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Roxanne Tellier – The Open Heart

Posted in Opinion with tags Andy Freegard., Australia, AylanKurdi, “Immigration Prevention Centre, “irregular arrivals, “Sierra Leones Refugee All Stars, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Canada, Cliff McAulay, David Suzuki, DBAWIS, Donald Trump, Egyptian, empathy, Europe, Germany, immigrants, International Rescue Committee, ISIS/ISIL, Malta, Mexico, Montreal, Naguib Sawiris, Refugees, Roma, Roxanne Tellier, Serco, Sweden. Hungary, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, UK, United States, vertical mosaic on September 6, 2015 by segarini

“Come in,” she said, “I’ll give you shelter from the storm”. (Bob Dylan, “Shelter From The Storm.”)

On Wednesday, the world was horrified to see images of a lifeless 3 year old boy, AylanKurdi, drowned and washed up on the sand on a Tunisian beach. It was a day that changed us. We could no longer look away from the suffering of millions caught in a whirlwind of horror brought about by climate change, political unrest, and unrelenting war.

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Roxanne Tellier: Moving The Goal Posts

Posted in Opinion with tags 2001, A&R, aging, Bob Segarini, Canada, child labour, Craig Kielburger, David Suzuki, DBAWIS, Delta Tango, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Earth Summit, ECO, England, Environmental Children's Organization, eOne Music Canada, Eric Alper, Free the Children, Genetically Modified Organism, GMOs, Hannah Alper, Kevin O'Leary, MalalaYousafzai, MalenaArpe, March Against Monsanto, New York Times, Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistan, Rachel Parent, Rio de Janeiro, Roxanne Tellier, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Siamese, Taliban, TEDx, The Huffington Post, The Lang and O’Leary Exchange, the Order of Canada, United Nations on May 24, 2015 by segarini

As we get older, we move the goal posts of what we think we can accomplish. When I heard that Toronto writer/humourist Malena Arpe had died this week, I was gutted. “But she was so young! Only 50!” I said to friends.

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