It won’t always be this way

Last week, I heard a reference to acid rain and recalled how trees and lakes in Eastern Canada were once dying from toxic rains.  Emissions of sulfur and nitrogen were being belched out of large smokestacks, owned by even larger companies in the US, and carried north where they drizzled down on our environment. The [...]

One motivating moment?

What motivates someone to speak out on an issue while others with similar values and backgrounds don’t? What is it that tips them over the edge? Is there a particular “moment” that makes people speak out? For Tzeporah Berman, one of the movers and shakers behind Clayoquot Sound campaign and lifelong environmentalist, her “moment” was [...]

What is “advocacy”?

Why is it that some people will make an effort to speak up for change – to engage in advocacy – on issues they are concerned about, while others with similar concerns don’t? Why will one person write a letter, speak out at a meeting or sign an online petition while someone else with similar [...]