Mayor Rob Ford
The Mayor of Toronto has just announced a leave of absence in order to seek help for substance abuse. More than 10 years ago, Rob …
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The legacy of the Rwandan Genocide and R2P
Next week will commemorate 20 years since the Rwandan Genocide. Afterwards there was a universal declaration of "never again". Nev…
Democratizing Education
I really do enjoy being part of Film Annex and as a corollary, the Womens Annex. I consider myself a feminist as I truly do believ…
This is scary for multiple reasons...
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-26496673 A Jet carrying 239 people has gone missing. Asian states assisted now by the United St…
Womens Annex
The philanthropic arm of the Film Annex is a strong one. Not because it is already powerful, but because of what it can grow to re…
What exactly is happening in Ukraine?
Depending on the source of your information, you may be confused. I will try and keep this post as factual as possible. Here is wh…
Zero Discrimination Day- March 1st
Not everyone is born the same. Some people are stronger, some are faster, some are even naturally smarter. Conversely, some people…
Why the UN cannot and should not intervene militarily in Syria
It should be noted that I wrote this piece more than a year ago, the stats may be a little dated but the general thesis holds true…
Money vs Power
In the proverbial question of Money vs Power, there are various ways of addressing the argument. You can go completely on one pers…
Ukraine
The old adage of a picture being worth a thousand words, does not do this one justice. For something that seems so far away, peopl…
