Nov 4, 2018
This November, shine a light on gendered violence
Doreen Nicoll
Intimate partner violence is not a women’s issue it’s actually a men’s issue – they are the ones inflicting the harm – and it’s a human rights issue.
Doreen Nicoll
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Nov 2, 2018  Ontario should extend moratorium on new permits to take groundwater for bottlingDoreen Nicoll Water is a human right and should not be treated as a commodity. Tell Ontario Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks to extend the moratorium on new permits to take groundwater for bottling. |
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Sep 19, 2018  Hey, Ford! Wellington county's water is not a commodity, it's a human rightDoreen Nicoll Why is Ford meeting secretly with Xinyi Glass, a corporation seeking to extract over a million litres of water daily from Wellington county's already precarious aquifer despite opposition from locals? |
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Sep 10, 2018  What is democracy? Astra Taylor doesn't have the answerDoreen Nicoll Astra Taylor takes viewers on the revolutionary journey that is democracy, reminding us that wrestling with ideas and concepts is central to the ongoing struggle to rule ourselves. |
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Aug 30, 2018  Vince Fiorito is running for the right reasons in BurlingtonDoreen Nicoll Burlington City Councillor Vince Fiorito is running on grounded, achievable goals that would help make Ward 1 and the entire City of Burlington a cleaner, more energy efficient, sustainable place. |
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Aug 24, 2018  Beneath the shroud: Victims of violence inspire installationDoreen Nicoll Artist Line Dufour has immortalized the images of Ontario victims of sexual violence in 24 jacquard woven shrouds imbued with memory and feelings. |
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Aug 13, 2018  Rise up and demand real climate leadershipDoreen Nicoll Why is Guelph is joining in solidarity with communities across the country and around the world to demand real climate leadership? For the same reasons your community should be, too. |
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Jul 23, 2018  Walk on the wild side at Urquhart Butterfly GardenDoreen Nicoll I have found the secret garden. There is no gate or little door, but there certainly is a Fairy Queen who is welcoming and gracious, yet formidable with an ever so slightly mischievous side. |
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Jul 19, 2018  GET Concerned water protection campaign was victoriousDoreen Nicoll Monday night in a four to one vote Guelph-Eramosa Council refused Xinyi Glass's application which would have extracted 1.6 million litres of water daily. |
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Jul 18, 2018  NFB and imagineNative are looking for Indigenous creatorsDoreen Nicoll Indigenous artists, get help with your NFB/imagineNative innovative submissions on July 19 from 4 to 5 p.m. |
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Jul 10, 2018  GET to know Wellington Water WatchersDoreen Nicoll WWW is planning for the next phase of the Nestle campaign and they're hoping you'll join in on the conversations to strategize and develop tactics to fit working with Doug Ford's government. |
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Jul 9, 2018  We saved Burlington's milkweed and monarchsDoreen Nicoll With the research and information supplied by environmentalists and actionists from across Southern Ontario, Burlington city staff made changes to protect milkweed. |
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Jun 30, 2018  Burlington's bylaws need to be more monarch friendlyDoreen Nicoll Doreen Nicoll recently came home to a Notice of Violation stating she had to remove or destroy the milkweed plants in her garden. |
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Jun 29, 2018  How you can help defend universal human rightsDoreen Nicoll Come to an introductory session about the work of Amnesty International and learn how you can protect human rights. |
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Jun 27, 2018  Forget Canada Day, prioritize reconcili-action and Indigenous cultureDoreen Nicoll Take part in 150 days of reconcili-action by joining others across the country taking the #NEXT150 Challenge. Together we can work nation with nation to make the next 150 years something to celebrate. |
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May 29, 2018  Metamorphosis offers hope to a futureless worldDoreen Nicoll The documentary Metamorphosis shows the fallout from climate change and environmental devastation can include creativity, sustainable ingenuity, and a beautiful future. |
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May 27, 2018  The federal government needs to recognize, and outlaw, Non-State TortureDoreen Nicoll By not distinguishing this form of torture in the Criminal Code, society diminishes the human rights violations survivors have endured and keeps women and girls silent, powerless, and invisible. |
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May 27, 2018  Alanis Obomsawin's Bush Lady recounts Indigenous experiences through songDoreen Nicoll Thirty years after its original release, the documentary filmmaker's newly remastered album is as relevant as ever. |
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May 13, 2018  Bottled water is an election issue in OntarioDoreen Nicoll Nestlé extracts water from an Ontario watershed while compromising the water security of local communities. A Wellington County organization wants to stop them. |
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May 13, 2018  Trauma informed Jujitsu classes empower victims of sexual violenceDoreen Nicoll Krystal Nagel is using her lived experience of intimate partner abuse to help survivors empower themselves. |
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Mar 16, 2018  Krassimira Pejcinovski's murder shows that domestic violence is a predictable pandemicDoreen Nicoll There are several commonly known warning signs for intimate partner violence, and Pejcinovski's killer fit at least three of them. |
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Mar 6, 2018  Time to learn about the way this limited resource is taken for granted and mistreated.Doreen Nicoll Here are two movies that will shock, inspire and remind you why water is always an election issue. |
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Mar 5, 2018  Dive into World Water Day with two films on the precious resourceDoreen Nicoll Here are two movies that will shock, inspire and remind you why water is always an election issue. |
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Mar 2, 2018  International Women's Day celebrates the achievements of womenDoreen Nicoll On March 8 recognize women's achievements; credit their contributions; acknowledge the value of their lived experience; and celebrate their individual and collective successes! |
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