Peace Flag House is founded on our desire to create positive social change in the world around us. Sometimes that looks like homemade activism. We love telling these stories.
Quietly Inside, 2013, Sarah Jean February is the Wednesday of Winter. We’re stuck in seemingly unending snowbanks, struggling to remember what the colour green looks like and waiting for the next weather alert to be issued. The snow is certainly getting to me but the worst part of the past week has been my overall … [Read more…]
“Nice is nice,” was Sue’s signature phrase. As a teenager I would groan a little and roll my eyes. I did not want to be nice, nor did I feel particularly nice. But because I respected her, I would smile and through my gritted teeth I would try to speak nicely. Last month Pascal and … [Read more…]
I think we all need a little time to dream while we are in the depths of winter. After writing about Nana and Bucko and all their making, I’m dreaming about all the jimmy-rigging I’ve done and all the jimmy-rigging I’d like to do. Oh Pete. You’re the best. Some of my making… Materials: Old … [Read more…]
My Nana and Bucko could make anything. Nana and Bucko (the name I christened my Grandfather with when I was three…it’s a long story) tended a huge kitchen garden, kept bees and were generally makers and fixers of a lot of stuff. They could “jimmy-rig” anything with skills they learned as children of WWII and … [Read more…]
We lost Pete Seeger this week. He had a few years on me and I admittedly wasn’t even a twinkle in my mother’s eye while he was tangling with Congress and being blacklisted from television performances. His life is somewhat historical to me, but not his music. The music remains vital and relevant. Pascal and … [Read more…]
A little peek at the Peace Flag House stash. I have an obsession with yarn. I knit on the subway, on the beach, in class (I’m the teacher), in the car, on airplanes. The last time I was in a movie theater I took my knitting. Spinning wheels make me drool. Looms are one … [Read more…]
I was procrastinating on Facebook the other day when the phrase This Is What a Feminist Looks Like caught my eye. A young womyn in the US had participated in her university’s feminist action campaign by posting a photo of herself on Facebook holding a sign reading “this is what a feminist looks like”. Someone … [Read more…]
Photos: Anne Zbitnew Neighbours United for Inclusion Community BBQ Saturday, September 14th Runnymede Collegiate Institute The politicians, the police and the media were all there in support. The music was fun, the food was plentiful and the sun was shining. But the most important people, our neighbours, friends and community, came out in droves to … [Read more…]
After our rainbow peace flags found a new home on the second floor of the house, we assumed the hater(s) would get the message that homophobia wasn’t going to fly. All was quiet for a few months. Then we began to notice dog poo appearing on our front lawn. We assumed it was accidental or … [Read more…]
