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Conserving Long Branch – May 2016 Update from David Godley
/0 Comments/in Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillThe following message is from David Godley; I have not had time to adjust the line spacing or to add headings and attached files: Spring Greetings From Long Branch Michael Laffrade Mike passed away at age 57 leaving a wife and 2 adult children. He died in hospital 2 weeks after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Mike […]
To what extent do neighbourhood Facebook groups serve as virtual gated communities?
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Long Branch, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillAn April 28, 2016 Walrus article is entitled: “Neighbourhood Watch: How social networks lead to racial profiling. Welcome to Canada’s new virtual gated communities.” This is an interesting article about identity politics in Montreal and Toronto. I belong to a closed Neighbourhood Watch Facebook group in the neighbourhood where I live; for that reason among others […]
The story that claims that bombing will solve the problem of ISIS is a story that leads us nowhere
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA basic point that Nicolas Hénin makes in Jihad Academy (2015), a study that is featured at a previous post, is that some news stories lead us astray. With any story, it’s useful to consider where the evidence leads, and to go with the story that is based upon the strongest evidence, rather than with the story […]
Nicolas Hénin, author of Jihad Academy (2015), is featured in a Feb. 16, 2016 CBC The Current interview. Here is a link to the transcript.
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillNicolas Hénin is author of Jihad Academy: A Former ISIS Hostage and Veteran Middle East Journalist Explores Misperceptions of Islamic State and Their Consequences (2015). A February 16, 2016 CBC The Current transcript of an interview with Hénin can be accessed here. The interview is of interest. If I recall correctly, I decided to borrow the book, from […]
Re: Conserving Long Branch – April 2016 Addendum from David Godley
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA previous message from David Godley is entitled: Conserving Long Branch (Toronto) – April 2016 update from David Godley The following addendum to the above-noted post is from David Godley: Local Area Boards approved by City (Information from our MPP) “In 2011 when I was Councillor, Ward 5, Etobicoke-Lakeshore and Chair of the Planning and […]
Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (2015)
/0 Comments/in Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillIn previous posts I have spoken about Venezuela. Barrio Rising: Urban Popular Politics and the Making of Modern Venezuela (2015) is a valuable additional resource regarding the history of Venezuela. A publisher’s blurb (which I’ve broken into shorter paragraphs) for the book reads: In the mid-1950s, in an effort to modernize Venezuela, the military government […]
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena known for pioneering social housing projects wins 2016 Pritzker prize
/0 Comments/in Jane's Walk, Newsletter, Toronto/by Jaan PillA 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 […]