Simon Walls’ continues his cross-Canada pilgrimage of self-discovery and sharing
Singer-songwriter Simon Walls’ travels began shortly after the loss of a friend to suicide. He spent seven months in the Katimavik program and then walked across Spain, accompanied by the book “The Pilgrimage”, by Paulo Coelho.
In April 2010 he left Victoria on what will be a cross-Canada walk—to share his music and experiences. (more…)
Autoethnography a powerful way to investigate personal & cultural issues, including trauma & illness
Autoethnography is “research, writing, story, and method that connect the autobiographical and personal to the cultural, social, and political,” says Carolyn Ellis, a professor and researcher at University of South Florida.
Dr. Ellis teaches a range of courses related to personal stories and ethnographic narratives, including Communicating Illness, Loss, and Grief.
New play a call to action and outreach to men to become allies in ending violence against women and children
Eliza Gardiner and the Vancouver Island University Human Rights and International Solidarity Committee present Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues, plus her new production of A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer, Friday April 9th to Sunday April 11th at VIU’s Nanaimo campus. The plays will raise awareness and funds for the internationally renowned V-Day campaign, and the Nanaimo Women’s Resources Society. Ensler’s new play, A Memory, a Monologue, a Rant, and a Prayer, is a compilation of dramatic and poetic pieces by diverse writers that features male performers; it is a call to action and outreach to men to become allies in an international campaign to end violence against women and children. (more…)
Simon Walls’ wanderings are a part of his search for deeper meaning
Singer-songwriter Simon Walls’ travels began shortly after the loss of a friend to suicide. He spent seven months in the Katimavik program and then walked across Spain, accompanied by the book “The Pilgrimage”, by Paulo Coelho.
Now Simon has just left Victoria on what will be a cross-Canada walk—to share his music—and will arrive in Nanaimo this week. (more…)
Students Fiona Sauder and Megan Carty create and perform a play about healthy eating, body image
Two students from Ottawa’s Canterbury High School have created a theatre production based on overcoming unhealthy body image. The play, called “Enough: A Whimsical and Political Statement About Beauty and Self-Image,” was recently presented on the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.
The high school seniors won a $1,500 Ontario provincial SpeakUp grant, awarded for student-led projects, and then brainstormed ideas with therapist Heidi Mack. Megan Carty was herself previously treated for eating disorders at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario. (more…)
Nanaimo’s CHLY and 30 other Canadian community radio stations bring homelessness and poverty issues to the air
Canada’s 8th annual national Homelessness Radio Marathon will broadcast live from Nanaimo and cities across Canada on Tuesday, February 23rd, starting at 2 p.m. (Pacific) and running all night long until 4 a.m. (Pacific) on Wednesday morning. Over thirty participating community radio stations will once again serve up 14 hours of “people-powered” and “consciousness-raising” radio. The Marathon provides an opportunity for homeless people and their allies to take to the airwaves, and fosters a nationwide discussion on homelessness issues and possible solutions. (more…)
