by mvboronowski | Oct 15, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Blog Action Day takes place every year on October 15. Bloggers from around the world post about the same issue with the aim of sparking a global discussion and driving collective action. This year’s topic is water. I’ll never forget my first big trip away from...
by mvboronowski | Oct 12, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Like many Gumbooters I spent the long weekend cooking and eating with family and friends rather than slaving in front of a computer writing my blog post. Luckily I was able to recruit a guest to write my post this week rather than make something up. Here’s a...
by mvboronowski | Oct 10, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Who are you? We’re Erik’s Dudes – the last word in country-crossover-hip-hop-death-metal-punk-bluegrass-pop music. Our membership is as diverse as it is talented and cutting-edge. Here’s the band: Erik Finnsson – drums and, well, they...
by mvboronowski | Oct 8, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
S21 – what’s that you say? Some new, hip vitamin-drink? Another rap-outfit, like the infamous 50 Cent? No, it isn’t. The abbreviation stands for “Stuttgart 21”, relating to the provincial capital of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Germany’s south. Swabia, the home of...
by mvboronowski | Oct 6, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Four years ago, an artist and a documentary filmmaker started talking garbage. Four days ago, the surprisingly uplifting result of that conversation was presented at the Vancouver International Film Festival. Waste Land chronicles renowned visual artist Vik Muniz as...
by mvboronowski | Oct 6, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Yesterday some amazing news flashed across my screen. It came in two parts – each more sensationally exciting than the last. First, Maxime Bernier, who last week claimed that – during his his tenure as Industry Minister – his office received over...
