The importance of the rights and obligations individuals have to one another is now accompanied by an emphasis on the right of individuals to live authentically
Expressing the individual’s right to die: Bill C-14 and Taylor’s “modern moral order”
June 21st, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Expressing the individual’s right to die: Bill C-14 and Taylor’s “modern moral order”)aging, death and dying, faith and spirituality, health care, social justice, well-being, writing and reflection
Being John Keats
June 12th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Being John Keats)“For Keats, it is only our acceptance of the suffering that is an inevitable part of life, and death, that can really open our eyes to the beauty that surrounds us, thereby enabling us to grow”
art and music and creativity, death and dying, writing and reflection, youth
Intimations of mortality: Previews of the end
June 5th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Intimations of mortality: Previews of the end)
If the human obsession with achievement is a subconscious attempt to deny–and transcend–mortality, what impact does it have on our beliefs, philosophies and societies?
aging, death and dying, faith and spirituality, grief, writing and reflection
Dignity, end-of-Life, and concerns in the LGBTQ community
March 14th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Dignity, end-of-Life, and concerns in the LGBTQ community)The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community is a group in society with a unique set of end-of-life concerns, but their needs remain largely unmet
death and dying, faith and spirituality, grief, health care, hiv/aids, LGBTQ2 issues, well-being
People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses
February 27th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on People who use drugs demand a say in fentanyl overdose responses)“There’s a common public misconception that we are unable to make decisions for ourselves. Truth being we are excluded from even participating in policy decisions that determine our fates”
addiction, community development, crime and justice, death and dying, harm reduction, health care, health determinants, hiv/aids, homelessness, indigenous, mental illness, myths and stereotypes, poverty issues, prevention, recovery, social justice, youth
Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis
February 26th, 2017 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Nanaimo demonstration and march part of National Day of Action on overdose crisis)Concerned citizens march in Nanaimo on February 21, 2017, in solidarity with cities across Canada struggling with effective responses to the growing opioid overdose crisis
addiction, community development, crime and justice, death and dying, grief, harm reduction, health care, health determinants, hiv/aids, homelessness, indigenous, myths and stereotypes, poverty issues, prevention, recovery, social justice, youth