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November 10, 2022
A woman sleeps on a bed surrounded by clouds. This image was used in the Psychology Today blog post "The word Buddha comes from the Pali budh, which means to wake up. So, one translation for the Buddha is “the one who’s awake.” In modern parlance, he might have been called woke or the one who took the red pill. In his case, being awake didn’t mean overcoming ignorance about a hidden political agenda, but a more fundamental ignorance about the nature of reality itself. Mystics in many other spiritual traditions similarly make use of the metaphor of waking up to a higher truth. Multiple journalists and academics have noted how language and actions among both right- and left-wing activists—even staunch atheist ones—often closely mirror ideas and patterns in religions. The metaphor of having woken up to the truth may be another case in point. Ron Lach/Pexels Source: Ron Lach/Pexels It seems that feeling as if we’re awake to reality while others around us sleep has appealed to people with very different worldviews and in different places, for thousands of years. Perhaps this makes sense. All humans have the experience of going to sleep and of waking up. We generally don’t realize we’re asleep while we are, and waking up is a dramatically different state, one in which everything suddenly feels much clearer."
November 10, 2022
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Beware the Popular Idea That You Know a Hidden Truth

A simple idea—that your side is awake to the secret way things are while everyone else sleepwalks—has made its way across intense ideological divides. Our newest […]
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November 1, 2022
A cartoon of a mother hugging a child, part of a CFSC infographic on the Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada's Annual Report
November 1, 2022
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New report: here’s what’s wrong with Mother-Child Units in Canada’s prisons

The Office of the Correctional Investigator of Canada released their
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October 31, 2022
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October 31, 2022
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Canada can help end cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment of children

The following open letter was sent to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly. Find out more about our support of a just peace that would […]
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October 28, 2022
Anne Mitchell stands in front of a projected image of a ball of yarn with the words "untangling synthetic biology" on it at a conference at Friends House in Toronto, 2017.
October 28, 2022
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Massive new campaign calls for moratorium on using gene drives

Some scientists and corporations want to alter wild animals, insects, and plants. One technology being worked on for this is called a gene drive. It would […]
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October 26, 2022
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October 26, 2022
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CFSC again raises deep concerns over treatment of Hassan Diab

The following open letter in support of Hassan Diab and changes to Canada’s Extradition Act was sent to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Dear Prime Minister, Greetings […]
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October 7, 2022
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October 7, 2022
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Budget submission calls for investments in communities

Canadian Friends Service Committee is an active member of the National Associations Active in Criminal Justice (NAACJ). NAACJ just submitted to a consultation on the government […]
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October 5, 2022
What does sustainability mean to you? Advice for living our responsibilities
October 5, 2022
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What does sustainability mean to you? Advice for living our responsibilities

What does sustainability mean to you? Advice for living our responsibilities is a series of inspiring short videos produced by Katsi’tsakwas Ellen Gabriel for the Coalition […]
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October 4, 2022
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October 4, 2022
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Announcing call on NATO to count and cut military greenhouse gas emissions

NATO military emissions have a major impact on climate change. So Canadian Friends Service Committee has joined a large international call on NATO to count and […]
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September 29, 2022
Every Child Matters t-shirt. As UNDRIP turns 15 Canada has work to do to achieve genuine truth and reconciliation
September 29, 2022
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UNDRIP 15 years on: Genuine truth and reconciliation requires legislative reform

This statement by the Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples (of which CFSC is an active member) was originally posted on The Conversation. The […]
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