Inside the Birdcage November 23, 2015

International stuff first I suppose. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re no doubt aware of the recent terror attacks in France and elsewhere. Honestly, I’m too exhausted by trying to keep up with an actual narrative which isn’t clouded with either fear-mongering or overtly optimistic to give an indepth analysis, but here’s a […]

I Will Bring Change – Fair Trade Shopping to Combat Trafficking

I Will Bring Change is an organization dedicated to spreading awareness of trafficking and creates change for the victims of this crime through the fair trade sales of cosmetics and clothing. They also provide a newsletter. According to their website, I WILL BRING CHANGE exists to PREVENT human trafficking and support the RESCUE, RESTORATION and REINTEGRATION of survivors. […]

The Price of Poppies

When I was in school and it was remembrance day I always felt silly about it.  I disliked public sentimentality in large doses to begin with, and I found the entire day to be a very long display of public sentimentality I could not or would not cope with. I recently stopped by and dropped […]

Another Rendition 

So it’s like 3 am and I’m thinking about torture, black sites, abolitionism, the Dark Web, and trying to figure out how to fund a life. It’s dark except for my smoke and the cell light here in Stormcage, just the way I like it, and all I can hear is The Hum.  They’ve been […]

50 Shades of Pimping

  Within human trafficking, there are actually several different types of pimps or programmers, one of them being the Romeo Pimp. Romeo Pimps behave as though they are the boyfriend and protector of their victim, and rely on trauma bonding and emotional manipulation in order to pressure their “girlfriend” into the trade.  Sometimes this takes […]

Seed Bombs

Seed bombs are a DIY project which involves mud, your bare hands, and the seeds of your choice.  You make compact balls of mud and then roll them around in the seeds you want delivered, then either use them immediately by throwing them through the air while still damp, or as dried balls, depending on […]

A Brief Introduction to Nutriceuticals

The subject of what is and what isn’t a necessary ingredient for life has been up to debate for several decades; really, more or less since the discovery of vitamin C. http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/vitamins/vitaminC http://www.doctoryourself.com/realstory.html Vitamin vi·ta·min ˈvīdəmən/ noun any of a group of organic compounds that are essential for normal growth and nutrition and are required […]

The Codex Alimentarius and Illegal Herbs

When people talk about illegal weed, the first thing that comes to mind isn’t actually marijuana.  Its comfrey.  Comfrey is a herb known for healing bones and deep tissue injuries, but it is presently listed as a noxious or illegal plant in Alberta. Chamomile, which is used for skin irritations, is as well.  So are […]