‘Hockey Days’: Raffi scores with new song on hockey
On March 26, award-winning singer/songwriter Raffi offers something new: a song celebrating hockey! A catchy toe-tapping tune, “On Hockey Days” comes from Raffi’s love of the sport and the fun of...
View ArticleSaying thank you to an icon: My visit with Pete Seeger
On a fine spring day with trees in soft green bloom, I left Manhattan for Pete Seeger’s place, near Beacon NY, courtesy of his longtime friend and noted videographer Jim Brown. During the drive Jim and...
View ArticleThe environment is dead: Long live Mother Nature
“Environmentalism has failed” is a statement that deserves attention. It comes from famed environmentalist David Suzuki marking 50 years since Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, widely regarded as...
View ArticleMy dear Kavna: A whale of a love story
Reflections on an unusual friendship with a beluga mama My Dear Kavna, I feel like I’ve lost a very dear old friend. Yet it’s much more than that. Since hearing the news of your death, I have felt the...
View ArticleOpen letter to Facebook: B.C. advocates push for safe social media
Dear Ms. Sandberg, We are a community of concerned citizens in British Columbia, including Amanda Todd’s mother. As you may know, Amanda was contacted and blackmailed through Facebook by an adult...
View ArticleCyber safety by design: Red Hood Project demands action
In October 2012, British Columbia teen Amanda Todd ended her life after suffering intolerable bullying triggered by a sexual predator who found and blackmailed her through Facebook. Millions were...
View ArticleChild Honouring is a vision of hope and renewal
One morning in late 1996, the phrase “Child Honouring” woke me up from a sound sleep. In that pivotal moment, I realized that all my years of singing and talking with young children, learning all I...
View ArticleExcerpt: Light side, dark side: Hiding in the shadows of technology
The following is an excerpt from the preface of the new book Lightweb Darkweb: Three Reasons To Reform Social Media Before It Re-Forms Us by acclaimed children’s singer Raffi Cavoukian, which is a...
View ArticleVirtual children risk losing touch with reality
Please support our coverage of democratic movements and become a supporting member of rabble.ca. This is an excerpt from Raffi Cavoukian’s forthcoming book, Lightweb Darkweb: Three Reasons to Reform...
View ArticleCorporate media is declaring Hillary Clinton the Democratic nominee. Don’t...
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. The 2016 U.S. presidential nomination race has been one of many surprises, week after week, and...
View ArticleAfter Sanders’ California defeat, what’s a grassroots revolutionary to do?
Like this article? rabble is reader-supported journalism. Chip in to keep stories like these coming. Months ago, Bernie Sanders had me at “Enough is enough!” When he added, “We’re going to tell a few...
View ArticleIt’s time for ethical government in B.C.
What will the B.C. election on May 9 bring? An increase on the 55 per cent of eligible voters who cast ballots last time? An NDP government? A Green surge? Full disclosure: I don’t enjoy the partisan...
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