I attended the Strong Cities conference in Toronto from December 9 to December 11. The conference covered a broad range… Read more Strong Cities Conference Report

We’ve reached the end of this essay series. Shall I start minding my own business now?  The problem is that… Read more Mind your own business

There’s a difference between listening and agreeing. I hear this a lot about politicians in general – they don’t listen.… Read more You don’t listen 

In the book “Cultural Politics of Emotion” Sara Ahmed argues that hate “involves a series of displacements” (p. 44). She… Read more Everybody hates you

“You’re so divisive” I get told this a lot. Especially when I talk about things relating to race or Reconciliation.… Read more So divisive

What lane are you in? The fast lane, the passing lane, the slow lane, the swimming lane? What lane do… Read more Stay in your lane

Responsible for making decisions. Would you  say these words to him? Image description: a dark haired woman with a messy… Read more What I don’t comprehend – it’s a haiku

There’s a name for this: misogyny.    Misogyny can be mild and thinly veiled or it can be violent. It’s… Read more hating women

Once upon a time I was going for a walk with a friend and fretting about some issue or other.… Read more not that great

When we call someone a clown, we generally mean that they are silly and someone to be dismissed. Sometimes it’s… Read more Funny or scary?