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Big Media and Oil Interests: Polluting Democracy
On Friday, March 28, the Media Democracy Project hosted the renowned author and director of Alternative Radio, David Barsamian, for a talk on media, capitalism and climate change. Given that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report …
How Climate Change is Challenging Fundamental Economic Principles
“The Earth. You may know it as that blue thing that Bruce Willis is always trying to save. Or from its famous collaboration with Wind and Fire. Or simply as the place where George Clooney lives.” True to form, John …
How is Environmental Justice an Act of Radical Self Love?
Blog post written by CYH volunteer Megan, originally posted at The Body is Not an Apology.
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How is Environmental Justice an Act of Radical Self Love?
Well-being, Justice and the Environment
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…Mode Shift
This Spring, one of our Actualizing Change program participants, Karen, decided to create her own podcast on sustainable transportation in Canada.
We were super excited to hear that Karen finished editing her first two podcast episodes and that they are …
Enbridge: Pipelines, Politics and Resistance
Big things are happening in BC. Last month brought the surprising re-election of the BC Liberals after months of predictions that the NDP would form our next provincial government. I won’t comment much on the election or its results in …
Shifting Gears: Youth & Sustainable Transportation
Post by Actualizing Change program participant Karen. Full album of Youth Summit photographs by Mateusz Blach available at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/facenod/
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I asked for CYH’s support to help me make a podcast about youth leading the way on creating sustainable transportation …
Actualizing Change: Submit Your Action Ideas!
Call for Action
We know that young people have great ideas that will create a positive impact in our community. But sometimes it’s hard to turn these ideas into actions without support or resources. This Spring, Check Your Head is …
Kids for Climate Action
This post was written by Sam Harrison of Kids for Climate Action as part of Check Your Head’s Actualizing Change program
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In November of 2010, my sister and I started a group called Kids for Climate Action. It’s …
Building a School Garden
This post was written by the Magee Environment Club as part of Check Your Head’s Actualizing Change Program.
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At Magee Secondary School in Vancouver BC, students have been promoting sustainability since the new school was built around 12 years …
