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View ArticleJosephine’s first blog
So now at last, I am joining the blog conversation and entering cyberspace as an active participant. I have hesitated for years, though many people have pushed me to do it. Now I feel the time is...
View ArticleCan We Change the System from Inside
So to launch a dialogue towards evolutionary strategies, there are a few questions I think are worth seeking answers to…can we change the system from the inside, or is it better to separate as far as...
View ArticleHow to Get Our Human Rights
LIFT encourages all who want to work towards the enforcement of the human rights framework to: Involve communities and local governments in human rights education and advocacy and in building capacity...
View ArticleWhy I Occupied: In Defense of Human Rights
Words for a new era… I am here as a human being to defend the human rights of the 99%. I am acting on my responsibility to protect and respect the human rights of my family, community and all our...
View ArticleThe Canada that Mandela Loved is Dying
Canada, long seen by the world as a land of equal opportunity and a champion of human rights, was vital to the struggle against apartheid in South Africa. Canadians joined the struggle to free Mandela...
View ArticleConscious Minds Camp
LIFT has been mentoring youth to create their own projects… conscious minds camp began in 2014 including week long pilot planning session at a scout camp near Cobourg. Working with a tiny budget the...
View ArticleDecember 12th Community Forum on Income Security
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View ArticleBasic Income progress
Now that we (in Onrario) have the first pilot of the century in the western world it is time to be vigilant and make sure it goes well, by engaging in the process.
View Articlewhat next!
The cancellation of the Basic Income Pilot by Ford hurt thousands of lives, and no effort was made to help them cope. What a cruel tragedy! He also shut down climate change funding and shut down...
View ArticleEvolutionary Music Cooperative, incubated by LIFT is ready to launch!
Go to www.evolutionarymusiccoop.com to experience our unlimited music site. To join visit www.evmc.ca.
View ArticleOASIS South! Accompong Maroon Community Jamaica 2020.
For the second year LIFT and CMC are heading back to Accompong- a maroon community in Jamaica for an eco-culture exchange in February! Want to help? Visit our GoFundMe page.
View ArticleCity of Toronto passes motion to support OASIS food hub pilot project
Great News! We (LIFT and the St James Town Co-op) finished the OASIS food hub pilot project feasibility study, it was well received. The city has passed a motion to support the OASIS food hub pilot...
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