I have to admit, that I had no idea that this had happened in the wake of the assasination of Indira Ghandi. I remember chaos and horror, but no specifics. And sadly, no specifics with a human face.
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I will also admit that my knowledge of Sikhism and the Sikh separitist movement (Khalistan) is a tad biased, and tempered with things like the terrible Air India disaster in 1985.
With that, I commend the producer and director (a remarkable husband and wife team) of the documentary ‘The Widow Colony‘ for their effort to bring to the mainstream the ongoing human rights issues that are shattering India and the Hindu and Sikh communities.
I also commend ANYONE bringing to light the plight of innocent women and children caught in the crossfire of politics and hate. Anywhere.
Women must support women.
“After the assassination of Indira Gandhi on October 31st, 1984, corrupt officials in the Delhi government, army and police collaborated with hired criminals to massacre thousands of Sikhs. In total, 4000 Sikh men were killed while many thousands of women were raped or beaten.
Currently many of these women, who have received little support and no justice from the government or authorities in the past 24 years, are living in a small development in Delhi locally known as “The Widow Colony” which is an area with poor living conditions and poor prospects for the children growing up there. The women try to earn what they can by working at a local centre built by a charity organization. ”
With that, ‘The Widow Colony is being screened in Surrey, BC at 2 pm,4 pm, 6:15 and 8:30pm on October 3rd and 1:30pm, 4, 7, and 9pm on October 4th at the Surrey Arts Center (Bear Creek Park). Tickets are $10 and can be ordered by phone at 778-319-1699.
Originally posted on wetcoastwomen.com. But I urge you to check out the links.
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In my view this is insane and I totally agree with Stephane Dion, the Liberal Party leader whe he was quoted as saying
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The current leander of our country is showing discomfort at allowing Elizabeth May, leader of the Green Party to participate in the televised debates.
In my view this is insane and I totally agree with Stephane Dion, the Liberal Party leader whe he was quoted as saying
'Most Canadians will find her exclusion "deeply anti-democratic, whether they plan to vote Green or not," May fumed. Especially galling, she said, is the fact Duceppe is allowed in even though voters outside Quebec can't vote for his party.'
Again, this shows the psychotic power one province has over this country.
I also don't think the party leaders should have a say in who they get to debate.
If they want to publicly defend their policies...just do it and shut up about it.
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It isn't. It has problems. But it is still good....and like the UK's NHS, FAR from some scary socialist welfare system.
Our doctors make good money too.
Canada and the UK are far from some wacky socialist states...we are not communists.
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It isn't. It has problems. But it is still good....and like the UK's NHS, FAR from some scary socialist welfare system.
Our doctors make good money too.
Canada and the UK are far from some wacky socialist states...we are not communists.
We are a democracy. Just like you guys...we just aren't based on the Roman set up...and capatilism is not the focus of system.
Our taxes are high, but most of us are generally satisfied that they cover services that we want and need.
Our taxes pay for our FREE healthcare. We also pay a monthly amount.
We are not crippled by debt when we get out of hospital. We are guaranteed care...it tends to just depend on where you live on the quality and timelyness of the care.
Check out Wikipedia for some good discussions on our health care and the UK's too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_and_American_health_care_systems_c...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Health_Service
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Douglas
Read the post about Tommy Douglas. He was the creator of the Canadian system. He was a deeply religious man...Calvanist.
It was his Christian roots that led him to the concept.
I find it amazing that with all the hew and cry about how fervent you have to be to be GOOD AMERICAN Christian to run the country..that the idea of any sort of charity has gone completely out the window.
And not charity..just the idea that there is nothing wrong with making sure all citizens have some sort of standard of life and living that enables everyone a fair chance.
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With exception of the GREAT mention of NetChick and her cause...thanks for that!
Since I started out primarily as a mommy blogger, I found I was reaching out to mom bloggers across the net and subsequently all over Canada and the States.
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Since I started out primarily as a mommy blogger, I found I was reaching out to mom bloggers across the net and subsequently all over Canada and the States.
It has only been recently that I have really noticed and realized how big the blogger world is in Vancouver and how many women are running the whole Social Media show and so on.
It has been because of nice and non women (gasp!) like Raul of Hummingbird 604, who has been more than helpful in introducing me to the local scene and also Gary of BlueFur.com who, for a man busy running a webhosting company, really keeps his hand in what is going on in the local scene as well as all over the place.
Gary actually invited me to speak at WordPress Camp Fraser Valley..an amazing opportunity that I totally blew due to having an insanely bad day and it being RIGHT before BlogHer.
I am still upset about that.
What I have learned from these people AND from a truly busy and right in there lady, Miss604 herself, Rebecca Bolwitt, is that Blogging and Social Networking is not something that just happens on your computer.
Blogging is truly a social thing.
Not that I haven't figured that out yet through things like BlogHer and the Conference...what an amazing bunch of women and all people who I consider REAL friends.
I do realize that I have to get better at getting to know everyone in the Vancouver area....for friendship AND networking opportunities.
There is a LOT going on here.
There is a massive group of Bloggers formed on the Meetup.com site. I have yet to attend a get together and really should.
In May there was the Vancouver International Digital Festival. This looked like a really interesting event.
Northern Voices is big blogger conference that I DO plan on attending next year.
And there are many many other events that take place that I sadly am totally unaware of.
For my own interests and for my Wet Coast Women...I need to be far more aware of all these events and opportunities.
If you peruse the directory on Wet Coast Women, I have a FEW of the many women from the West who are taking the blogging/social media/internet by storm.
Many women are using the media to push for help with various charities, and other social endeavors. These are women who are proud of where they live and want to make their world a better place for all.
I am humbled by these women.
It has made me realize that I have to work a lot harder with my little WCW site..I have to make it worthwhile to these busy people to even bother with. I have to 'network'...not just sit back and hope for the best.
I have to make friends with these people..get myself out there...learn from the masters!
I also hope that BlogHer takes note of all that is going on over here. Vancouver WOULD make a great spot for a REACH OUT TOUR location.
Check out the links, check out my directory on Wet Coast Women and use it as a jumping off spot to explore what is happening over here and who are the movers and shakers.
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Now....I am speaking at the NEXT WordPress Camp...RIGHT BEFORE BLOGHER!!!
This is how popular blogging and all it's permutations is out WEST!
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Now....I am speaking at the NEXT WordPress Camp...RIGHT BEFORE BLOGHER!!!
This is how popular blogging and all it's permutations is out WEST!
Do you blog?
Every 20 seconds a new WordPress blog comes online. WordPress is the
most used blogging software in the World with millions of users across
the globe. It makes creating and managing a blog easy with an intuitive
user interface.
This event is for anyone that has an interest in blogging and
WordPress in general. Beginner's will learn more about what blogging is
and what WordPress software can do. Expert WordPress users will be able
to network and learn from other expert bloggers.
Speakers
John Chow
- Residing in Richmond BC, and hailed as a Dot Com Mogule - John has
received much publicity (The Province, Vancouver Sun, Entreprenuer
Magazine, BC Business, Globe and Mail, and T.V.) for his ability to
make money - LOTS of it - by blogging. His free eBook “Make Money
Online with John Chow dot Com” is a huge success, and documents
everything he did to take his blog from $0 to over $10,000 per month in
just eight months.
Rebecca Bollwitt
- She is a blogging and social media star. A Podcaster, hyper-local
blogger, new media outreach wiz, mainstream media pundit ~ Vancouver’s
new ‘blogebrity’ - Rebecca Bollwitt has been blogging about Vancouver
since 2004 on Miss604.com, podcasting RadioZoom since 2005 and is a
co-host of The Crazy Canucks Podcast. You can find Rebecca live blogging at many of the social media conferences around BC - watch for her!
Kulpreet Singh
- Kulpreet Singh is the Communications Manager at Creative Gift
Solutions, an award-winning Richmond-based corporate gifts company. He
also runs Simrun Media, a business consultancy specializing in
integrated marketing communications and eBusiness development. As an
entrepreneur and volunteer, Kulpreet Singh's goal is to help positive
and inspiring causes prosper online. He has extensive experience in
search and social marketing, content management, and writing/blogging.
In his free time, he blogs about all of the above and more at
KulpreetSingh.com.
Raul Pacheco
- Raul has been blogging since April of 2006. He transitioned his blog,
"Random Thoughts of a Student of the Environment" from Blogger to the
WordPress platform in March of 2008. While Raul is a scholar in
environmental studies, his blog is, by its very nature, very random. So
one day you might find a serious essay, another day you might find a
restaurant review and some other day you may find… well, a random post!
He is currently Vancouver's top ranked restaurant reviewer on
UrbanSpoon.com. Raul has also done press coverage and live-blogging of
several local events, including Third Tuesday, Vancouver Queer Film
Festival, Cossette Convergence 2008, Projecting Change Film Festival,
VIDFEST and Launch Party.
Kerry Sauriol
- WordPress convert since January 2007. Under her Crunchy Carpets
guise, she has been ‘mommy’ blogging for about two-and-a half years.
Kerry launched Wet Coast Women in January of ’07 as a way to reach out
to more women Bloggers and create a community that extends from the
bottom of Baja California to the top of North America. Kerry has been
interviewed by ‘Today’s Parent’ and also guested on CBC Radio One’s
‘Sounds Like Canada’ and ‘On the Coast’ to discuss hip parenting and
mommy blogging.
Schedule
6:00 PM - 6:10 PM Introductions and Welcome
6:10 PM - 6:40 PM Raul Pacheco - Topic: I Switched to WordPress, and So Can You!
6:40 PM - 7:10 PM Kerry Sauriol - Topic: Building a Community Blog the Simple WordPress Way
7:10 PM - 7:30 PM Break and Networking
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM Kulpreet Singh - Topic: Secure your WordPress blog from Hackers.
8:00 PM - 8:30 PM Rebecca Bollwitt - Topic: Custom Page and Sidebar Templates for WordPress
8:30 PM - 9:00 PM John Chow - Topic: Evil ways to increase traffic to your Blog.
Event Sponsors
Pretty cool huh? Now I have to go and practice sounding clever!
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She had been leaking amniotic fluid and called her clinic repeatedly for advice. She was told not to worry.
When she went into labour..no heartbeat was detected. The health authority is not commenting on what happened.
When I read this my heart just ached for the woman.
I lost mine baby before Christmas. I was 26 weeks along.
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She had been leaking amniotic fluid and called her clinic repeatedly for advice. She was told not to worry.
When she went into labour..no heartbeat was detected. The health authority is not commenting on what happened.
When I read this my heart just ached for the woman.
I lost mine baby before Christmas. I was 26 weeks along.
My Ob/Gyn works out of the same hospital. I have had 'issues' with my treatment there too.
They were also reported as having the highest death rate in lower mainland hospitals.
Not good.
Like her, I felt that my concerns and my instincts were not heard. That science and technology have now totally overwhelmed women and their reproductive processes can cause such awful awful sad events.
I contacted the MLA (a member of our political opposition party for our provincial government) who had put together the press conference to thank him for bringing this to the publics attention.
He has requested to speak to me about my feelings on the subject. I am flattered. I will let you know how this goes.
I do not think that any of the medical people in her case, or mine, for that fact, were negligent to the point of law suits, I do think that a mixture of over confidence and over work and the fact that good listening skills no longer exist was probably at the root of this sad event and many others.
I think Doctors have to start realizing again that with any medical problem, it is OUR bodies ...and our bodies do their darndest to tell us that SOMETHING IS WRONG.
I think we need to remind our medical personal about this. That they are dealing in human beings.....that our problems have nothing to do with their busy schedules or overbookings.
The human body should come first.
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