Author: Laurel L. Russwurm

is a self publishing novelist and photographer.

The War to End All Wars1914-1918 ~ 4 yearsWorld War II1939-1945…

The War to End All Wars
1914-1918 ~ 4 years

World War II
1939-1945 ~ 6 years

Korea
1950-1953 ~ 3 years

Gulf War
1990-1991 ~ 1 year

Somalia
1992-1993 ~ 1 year

Afghanistan
2001-2010 ~ 9 years

Iraq War 
2003–2011 ~ 8 years

Libyan civil war
2011 ~ 1 year

Military intervention against ISIL
2014-present ~ 3 years and counting

We aren’t even two decades into the 21st Century, and yet we’ve very nearly been at war as many years as we were in the whole 20th Century.   

Remembrance Day isn’t working.    

Wally is an excellent musician.  He won’t talk to you or take…

Wally is an excellent musician.  

He won’t talk to you or take your money.  Like many street people, he has issues. 
If you invade his space he’ll walk away.    

But this is Canada.  It’s getting cold outside.  

The government lacks any cohesive housing policy to help address the homeless.  
A patchwork of church, charity and government programs deal with it piecemeal.
Our most vulnerable citizens are marginalized and face even greater challenges when there isn’t a safe place to sleep or warm clothes to wear in the winter.   

Look around your community and find out what you can do to help.  
Here in Waterloo Region Homeless in Waterloo is taking part in our Second annual Food & Warmth Drive! This year, our drive will be supporting three local shelters/ community organizations in our Region.

Hope For The Holidays Official Donation List:
New Men’s Underwear (L & M)
Gloves
Non-Perishable Food
Peanut Butter & Granola Bars
Boots
Shoelaces
Socks
Deodorant
Shaving Supplies
Winter Gear
Large Towels
Bus Tickets

For more information:
https://www.facebook.com/HomelessInWaterloo/

Reminding Raj Saini about Electoral Reform

Fair Vote WRC visits Raj

Friday’s Petition Crew

To encourage the Liberals to keep their promise to reform our electoral system,on Friday afternoon (November 10th, 2017) we delivered our 500+ signature Fair Vote petition to Kitchener Centre MP Raj Saini.  We had a brief opportunity to meet with Mr. Saini to explain our frustrations with his government’s failure to deliver on their oft repeated Electoral Reform Promise.

Mr Saini told us the only reason he voted against accepting the ERRE report was the inclusion of a referendum.  (Of course, had the Liberals on the ERRE Committee had been willing to work across party lines with the Greens and NDP there would have been no need for the inclusion of a referendum in the report.)  He did, however, promise to submit the Petition to the House of Commons.

In case you’ve forgotten, this is what Mr. Saini had to say about electoral reform before he was elected MP.

Raj Saini On Proportional Representation – YouTube