A writing exercise, a place to scribe my thoughts as a journal while working my writerly muscle. This will range from thought about the land, non-fiction, poetry and fictional pieces. But as fiction as always a mirror, even if I write some grand fantastic, it will be grounded in the very real thoughts and ideas I carry with me.
Household Water, By the Numbers
What a small household of two people use in water, with some precision When we have easy access to water it is easy to forget how essential our infrastructures have become for something so absolutely essential that we often start to see it as elementary. Do not let the simplicity of turning on a tap […]
The Grammar of Colonial Domination
A tool for strategic analysis and identification of tactics. After several months of writing, reading, testing against cases, and then weeks of coding categories, sorting, and then refining down to definitions, reviewing again and again. This is version 1 of a living document meant to be reviewed and carefully tested and edited. I created this […]
A Taxonomy of Power And Domination
This is by no means comprehensive. I administered and moderated an anti-racist education network with a handful of other educators that numbered over 250k members for some years. During that time, I started writing down behaviours – and finding definitions for these. I created a list. It’s grown to be something I feel comfortable in […]
Research Map: The Burning Question
Emergency Response, Resource Development, and the Abusive Relationship Between Canada and First Nations Big research project idea that I will never have time to undertake but mapped out in draft for others who may wish to do this work. Purpose of Research This document maps the historical, political, environmental, and social factors surrounding wildfire emergencies […]
The Burning Question – A Study Guide
Emergency Response, Resource Development, and the Toxic Relationship to Canada for First Nations I developed this study guide as a response to the questions and comments I saw online about the fires and response to First Nations communities in North Western Ontario. This relates directly to previous posts – Shock Doctrine: The Ring of FireTM […]
Forest Fires – A List of Causes
There are many reasons forests will go up in flame. So many of these are due a natural cycle – many pine species require fire for seeds to germinate. You see, seeds require a catalyst to germinate. These can be water, heat, fire, frost, light. Often there is a combination. Fire has been a tool […]
Shock Doctrine: The RingOfFireTM and the Road to the North
*I’ve seen people post asking with all the fires in the north west, why is the “Ring of Fire” not on fire?* It is because that ridiculous name has nothing to do with actual condition of the place. It is definitely a billions of years old volcanic area, but right now, it is the James […]
How Canada and a Province Responds to Communities on Fire
A study in comparisons I would like you to take into account that there has been minimal to no government or military response so far to two First Nations communities that have been completely razed, and 13 communities evacuated. First Nations in northwestern Ontario are executing large-scale, mandatory evacuations using airlifts and boats due to […]
About a Fire
Edit: this isn’t comprehensive. There are many, many factors and feedback loops I can list. I wanted to get this post out pretty quickly so bear with the language and non comprehensive edition of forest fire knowledge. After the Fire There is a lot that happens after. I am not even getting into the trauma […]
Fault Lines
A game of pressure, coordination, and interpretation under strain Players assume the role of a team of activists who are challenging an action, a policy, or some other action on behalf of the structures of power. The game has 3 premade scenarios, but players can choose to create their own examples and modifiers. Players collectively […]
