Tag: Enviroment

Archived from Old Blog (Pre-2020): The Emotional Toll of Climate Change

Apr 18, 2018

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kostyn.ca

in Activism, Climate Change, Environmentalism, Mental Health, Old Blog (Pre-2020), Social Justice

Trigger warning: suicide, mental illness. I have been writing and rewriting this entry for months, but in light of David S. Buckel’s self-immolation in protest of fossil fuels on Saturday, I thought I’d better post it now (New York Daily News; “Prominent Lawyer in Fight for Gay Rights Dies” and “He Called Out Sick, Then Apologized for…
Archived from Old Blog (Pre-2020): Some Canada 150 Thoughts

Jul 1, 2017

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kostyn.ca

in Canada/Canadian, Old Blog (Pre-2020)

Happy Canada 150, to those celebrating. I just wanted to write a quick and informal blog to talk about the event. I won’t be saying anything new or particularly different, let alone interesting, but I want to add my voice to the crowd. First of all, it’s important to say that I am so happy…