Monthly Archives: December 2012

Merry Christmas, Part II

Posted on December 26, 2012 by donald

The “Merry Christmas” thing just keeps ticking along. One response, via an old friend, included a copy of a statement made in the House of  Commons by Nina Grewal, MP for Fleetwood-Port Kells, and reprinted in the National Post for … Continue reading →

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“Merry Christmas!”–or not

Posted on December 25, 2012 by donald

About five years ago, I was standing at a bus stop downtown, when I was approached by an old gent who was selling buttons bearing the legend, “I celebrate Christmas.” I bought one, and it got me thinking about the … Continue reading →

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Awareness

Posted on December 20, 2012 by donald

I subscribe to the Guardian Weekly, sharing the subscription with a friend who lives nearby. It comes to me, I read it, and then pass it on to him. I find it very valuable, with far more solid international news in … Continue reading →

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Oppressor and oppressed

Posted on December 15, 2012 by donald

So, Brazil: why did I go? And did I buy the t-shirts? Yes, two. One is yellow and green, and simply bears the word Brasil; the other is black, and bears a message in Portuguese, which I translate roughly as … Continue reading →

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December 13, 2000: Chadral Rinpoche

Posted on December 13, 2012 by donald

December 13 is a special day for me, the day on which I remember with gratitude my meeting in India with Chadral (sometimes spelled Chatral) Rinpoche, a high lama in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, a dzogchen (inner transcendental … Continue reading →

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Letter from Brazil

Posted on December 1, 2012 by donald

Today, December 1, is the last day of the World Social Forum Free Palestine (wsfpalestine.net). With my friend and colleague, Anna Baignoche, I have been here since the beginning of the forum on November 28. As someone fluent in Portuguese, … Continue reading →

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