World Views of the Squamish First Nation and the Province of British Columbia Displayed in their Land Use Plans
The Squamish Nation Traditional Territory is located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. The territory has a total area of 673, 540 hectares and…
Read articleVPL: Pro-China Protesters Support Non-Violence in Tibet
Protesters are at it again this weekend at the Vancouver Public Library. This week, a rather large group (~200) of pro-China protesters gathered at the Northwest…
Read articleWhat Google Earth Revealed
Two years later in an ergonomic chair I flew across the screen to gaze again at the blur where I had lived. Two eyes disunbelieving: the…
Read articleThe 8 year plight of foreign medics in Libya accused of intentionally infecting over 400 children with HIV and how the scientific community tried to help them.
On the 24th of July 2007, 5 Bulgarian nurses and 1 Palestinian doctor were released from Libya after having been jailed for more than 8 years…
Read articlePrefer Fair Trade, Shade Grown Coffee? What About Cocaine?
There’s an excellent, thought provoking article in today’s Observer (The devastating price of Britain’s cocaine habit; via the talented Mexico Reporter). Many young, upper middle class…
Read articleSome slides from Sheila’s Talk.
Since the slideshow at Sheila’s talk really didn’t deliver because of technical reasons, I asked her after the talk if it was o.k. to show off…
Read articleTerry speaker series: Next up – Paul Collier, author of “The Bottom Billion.”
This one is primarily the Liu Institute for Global Issues’ baby, but Terry is a partner here, and we invite you all to check out Paul’s…
Read articleAn International Citizen Watch Dog: Youtube?
This is great. Normally, you think of YouTubers watching pirated versions of their favorite Family Guy episodes, Japanese anime cartoons, or kids falling on skateboards/dogs skateboarding/man…
Read articleDavekystan? Davedonia? Daveland? Italy?
All last week’s talk about international policy on climate change in ASIC reminded me of an early Simpsons episode in which Homer promised Lisa that he…
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Speaking with the Voiceless: Principles and Perspectives.
By Joshua Zukewich,
For all who were lucky enough to see Stephen Lewis at UBC’s recent Student Leadership Conference, consider yourself honoured. It is to my continual wonderment that…
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