by mvboronowski | Jun 20, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Since the 15th of May, thousands of Spaniards have taken over plazas all over the country. Mainly composed of young citizens, the 15-M -as this movement has been called- has emerged in a context of economic distress in which more than 40% of youth is unemployed and...
by mvboronowski | Jun 19, 2011 | 100 Community Builders
Who are you? My name is Edward Teach. I may or may not have been born in Bristol around 1680. My career began under the tutelage of Benjamin Hornigold (I’m a fan of mentorship), but then I – ahem – acquired my own ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge,...
by mvboronowski | Jun 17, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Drenched in sweat and beer, we stood in a daze of fanatic euphoria. Whitecaps striker Eric Hassli had just managed to fire an absolutely spectacular shot, launched from mid-air, into the Seattle Sounder’s net. The stadium reverberated in a low moan as all 35,000...
by mvboronowski | Jun 16, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
Disgusted and angry is how many Vancouverites are feeling right now. Not about the hockey game, but rather the behavior of thousands of Metro Vancouverites in the riot that followed. If you weren’t paying attention to the Stanley Cup playoffs yesterday and are...
by mvboronowski | Jun 15, 2011 | 1000 Community Stories
[Editor’s note: John Horn and Mark Atkinson were friends at Bishop’s University. But then Mark went to Nova Scotia and John moved to Vancouver. Sporadically, they kept in touch over the years, but – fortunately for you, the noble readers of The...
