Learning Through Action

There is a lot to take in right now. From one day to the next, I’m never sure how to answer a perfectly ordinary question: how are you? If only we had “a word that means okay and not okay, a word that means devastated and stunned with joy” to borrow a phrase from a favourite poet. Read more >

This photo captures a moment more than a decade in the making. I’m standing with long-time collaborators from the Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) and the Labour Education Centre on this sub-zero Sunday morning. It’s opening day for Line 5 Eglinton and we’re about to board the newest section of the Toronto transit system... Read more >

I’ve been looking at the world through the lens of a new iPhone camera a lot this year. My collection of photos reveal what slows me down and gives me pause. Always my kids and garden. Often public art like street murals and graffiti with raw wisdom like “Fear. Less. Care. More.” and “The World Survives on Hope”. And occasionally... Read more >