […]
Who cries for the three-year old rape victim?
A three year old girl died this week after being brutally gang-raped by rebel fighters in the DR Congo. Somehow, the last 7 words in that sentence seem to make […]
