Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena known for pioneering social housing projects wins 2016 Pritzker prize

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A Jan. 13, 2016 Guardian article is entitled: “Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena wins 2016 Pritzker prize.” The subhead reads: “Social housing visionary, who engaged residents in designing their own homes, urges architects to address issues of poverty, pollution and segregation.” Alejandro Aravena: architect, equaliser, el visionario The opening paragraph reads: “The radical Chilean architect Alejandro […]

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@TorontoArchives photo of people skating in Toronto & multiculturalism & equality-related stats

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The photo is from Twitter: Toronto Guardian ‏@TORGuardian: Our photo collection from the @TorontoArchives of people skating in #Toronto – #History – http://bit.ly/1SuOVTo Multiculturalism in Canada and Europe Multiculturalism in Canada and in Europe, as viewed by Kenan Malik: The Failure of MulticulturalismL Community Versus Society in Europe Canada’s multiculturalism is no model for Europe: Europe […]

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When immersed in a story we may tend to let down our guard

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A Dec. 29, 2015 New Yorker article is entitled: “How Stories Deceive.” The book refers to a book by Jerome Bruner: Actual minds, possible worlds (1986). The wider topic concerns scams and scamming. One of the protections against scamming is evidence-based practice by which I refer to an orientation that focuses on the quality (e.g., […]

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Public relations in the United States, United Kingdom, and China shares overlapping features

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The setting of boundaries is always a political act (Edward Blakely and Mary Gail Snyder 1997)

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Season’s Greetings from Jane’s Walk – access the link to the message from Jane’s Walk here

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Over the past four years, Mike James and I led many Jane’s Walks in Long Branch (Toronto) and elsewhere. You can access the Jane’s Walk message here > Mike and I are retired from the leading of walks, but we are keen to help other people to organize their walks, as we did last year. Contact […]

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Sociology of philosophies; Keynes & Hayek; corporate events & business entertaining

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Hurricane Hazel Talk – Thurs., Oct. 8, 2015 at Lambton House, 4066 Old Dundas St. (And a Jane’s Walk note.)

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Hurricane Hazel Night At Lambton House 4066 Old Dundas Street Here’s the poster: Oct. 8th 2015[2] [See the jpeg version of the file at the end of this message.] Thursday October 8th, 2015 Dan Sandink of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction At 7:30 PM Mr. Sandink will speak about Hurricane Hazel and Weather Now […]

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The OMB’S 7 Deadly Sins: Message from David Godley of Long Branch, Toronto

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An earlier post is entitled: Amalgamated Toronto Provincial Review – Template for submission. Deadline is Aug. 7, 2015. Please write a letter today. Please refer to the above-noted post. Your opinion matters, regarding the Review that is now under way; please let you views be known. Please send your comments to the address indicated; the […]

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