The effectiveness of mosquitoes

As with any research, one sometimes pulls at threads, jumping from a publication, to a website, to another website. In the process I came across an online booklet called “I am an activist”. The publication was put out in memory of Anita Roddick, the founder of The Body Shop and a passionate activist on a [...]

Fear of being labeled

Today, I heard an interview with Lia Johnson on CBC. Lia is a young Yukoner who is trying to motivate others, particularly youth, to act on climate change issues. (Go Lia!) During the interview, the host noted that perhaps “environmentalist” wasn’t the dirty word it used to be. I wondered what he would think of [...]

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 [...]