Tag Archives: Social Discourse
Womens Heart Health Awareness – National Wear Red Day®
Everyone thinks of heart disease happening to only to overweight men. That is just not the case. One in four women die from heart disease. It is just not recognised as a risk. And here is where you can help. February 5 is National Wear Red Day Continue reading
Transforming Edmonton
I have stumbled onto a great new site, one that has me proud to be living in Edmonton.
Have you ever wanted to know what action you city was doing for the environment? Or what struggles face those who are trying to improve the city from within? Transforming Edmonton provides an insight into the goals and successes of change from within the City of Edmonton
The Amazing Olympics You Never Hear About
Athletes work hard at their sport. Many work odd jobs to cover a few expenses. A few live on less than $300 a month. As an individual with an intellectual disability, getting to the sport that you love can be difficult. Getting to practice can involve hours of transit time, on someone else’s schedule. And yet these athletes are the epitome of perseverance, dedication and truly love to compete. And the time to compete is apon them. Continue reading
Susan Boyle is Changing Society
By now many of you will have seen the performance by Susan Boyle on the television show Britain’s Got Talent, or you will have seen it through a video sharing site like You Tube. What has struck me as most interesting is not Susan’s singing, but how the public is examining their own perceptions of who can sing and how appearance effects those perceptions.
