Review Kathleen Adamson October 18, 2021: No book has all the answers, but Wagamese’s reflections present a hopeful and compassionate set of values. They feel like a nourishing meal for the heart, with all five flavours present—sweet, bitter, salty, sour, and something umami, important but hard to pin down. He flows through many topics—the importance of children’s education, … [Read more...] about What Comes from the Spirit
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The Greater Good: Social Entrepreneurship for Everyday People Who Want to Change the World
Review Ginelle Skerritt, October 18, 2021:In the context of unprecedented shifts in our collective conscience, The Greater Good is a timely, introspective account that addresses the need for a fundamental shift in the way we think about business start-up, innovation, profit- making and the premise for doing business. … [Read more...] about The Greater Good: Social Entrepreneurship for Everyday People Who Want to Change the World
How we give now: A philanthropic guide for the rest of us
Reviewed by Gail Picco, October 14, 2021: Lucy Bernholz’s biggest contribution with this book is the demonstration of how much generosity is happening outside the transaction of writing a cheque to a charity, and how much oxygen is taken up in the charity sector by this narrow framework. The linear definition has a problematic history, she says, and reflects the … [Read more...] about How we give now: A philanthropic guide for the rest of us
Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL’s First Treaty Indigenous Player,
Reviewed by Gail Picco, October 12, 2021:Born on Christmas Day in 1933, the first seven years of Sasakamoose’s life were lived within the closeness of his family, in a home “full of song, dance, and tradition. It was full of wonder and mystery. It was full of family, love and community,” he writes. They spoke Cree at home, travelled miles by sled with his mother to visit … [Read more...] about Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL’s First Treaty Indigenous Player,
Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice
Reviewed by Roger Ali, October 12, 2021:Choudhury may have broadened the views of what undergirds racism in Deep Diversity in a holistic and satisfying way, but he still suffers its devastating effects. Deep rooted issues of white supremacy and segregation support the foundation of his explanation for why power is a force that divides us. “This fuels my anger and helplessness. … [Read more...] about Deep Diversity: A Compassionate, Scientific Approach to Achieving Racial Justice