COMPASSIONATE CLIMATE ACTION

My 20-something niece is visiting from out east. It's fun spending time together. It's also incredible (as in, unbelievable) how m...

We have a wonderful house guest here this weekend, and oh, what fun we're having. If you can call yakking about climate change till al...

Out of the blue the other day, a friend told me he'd looked up the original Greek words for the three theological virtues of ...

We're taking our time watching a difficult and eye-opening movie called Labyrinth of Lies. Based on the life of Fritz Bauer, Frankfurt...

It's Earth Day, and I'll admit that after 20 years or so of being a big fan (and an events coordinator wherever I was living), I...

Today, by admitting my true confession to the world, I am going to break a recently formed bad habit and get on with saving the world. BACKG...

We don't normally use the term "firework" in the singular. And I'm an old fart, so I don't follow the popular music sc...

So, here's to a happier 2011 for all those who have been or will be impacted by climate change. Wait, that's everybody! Well then, h...

Our friend and fellow activist (indeed, the most active activist I know!), Anthony Marr, will soon be leaving on his 7th Compassion for Anim...

We were out and about yesterday, my husband and I. Lunch with a fellow activist (a true eco-warrior and an inspiration to us both — thanks, ...

September 7 is Labo(u)r Day in Canada and the United States. (Anywhere else?) It's a reminder of the importance - and rights and respons...

September 21st - GLOBAL WAKE-UP CALL TO WORLD LEADERS Avaaz is pulling out all the stops. A stunning 96% of over 100,000 people in 182 cou...

Is it just me? Or is everyone online being harangued by internet advertisements promising us a flatter stomach? "1 Tip for a Flat B...

Tomorrow I will start a five-day Nature Daycamp for children aged 5 to 12. It's something I should be excited about. Yet I'm anxious...

Climate change activism is a study in courage these days. It takes guts to stand up for the children of all species and for all future gener...