Therefore, it would be a betrayal to my conscience to accept a responsibility requiring more mobility and dedication than I am physically able to offer. This I say devoid of all drama.
This is not my farewell to you. My only wish is to fight as a soldier in the battle of ideas. I shall continue to write under the heading of ‘Reflections by comrade Fidel.’ It will be just another weapon you can count on. Perhaps my voice will be heard. I shall be careful.
Thanks.
Fidel Castro Ruz
February 18, 2008
5:30 p.m.
Message in full
Imagine: Lessons linking mathematics & social justice!
Math That Matters
Nice to see an education plan that’s actually relevant to something beside indoctrinating factory workers
April 9th
We were dancing a macabre dance as our nerves just vibrated to the thousands of shells and machine gun bullets… whizzing over.
I felt that if I had put my finger up, I should have touched a ceiling of sound.
Corporal Gus Sivertz of the 2nd Canadian Mounted Rifles,
on the experience of advancing under heavy machine gun fire from the rear.
Vimy Ridge, 9 Apr 1917.
Official war photo of Vimy Ridge 1917
Photographer: Jack Turner
Source: Digital Collections website operated by the Government of Canada
The Alliance for the Planet is calling on all citizens to create five minutes of electrical rest for the planet on 1 February 2007.
Participez à la plus grande mobilisation citoyenne contre le changement climatique!
Why February 1st?
Because this is the day the new UN report on global climate change will be released in Paris.
- 19:55 in Paris, Bruxelles and Italy
- 13:55 in New York and Ontario
- 18:55 in London
This event affects us all, involves us all, and provides an occasion to show how important an issue global warming is to us. If we all participate, this action can have real media and political weight.
This is not just about saving five minutes worth of electricity - this is about getting the attention of the media, the politicians, and ourselves.
1792
That’s the year we elected our first parliament. Some people say the way we vote in Ontario has stood the test of time. Other people say it’s time for a change.
What do you think?
The Ontario Citizen’s Assembly on Electoral Reform must recommend to the government whether Ontario should keep its current electoral system or adopt a new one. If the Assembly recommends a change, it will be put to a referendum expected to be at the next provincial election on October 4, 2007
website
Anyone interested in getting a discussion going? for submission, even?
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