No Honours for Genocidal Acts

(This letter was sent to Port Alberni City Council on February 24, 2023) Dear Mayor and Council, I write on this important day February 24, 2023.  81 years ago today, after decades of anti-Asian racism and resentment whipped up by prominent politicians like our own AW Neill, Canadians of Japanese descent were forcibly removed from …

A War Effort is Needed – To Transition from Fossil Fuels

Sent to the Alberni Valley news March 10, 2022 Published in the March 15, 2022 Alberni Valley News Dear Editor, Nearly every war of the past century can be directly or indirectly tied to the securing of fossil fuel resources. That applies to Ukraine today. My mother’s family (Neufeld and Heubner) were refugees from southern …

Remembering and Fighting the Fight.

Two Eras Too Similar November 11th, Armistice Day. We stop at the 11th hour to pay respect to all those who fought and died in the World Wars and all wars thereafter. We remember why they fought but it seems clear today that is not enough. Washington Post – Click for original article On that …