My Upstanders and I have been learning more about the Municipal Election this fall. We chose a few issues that we felt were important and looked through the Mayoral Candidates’…
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Last weekend, I had the great pleasure of attending an important event against the nuclear waste dump proposed at Chalk River, 1.1 km from the Ottawa River. This event was…
Back in April, I mailed in our paper petition with 41 signatures on it, including David Suzuki’s, to Leah Gazan’s office! As you will notice, you do not need a…
Here is the recording from our intergenerational online learning session about Kebaowek First Nation’s fight against the nuclear waste dump at Chalk River that took place on May 28, 2026…
We have set up our first learning session through the School of Never-Ending Learning! Join us for this inter-generational online meeting to learn more about the proposed nuclear waste dump…
PROGRAM SUMMARY Upstanders Academy: an online social justice experiential learning program for youth ages 10 – 15, where we talk about real world issues and come up with actions we…
Sign the petition here. As you may remember, my Upstanders and I attended the Rally of Allies for Court Support, on October 8, 2025, to stand in solidarity with Kebaowek…
PROGRAM SUMMARY Upstanders Academy: an online social justice experiential learning program for youth ages 10 – 15, where we talk about real world issues and come up with actions we…
Our friend, Albert Dumont “South Wind”, is launching his new book of poetry and you are all invited! Sunday, Dec 14 at 2:00 pm Christ Church Cathedral, Great Hall, 414…
Our next session of Upstanders Academy starts this Thursday! It is going to be amazing. We have room for a few more awesome kids to join us. This session builds…
Another fun story from the Rally of Allies for Court Support to stand in solidarity with Kebaowek First Nation and their fight against the proposed nuclear waste dump on their…
The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day is on Tuesday, September 30, 2025! This day provides us with a beautiful opportunity to learn more about Canada’s…
I’m sharing these templates here in the hopes that they help you write your own letter. I have to admit that prior to our first Writing Letters for Reconciliation session,…
Bubble By-law Survey: Action Needed Access the survey here. Ottawa City staff are currently studying options for banning protests within a certain distance of “vulnerable social infrastructure” like schools, healthcare…
PROGRAM SUMMARY Upstanders Academy: an online social justice experiential learning program for youth ages 9 – 15, where we talk about real world issues and come up with actions we…
The full recording of our most recent Harmony Circle is available here. For this Harmony Circle, Moriel Rothman-Zecher returned to be in conversation with Albert. Moriel joined our Harmony Circle…
TWO IMPORTANT LINKS TO START WITH Register for this free event here: https://forms.gle/UqntTaeHc64CTUNF9 Buy the book from Octopus Books here in Ottawa (for pick up in store or a small…
Under the guidance of Algonquin Spiritual Advisor and Traditional Teacher, Albert Dumont, my Upstanders and I got to work on bringing Reconciliation into the conversation on the campaign trail for…
PROGRAM SUMMARY Upstanders Academy: an online social justice experiential learning program for youth ages 9 – 14, where we talk about real world issues and come up with actions we…
Dangerous Memory by Charlie Angus is just the book we need right now to explain how we got to where we are today and how we can work together to…