Our Consumer Society
A slightly long (but worthwhile) exploration of consumerism by Then and Now … and Baudrillard is discussed 🙂 Available here.
Inside the Wellness Industry’s Controversial Supply Chains
A great piece by VICE News available here.
Solitary Watch
Solitary Watch is a nonprofit national watchdog group that investigates, documents, and disseminates information on the widespread use of solitary confinement in U.S. prisons and jails.A good [...]
Happy the elephant is not considered a person by US court
A thoughtful piece in Aeon by Lori Marino about the moral, ethical and legal issues related to our treatment of sentient beings.
I’m a psychologist – and I believe we’ve been told devastating lies about mental health
An article from the Guardian by Sanah Ahsan that makes a compelling case that mental health/illness is in many cases, not a problem with the individual, but the society around us. Very sociological.
National Safer Supply Community of Practice
Good resources here.
Perspectives on Decriminalization
A good video discussion about Canada’s War on Drugs, particularly the work of Dr. Christy Sutherland.
Impact of animal-assisted therapy
An interesting article on impacts of animal-assisted therapies by Mirena Dimolareva (available here). Anyone who has had, does have, a pet will not be surprised by the results.
Restored footage reveals how a totem pole raising sparked a cultural rebirth
National Film Board video highlighting how on August 22 1969, the Haida community of Masset, British Columbia gathered for their first totem pole raising in living memory. A beautiful film, [...]
Is mass media still ‘manufacturing consent’ in the internet age?
The book Manufacturing Consent (1988) by Noam Chomsky and David S Herman aimed to upend the notion of Western media as a force for public good. Rather than serving as a vital check on power and a [...]