I’ve been working on a submission to an anthology with the working title ‘Feminists navigate mental health.’ It’s been very interesting to mine my personal experiences for reflections on psychiatric labels and practices. If anyone is interested in submitting a chapter (500-5000 words), go to fnmhsubmissions@gmail.com and ask for the guidelines. The woman coordinating this is [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Feminists Navigate Mental Health
Posted in Uncategorized on May 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cooperating with the NDP
Posted in Political opinions on May 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday’s paper had a short article about the Alberta Liberal Party’s response to cooperating with other progressive parties. According to the Canwest News Service in the National Post, the ALP ‘may not run candidates in some long-shot ridings in the next provincial election to maximize resources, party leader David Swann says… will also strike deals [...]
Climate Change Act Passes
Posted in Political opinions on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The motion put forth by the New Democrats passed in parliament because New Democrats, Liberals, and BQs voted together. I just visited the site sent in an email from Jack Layton, which shows our MPs standing to be counted Yea or Nay on Bill C311. Go to http://www.ndp.ca/C311-adopted to watch the video if you’re interested. Because [...]
How Mothers Day Came to Be
Posted in Political opinions, Published articles on May 7, 2010 | 6 Comments »
THE MOTHERS OF MOTHERS DAY Published in Cricket Magazine, May/June, 2008, Vol. 35, No. 9, pp. 18-20 I am the author of this article, which describes the work of Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis, who each tried to establish Mothers Day during the late 1800s. Julia Ward Howe wrote the Mothers Day Proclamation in 1870, and [...]
My Plea to the Alberta Liberal Party
Posted in Political opinions, Uncategorized on May 6, 2010 | 5 Comments »
to David Swann, Leader of the Alberta Liberal Party, sent on May 6, 2010 via snail mail and to the party website Dear David, I am a new member of the Alberta Liberal party. I have considered attending the Liberal Convention & AGM next weekend but am unable to do so. However, I have strong [...]
When Soul Plays with Spirit
Posted in Uncategorized on May 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
On April 23rd, I attended a lecture by Zeljko Matijevic, a widely respected Jungian analyst and lecturer. Members of the Jungian Society of Calgary filled the hall, for we have grown to know that when Zeljko speaks we can all learn. His lecture was titled “Waiting for the Soul”. He explained the difference between [...]
