Category Archives: Crazy World

Dicks on the subway

Posted on May 30, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Jessica Valenti on her experiences growing up in New York City, especially experiences of dicks on subways, of the very real and lasting effects it can have and the compromises that women and even young girls have to make in … Continue reading →

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Samuel Beckett and unceasing inner speech

Posted on May 27, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We are all born mad. Some remain so. Samuel Beckett Continue reading →

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The laws sex workers really want – Toni Mac

Posted on May 20, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

No doubt many of you work for a living. Well, sex work is work, too. Just like you, some of us like our jobs, some of us hate them. Ultimately, most of us have mixed feelings.”

“We want full decriminalization and labor rights as workers.”
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Increase in use of electroshock is alarming – Quebec

Posted on May 9, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Friends in Quebec stage a protest in Montreal, Friday to bring attention to he alarming rise in use of electroshock in Quebec, highlighting the risks, and also just how little is known about it’s effects. They also spotlight other, non-violent … Continue reading →

Posted in Crazy World, Event, Healing, mental illness? or... | Tagged ECT, Electroshock, Montreal, Quebec, Transcultural | 2 Comments

I’m new here – Gil Scott Heron

Posted on May 8, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

No matter how far wrong you’ve gone
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MADx …by night – Fri 15th July 2016

Posted on May 7, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

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The dream we haven’t dared to dream – Dan Pallotta

Posted on May 5, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Dan Pallotta makes a plea for us to give as much attention and investment to developing our our humanity as we do our technology. Dan Pallotta: “When I think about dreams, like many of you, I think about this … Continue reading →

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May The Fourth Be With You

Posted on May 4, 2016 by dave umbongo

Yoda: “Always with you: ‘It cannot be done!’ “Hear you nothing that I say?” Words like: “I can’t “ “It’ll never work” These are mighty powerful ways to make anything we try even harder, less likely to … Continue reading →

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I’ve Got The Power – Snap!

Posted on April 30, 2016 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

I’ve got the power, hey, yeah, hey I’ve got the power, hey, yeah, hey Like the crack of the whip, I snap attack Front to back in this thing called rap Dig it like a shovel, rhyme Devil on a … Continue reading →