the advocacy of sean arthur joyce
It is a duty to resist evil. — Mohandas K. Gandhi
After a decade of writing for a living, it occurred to me it was time to give something back. Actually, given typical pay rates for writers, “writing for a living” is probably an oxymoron. Still, I realized, it's not “all about me,” and I should be using my journalistic skills to advocate for the environment and social justice. I may not have had money to give to worthy causes, but I had certainly built up some creative capital I could use.
Although I've never been shy about writing letters to the editor on a wide range of issues, it was in 2003 that I heeded the call. I had been suffering from a devastated immune system already for three years and was in desperate need of spiritual rejuvenation, if—as it seemed—physical healing wasn't likely anytime soon.
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Below are some links to worthy organizations who are working to protect wilderness, endangered species, human health, social justice, sane economic policy and peace. I especially urge readers to connect with Avaaz, which succeeded in forcing Canada and the US to back down at the Bali summit on the environment late last year.
LINKS:
- Avaaz: www.avaaz.org
- BC Civil Liberties Association: www.bccla.org
- The Bioinitiative Working Group: www.bioinitiative.org
- Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives: www.policyalternatives.ca
- Canadian Peace Alliance: www.acp-cpa.ca
- Ceasefire.ca: www.ceasefire.ca
- Fair Vote Canada: www.fairvotecanada.org
- Human Ecological Social Economic project (H.E.SE.):
www.hese-project.org - Microwave News: www.microwavenews.com
- Poets Against War Canada: www.poetsagainstwar.ca
- Poets Against the War (US): www.poetsagainstthewar.org
- Safe Wireless (access to Dr. George Carlo): http://www.safewireless.org
- Valhalla Wilderness Society: www.vws.org
- Wilderness Committee (formerly Western Canada Wilderness Committee): www.wildernesscommittee.org
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