Justice League – Fightin’ Friday
March 11, 2010 by stf_admin
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[ March 12, 2010; ] March Focus on Peace & Conflict
WEAPONS: A DEADLY TRADE
Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the
Justice League – Fightin’ Friday
March 5, 2010 by stf_admin
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[ March 5, 2010; ]
March Focus on Peace & Conflict
CHILD SOLDIERS
Children are amongst the first casualties of war. In war-affected communities children are vulnerable and are often orphaned. Conflict destroys buildings, infrastructure and communities; and children are left without family, access to food, medical assistance, or education. Armed military groups target children and round them up by force, putting them to work as
Social Justice On The Go
Social Justice conversation and action is everywhere these days. Rockstars, moviestars and the kid sitting next to you in class is involved in helping out. This is a great thing since we all need to think outside of ourselves a little more and get involved in helping to alleviate pain & suffering of others and
Justice Focus: Peace & Conflict
February 28, 2010 by stf_admin
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PEACE AND CONFLICT
”Peace is not the absence of war; it is a virtue; a state of mind; when we stand for justice.”
- Baruch Spinoza
Our world is torn apart by wars, civil wars, political wars, war over land, water resources, crop lands, and high demand valuables such as oil and diamonds. Recorded human history includes the horror
Justice League – Fightin’ Friday
February 26, 2010 by stf_admin
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[ February 26, 2010; ] February Focus on Discrimination & Human Rights
WHO PICKED THAT APPLE?
In 1966 the Canadian government created a program called SAWP, Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program to address the labour shortage in agriculture. Since then, workers from around the world have been working on Canadian farms from planting, harvesting and processing food crops which end up in our
Musicians Speak Up
Billy Talent, Matte Babel, Rick Campanelli, Christine Evans and Simple Plan all raise their voices and share encouragement with you about connecting with Kids Help Phone.
Do you feel like you don’t fit in? Are there pressures at home? Do you harm yourself?
We realize that you may not have any adults in your world you can
Porn in Your Pocket
Porn…
With the internet being so accessible and hi-speed, viewing of porn has increased dramatically. No longer do you have to go out to your local ‘convenience’ store (ironic isn’t it?) to pick up a magazine and pay for it at the counter, risking embarrassment. You also don’t have to stumble across your parents private stash
Justice League – Fightin’ Friday
February 18, 2010 by stf_admin
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[ February 19, 2010; ] February Focus on Discrimination & Human Rights
STORY
We sat in the park, it was a wonderfully sunny day. My friend and I had ventured in to the heart of the city, and as we got coffee we decided to sit in the park, soak up the sunshine, share the journey of the day and talk away
Haiti Revisited & Reflections
*See video journal 2 and 3 here
In May 2007 (and again in 2008), an adventurous crew of SendTheFire friends from Ontario Great Lakes area packed up their gear and went to Petit-Goave, Haiti. They made video journals for us to ‘ride along’ with them on the adventure. This video and links above are to these
Justice League – Fightin’ Friday
February 15, 2010 by stf_admin
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[ February 12, 2010; ] February Focus on Discrimination
ALL PEOPLE ARE EQUAL
Refugees are people seeking safety and freedom from persecution. They are seeking the ability to live free from fear. A refugee is a person who, “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside





