The Endless Universe

Farmers Markets

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:49:00 +0000

I have been going to Farmers Markets for years here in Toronto, and also in other cities, they are always great to visit and pay food at. There is no best one in my mind, and there never will be, every Farmers Markets has there own feel to them. There are two in my area during the summer, and I enjoy them but really they are too far to walk to which I would love to do. The one thing we need in my area is a year round Farmer's Market to bring local food to the market, and having this closer to people.

The above photo is from The Dufferin Grove Organic Farmers' Market which is open year round. I enjoy photos like this as they always make me happy to see people wanting to support local farmers in the nearby area.

If you look at the amount of food wasted at the Local Grocery Store that trucks in food from around the world, you would be angry and mad at everyone involved in the store. Below is a photos of fresh food from a Grocery Store which most will get thrown out.

Everyone should be pushing more local foods, and stop saying that food from California or Florida or even China (yes I have seen food from China) is good for everyone as the food is fresh. This is the last photo blog post, and you should really feel sick after the photo:

In Other News, I have been enjoying the video below of Youth are working on Environmental issues. Youth are what make me happy about the movement I am in, as they are the hardest working people ever. I never see Youth backdown from anything and they is always a way to get involved as a Youth. This video is one year of activism with the groups around North America, and seeing how if you have the energy anything can happen.

Snow Plowers.. Good or Bad?

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:03:00 +0000

I live in the West End of Toronto, and every winter I see that our street & sidewalks are getting plowed on and off. When other streets are plowed everyday when there is enough snow, our gets missed and is done very poorly.

The house I live in has a bus stop on one side of the sidewalk down a little ways, and a school at the end of the street. Every morning parents come to drop kids off for school, and the streets are hardly plowed making the drive very hard for them getting in and out. As for people walking from the TTC Bus to places of work, this is very hard to get to as the Street Plows just plow the snow on the driveways. There are a number of houses nearby and hard for everyone to shelve always. The number of times the Street Plow comes on the main street near my house is growing every year, yet the sidewalk plow coming is about the same every year. I have had to walk in snow that is so high sometimes I can barely get over the snow.

With this being the problem on my side of the sidewalk and street, I can't imagine how other streets and sidewalks are Plowed in Toronto. Would the city wake up and review how good the plows are doing in the city? I just feel that the city adds plowers instead of really looking where plowers are needed more.

My favorite thing about seeing the Plowers is that the seniors, people with disabilities & injuries can see that they are getting a nice clean area to walk along. I believe this is something that I enjoy seeing that the city is really looking at these people and saying we need to really do this for them. Also the city is making people who are lazy in doing shelving, even more lazy which is the downside.

As for a side note, I did see the Suzuki Diaries on the Nature of Things here in Canada. This is where David Suzuki and his youngest daughter Sarika went to Europe to learn about how they envision the Environment. The whole show was amazing and I got to see tons of great ways that Europe is way ahead of countries like Canada and the US. Even countries that have smaller populations then Canada are doing amazing work in turning the whole country Green. Below is the Promo for the show:

If you don't know who David Suzuki is you should read about him here: David Suzuki

Torontoist???

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 15:34:00 +0000

I have been watching the landspace of the Toronto Media change for months now and I am reporting on this for the first time.

Here is the list of Traditional Media:

Toronto Star
National Post
Globe and Mail
Toronto Sun

They are all trying to compete with the people who are running the New Media on the Internet in Toronto which are:

Torontoist
BlogTO
Spacing

These new media players are gaining a lot of respect in many ways. I enjoy reading all of these, but from what I see is that Spacing and BlogTO still take from the Traditional Media which is annoying me lots. When I came across Torontoist about a year ago, I was interested in all the ways this was different.

Torontoist is different because they go out of their way to try and get the News first but in a creative way. They push past all the garbage and bring to us the real news that Traditional Media does hit or use. Along with this they have shown a way to be creative with Photographic and everyday have the best photos from Toronto I have ever seen.

The sad news is that Torontoist is going to be put to rest at the end of this year, and I am afraid to say this but GOTHAMIST who owns the site missed out on keeping Torontoist alive for all of Toronto. Yes the revenue wasn't there, but almost all the people working for Toronto as bloggers were doing this free. They knew Toronto needed a bigger and better way to get news to the people of Toronto.

The point was that they were not just about the News, but reported on areas of the city that no one else did and always came had events or meetings or music shows up that hardly anyone knew about. This is the first time a site that I truly enjoyed is going to be put to rest and never woke up again.

Like Torontoist, I have at times reached out to people I know and ask them to blog on my site, but no one has been able to give me their time or energy to do this. I wish that there were more people blogging on my site to give us a scope of Toronto or even the world in different issues.

The best thing I understand about the New Media is that Ads pay for everything, and I am sadly hurt that even when we have an amazing site that revenue was the thing that did them in. Like the Traditional Media in Toronto, we need a race to get Ads into the Newspapers and this is making me feel a little sick.

What we truly need is a way to stay totally free and deliver the best media out there. I believe that by not having Ads on a site you do much better and give the public more of what they want. Overall I am sad about the loss of Torontoist but happy to see that there are many many great people in Toronto.

Just to add at the bottom of this, youth at the Climate Change Talks in Poznan, Poland talked about Survival is Non-Negotiable. Here is a Video of what I mean and Standing Up for Youth all around the World.

Darfur Killers!

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:35:00 +0000

I just watched a documentary on Darfur in Sudan and the whole problem that the country has and still is having. http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/darfur/

What to say about the problem is that everywhere people are been killed, rape, and lost homeless. People are running to Chad to try and save themselves, which is helping much at all. Darfur is a place that is going to be wiped off the face of the earth if people don't go in there and save this.

What do we have to do to save this, go to the UN and wait years and years and years for some countries to say "YES", but then put restricts on how we can go in there? NO, that is the stupidest idea ever, but the only way we can bring in peacekeepers into Darfur.

Lets look at what has happened: People are losing their eyes, houses are burned with people sleeping in them, people watching family be slaughter, family torn apart, and not enough food to feed people.

When did this start: 2003
How many have dead: Over 400,000
How many on Humanitarian Aid: 1.3 million
How many displaced: 2.2 million

Numbers like these are seen all the time in Africa but the chances of the world saving this is like small to none. If this was in North America or Europe we would be in there in a heartbeat. There is no need for more reports or more timely fashioned big name stars to support the cause. We need to just go in there and help the people.

If this is not a Human Rights issue then what is? We need to put an end to Darfur NOW, not tomorrow not next year NOW.

If we don't want what is happening in Darfur to become an even bigger African problem in which more countries are engaged in war, we have to just help Darfur NOW.

To leave, how come we are able to just let Africa sit there and waste away in all the problem they have? Why are we going into the wrong countries at the wrong time? The Middle East is so great we should go bomb there to setup a prison for 100 years.

Just Stop and Think about Darfur and Remember Push all everyone you know to make this issue Number One on the World Stage.

Racism and Human Rights in Canada, USA, The World?

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:06:00 +0000

What can we say about the world these days, there is so much Racism and Human Rights problems that no one knows what issue to get up and support. Should we support all issues or one and put our heart into that one issue? In my mind this is totally up to the person who wants is trying to decide, to give you background on many different issues going on right now here is a long down.

Aboriginal People in Canada
Black in the USA
Prisoners in Guantanamo Bay
Tibet Freedom
Taiwan Independent
Burma or Myanmar Rights
East Timor
Dufar in Sudan
Kenya Killing
Zimbabwe Elections
Africa and World in HIV/AIDs
Muslim Rights
Israel and Palestine Land Dispute
Kosovo Freedom
Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Freedom Press Rights
Food Shortage
Homeless People
Prostitution Rights
People on Drugs Freedom

Here is a map of where in the world people have freedom: http://www.freedomhouse.org/uploads/maps/fiw_current.pdf and I will update this map at the end of the blogs with all the issues I have talked about. There will be a version of video and written blogs.

There is so many more issues that I can talk about but my mind can't think of them. This world has so many issues and I want to try and turn this blog into a way to get people to think about the world more and trying to help the world slowly. Every issue in the world will be touched on in this blog and going to go into depth about every single one.

If you can think of more please comment and let me know of more. I am going to start to blog everyday about every one of these issues until I have covered everyone.

Rethinking Impact on Earth

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:31:00 +0000

There has been such a waste of the world as people are driving cars or flying across the world just for work or to be with someone for a day. The amount of people who fly is not going down as people don't understand we need a No Impact approach on the Earth.

I recently saw this man who was trying to have No Impact on the Earth for 1 year and live in New York City. He also lives in an apartment which is much harder as he can't go change everything in the apartment. He and his family have gone as much as they can, and they have been making lots of News. They were featured in the New York Times: No Impact

One big thing I did this last summer was bike across Province of Alberta and this was 1300 - 1500 KM and was a blast. This was to gain stories and understand everything going on in the Tar Sands. This also had a huge impact on me to not buy anything and live local and small.

If we really want to change ourselves, we need to cut off everything that we don't need and do things that will make us happier. Starting tomorrow, I am going to not watch TV for 1 year, and beyond that try to live with as little impact on the Earth. With this, going to turn off all the lights I can (live by candle), and get an indoor compost bin that will help me cut down on waste. Every little counts.

Using Big Soy Candles and Worm Composts:

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What do people think would cut down the impact on the Earth? Would cutting out all travel outside of the city? Making no waste on the Earth? Leave a comment on what you think.

Inspiring Videos

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:55:00 +0000

I have found two videos that are very inspiring and have really been about changing the world and everything around yourself.

1.) This one is from the Free The Children Organization and one of the leader, trying to get us to go from a Me Generation to a We Generation.

2.) The second video is about the UN Millennium goals that are suppose to be solved by 2015. Very amazing how they added the pictures, and everything to go along with the talk.

Both videos are really inspiring and making people move forward in the world. We need to move in the right direction in the world or we will die very young. Just taking small steps that affect the day to day lives is going to make a big impact.

I did read a book called Me to We which is really inspiring and has really changed the way I look at my life. Things have become clearer and I am more of a real person now. With this book they teach you to take small steps towards any goal you have, and really work towards that in anyway possible.

All dreams are possible if you work hard on them everyday.

US Presidential Race 2008.

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:26:00 +0000

As someone who is watching three elections happening this year, I am starting to feel like what is this world coming to an end? There is nothing good coming from any of the elections that are going to be played out over this year.

If there is a woman in the White House that would be amazing for the US but has she really made people who don't normally vote vote, no way. When I watch Hilary Clinton anywhere, she isn't talking to people who are non-voters but people who always vote. Yes she is bring out Women around the country and giving them a voice. Normally they would vote what their husband does, but really they have a voice now, but still what about youth, or low income people???

Well this in turn is where Barack Obama is hitting, he is running to hear from everyone. He has worked years and years in helping people in Illinois and this is totally paying off. He hasn't been in politics for years and years, which makes him a fresh face. Yesterday I watched a video about a young black man who is helping Obama get elected and that young man had done drugs, and been to jail. He now is working in the Student Government at his local College, and getting many many black people out to vote for Obama.

On the other side of the coin, is the Republicans who are not really inspiring anyone to come out and vote. I look at Bush Sr., Bush Jr., and now Mccain, there is no chance for any of them to win over the hearts of Americans. What the Republicans needs is a person who can be very left, very right, but right in the middle. Even when Mccain is, people get angry and when to throw everything at them. What true Republicans want is someone who is on the Right side of the politics, and that is going to happen in this election. The only person who I want to see win for Republicans is Ron Paul but for him to win, he has to win lots of the states left.

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What I feel is happening with the US Presidential Race is that every single person running is preaching to large crowds, but are they really hitting the people who are out there working everyday and don't have the time or money to see them in person? No. I think that if you really want to see a difference in the election, you need to move forward and start going on the buses and working hard to get the vote out. Everyday people are working all day, and then they have an hour off, and then jump on a bus ride an hour, work all night, and then come home for an hour. Do they get to see their kids? No. These are the people who all of the Presidential Candidates should be targeting.

Here in Canada, there has been a surge of people watching the US Presidential Race, and everyone is saying how come we can't have an Obama Candidate? One thing, Peter Mansbridge said "Who would ever know what an Obama Candidate look like?" I just feel that here in Canada watching everything happening in the US is really bad news for us. We need to focus on finding someone in our country that can bring the people together in our country. I still believe that CBC has the best coverage of all the places I have looked in trying to balance out everything, and giving the whole picture of events. One big thing I see that in Canada they talk about more then in the US is we say Obama = Kennedy, and Republicans = Reagan. The CBC had the son of Reagan on, and didn't want to say he wants a Democrats to win but was very close in saying that.

Just the one big thing we miss in this Presidential Race from all Media is the stories of people who are working 20 - 22 hours a day to meet payments. We need to know what they think of the US Presidential Race, and what is there thoughts can go right or wrong with everything. The Media is playing the same card as the Candidates are and talking to Middle Class people only.

We need a Revolution in the Media and the US Presidental Race. Obama is a start but we need someone to show us they are talking to low income families, homeless people, black, white, and everyone else.

China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:02:00 +0000

Here is the first of a series of blogs that I am going to write about the Independence of Countries around the world. There are many places in the world that want to get independence from the country that are apart of, and I will show each and everyone in the world. This will be written about everyday, and hopefully there will be a great debate.

Today, I will start off with China.

Above is the map of China, and as you can see there are many provinces that break up the country of China. What I want to focus on is the three parts of China that are trying to gain independence for themselves. Full Link: China Map Full

Hong Kong has tried to gain independence before but has failed, and has now been apart of China for 10 years, as they did gain independence from Britain. This is a step in the right direction for Hong Kong, but they are still part of China which is something that I feel shouldn't be happening. Hong Kong is a place that should be free as they have gone through many problems and are just wanting to be free as a bird.

With Taiwan, this is one of the biggest human rights violations in the world. They are trying to gain independence, but China doesn't want to even think they are part of the another country. When Taiwan tries to gain independence, China just comes in and kills a bunch of people, and everyone just falls into line with China.

Tibet, is very spiritual, and humble, everyone in the world has said for years that the people and monks of Tibet should get the land back and not be part of China. The massacre of millions of people was very really something that gave the world a little into what China could do. There has been a growing movement on trying to help the Tibet People, and move them closer to their own country where they can live and work. The monks and the Lama could bring Tibet to one of the most peaceful places in the world.

This is just a shot of the countries that are in China getting independence, in my series of Independence of Country around the world.

My conclusion for the first day is that China is trying to control the world again, but in slower parts then they use to want to. If they can crack down on the people within their own country, then they can move on build a huge army, and gain more independence in the world. China itself is having a huge explosion of jobs and a growing middle class, which means they are moving into the right direction. The people are making sure that China is having a bigger presence in the world, and helping fuel the rise of the developing countries. The only part is that the Media, and China Government are way off on what should be allowed for people to view on the outside.

Which Countries would you like me to do? If you know of any that would be interesting to do, please post a comment with the name of the country.

Womens Rights? Men?

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:43:00 +0000

I have been looking at this issue for the past year, in many forms. Talking to people, listening to CBC (The Canadian Broadcasting Corpation), watching TV and Movies, and just walking or biking around wherever I am.

Why do we have Womens Rights that mean nothing nowadays, seems that the number of women who have taken the call up to fight for their rights in Canada is at an all-time low. What are they fighting for now? Equal Pay, Equal participation, Equal Rights? They are fighting for nothing that generations before us were fighting, and this seems like they don't care about anything.

Everyday I see that we talk about Single Mothers or Women who are dying because of prostitution. Don't take this in the wrong way, I am just saying that all the stories in the News and what people are gripping towards are rights for Women.

Do we ever talk about Men? Not all Men are running big corporations or sitting in the House of Commons at all. Globally I see that Women need rights and that is good that they are getting them. Just nowhere I see, is there a talk about Men's Rights in society. We have been pushed over because we use to run the world. I huge problem in our society is that if a Men gets beaten up by a Women or even other Men, they would report this much less.

Rights are Rights, and Women need more then Men, this is true, and I feel we need to move forward with this. Just I don't feel that Women or Men get everything they need.

Women: Single Mothers, Poverty, Racism, Beating.
Men: Single Fathers, Racism, Working Two Jobs.

My idea is just to create a new Bill of Rights in Canada or at the UN (United Nations) to address Human Rights in this Country and World.

In the Bill of Rights would be: Equal Pay, Equal Participation, and a sense that Men are equal to Women, and Women are equal to Men. Nowadys, Men are not the only ones controlling the world now, but Women are as well.

STAND UP for Men, Women and Children alike.

Just to let everyone know this isn't about making Men more superior looking at all. I am looking for an equal support for all groups around the world.

Why show more skin?

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:09:00 +0000

I think that as I watch and look around the world, more men and women are showing more skin. I feel this is really getting me worried about our world, why do we need this? Why do we need this? I feel that I am throwing up every time I see more and more skin. My feeling is that we need to show less and less skin, and I only say this because I am not one to look at people's skin, this is really gross.

Everyday I look at this world, and I see that we are needing to be a little more open there with ourselves, but why do we need to bare our skin to the world??? I feel like the world around me is going nuts, and then a women comes up and has everything but her eyes closed up people get mad. Well I am going to say "Shame on People."

We need to respect people for not showing anything off, and that is what I feel is the best thing, I hate when people are so not open about both sides. Seems our crazy world has gotten crazier.

Yes there is this whole thing in Quebec happening, but is this really going to change the world no. Quebec will go back to that normal self and there will still be Canadians not wanting to get Immigrants to be proud of who they are. We are just being open to everyone, and that is better then shutting down the borders because someone isn't like us.

I support people who don't need to show everything and want to cover all their body parts. People should accept this, and believe that everyone has the ready to do what they want. Immigrants come in, have to learn to live like us, and have done more to change Canada then Canadians who have lived here longer. They are just trying to live a life, and we are pushing them to the edge.

As a person who has lived here in Canada his whole life, Canadians should accept Immigrants for who they are, and be a Shamed to say things that don't accept us. As I look at the debate in Quebec, everyone there is learning French or English, and this is all so us in North America and parts of Europe can keep English as their first language. If anything, we should be learning 2 or 3 languages in School all the time.

What in the World?

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:23:00 +0000

There is so much going on in the world around the Environment these days, and no one is going in the right way. We are trying to create people who are more aware of the world around them and think about the Environment. With the Environment comes Human Rights, and many other causes that are helping the world become safe and pure.

My opinion of all of this, is just to make the world look like the Western ways, and that isn't always the best way to look. We need to create local alternatives to the problems in this world. Look at what is happening in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Israel, and many other places around the world. The problems that are there reach around the world, but do they have local situations no, they are normally International situations which creates so many problems. We need to have people who are strong within that country, and are able to solve the problem from within. This might take longer then people believe should but would help create a better world. If an International team is needed in trying to halt the violence, this is good, but we then need to rebuild with local organizations and people.

Environmental issues are taking a new turn, but for the worse, and no one really knows what is happening. I can use everything possible in the world to cause harm, and all I need to do is buy carbon emissions. This is so bad, lots of people don't even know how to make the world a better place, and this is causing me to throw up and hurt my head. I remember hearing that Arnold S., yes the Governor of California has 5 Hummers. He has 5 Hummers, but 2 are running Clean and 3 are harmful, how can you even think, he is doing anything right if he can't change this life. I hear things like this everyday, if you can't change yourself, then how can you preach to other people at all. I don't believe many people can preach because they are not doing enough, but if you live as simple and easy as possible that is great.

If you really want to solve the Environmental Problem, just create a website with a 7 point plan, get people to sign that, and then do a concert that has big names. You know that works for a little while, but overall the Live Earth and what Al Gore is doing is great, but unless he is able to push billions of people that would be nice. Look at people who have hardly any money and live in India or Africa, they use energy better then anyone in the world. Oh, wait did I say that, they use to, but as soon as they get cars, tvs, and lights, that goes out the window. If we really want to do things right, we should be living the way that the Native people use to live, and follow the food that they eat, and use everything possible around them.

We need to get rid of lots of things that create a 1 person society, and create a world where people are interacting with others.

New Blogger and Ideas.

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:41:00 +0000

Hello all! First just a little bit about me and why I’m here. Shawn has graciously allowed me to participate in this blog and speak about whatever I wish. Following Shawn’s lead, most of my posts will focus on what I see going on in the city, anything from the economy to social issues etc… I enjoy reading the newspaper and people-watching, which is where most of my ideas and inspiration will come from.

A little about me… I’m a 21 year old female at York University studying criminology and psychology. I’ll be going into my final year in September, which is exciting of course. I hope to work in the area of parole/probation to help offenders avoid falling into the downward cycle of repeat offenses and despair. Of course, that all depends on what I can get upon graduation.

Lately, I have been thinking more and more about social issues that affect us all. We all share the environment, and without it we could not exist. At the same time, we need a strong, healthy economy and society. However, these ideas are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary, we need all of these things for our city, our country and the world to function. What we need to accomplish is balance in all aspects of life, both individually and globally. It is time for all of us to start thinking about the ways we can improve our world. You may be thinking, ‘what can I possibly do? I’m just one person.’ What if everyone thought that way? We would never get anywhere. We can all make small steps and conscious decisions that improve our world. Instead of tossing that pop can in the trash, recycle it. There, you’ve already made a difference.

What I ask of you is to think before you act and make smart decisions. It doesn’t take a lot of effort to recycle that newspaper or that pop can. For the sake of our environment, make the right decision.

Expanding Life & Free Opinion Blog

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:27:00 +0000

I have been looking at new ways to get my life in better fashion, and with everything comes a plus when you wait long enough.. I remember waiting for something to happen then going to do Katimavik which was a plus in 2004-2005, then doing Canada World Youth in 2006-2007, and now I have a job in the Computer Area.. All of this has been lots of life experience, which is a huge plus for me, and giving me more power then I have ever had.

My passion is in the environment and I am looking into that area more and more everyday.. Over the past 3 years, my passion for the environment has increased as I have been around people who are directly involved with this area... The environment is an area that is giving me greater awareness of my life and people who are directly affect by this.. Everyday I learn more about people working with the environment then I do working with computers.

The other idea I had, along with a few other people was to start a whole new political party which is crazy yes I know, but you are talking to someone who has crazy ideas all the time.. We just thought that here in Canada the NDP party was getting away from where we liked them when we first started to vote for them.. Also the Greens, don't have enough support across the country to really make a difference that will be affected right now. Really getting into this would be a challenge and hard but on the other side, "Why start a new political party?", well we want to at all, this was just to stir our minds to think what needs to be done to make a great party.

There is another new person who is going to start blogging here, her name is Sam and she is going to blog here.. This is a huge plus, as she has really amazing opinions, and in the last few months has really made me think about the world in a different way.. Overall she is going to bring a more unique opinion on the world, and made me define this blog into a more understanding place.

One change I have made in my blog, is that all opinions are free and open, if you want to blog on my website just comment about wanting to, and I will give you the necessary information.. I am looking for a number of people to comment on this blog in the long run, and to expand this blog out to the farest reaches of the world.

Tar Sands Bike Trip

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Wed, 30 May 2007 14:17:00 +0000

There is a new whole Bike Trip that is going on in August, from the Alberta/US border right to the Tar Sands.. Everyone in the project is really pumped to get this started and really go for the whole trip... I haven't decided if I am going yet, but will make that decision as soon as I can.. The whole trip is about making people aware of the problems with the Tar Sands, and to show the people who are affected with the whole Tar Sands.

What my involvement with the whole project is to do the website for them, which is something that I am enjoy doing and really well have tons of fun with.. They will be using Wordpress as that is the easiest way to create what they want, and most people around the world is using that.. Then there will be a blog, photos, video, and so much more for them to just go crazy with.

The Bike Trip is going to be 3 weeks of fun more fun and just gathering stories, and writing ideas on how to take this project to the next step.. Even if I don't go, I will be involved in the project from wherever I am as much as I possibly can be.. We are thinking of what to do with the whole movement after the bike trip is over and thinking why not just continue with actions all across Canada.. Maybe once a year just have a huge action that would be something to look forward to, and we build up towards that.

This whole movement is something that I really enjoy and think that we can really make a name if we continue to go in the right direction.. The Tar Sands are really big, and they are creating something that is bad/good for Canada, and we need to just get the word out.. Right now from what I know, the Tar Sands are really making many people move to Alberta, and the camp for the Tar Sands is not really good news.. Other places in Canada are losing many people because they are all moving to the Tar Sands, which is really having a bad effect on Canada.. We should be encouraging people to stay in their own provinces, and territories as this will totally improve Canada and create a much better local scene.. To do the most for the environment we need to do this on a local front, and by moving everyone to Alberta, seems that province is getting the most attention right now from Federal Government.

In the end, I am touching base with a lot of really amazing people that I feel have great voices in the world today... These people are really enjoying the work they do, and putting out the right amount of energy into the world.. My feeling is that, together we can create a better way to live for everyone.. The Tar Sands are just the start, as there will be more and more projects in the future to talk about.

News from Mexico..

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Sun, 27 May 2007 20:58:00 +0000

My friend in Mexico is now into this whole environmental movement that is happening around the world.. She is really nice, and will be posting here in the future... Her name is Alma, and she is really getting into the Environment, and hopefully if this works out we can get many other people to post within this blog too..

Her first big thing was to go out and get picture of the Garbage Trucks in her hometown and take the garbage to the tiradero where people separate plastic, glass, tins if they can be recycled. Here are pictures of them:

Crazy iPod and iPhone World...

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Fri, 25 May 2007 21:27:00 +0000

Everyday I walk around the streets of Toronto, and see people with Cellphones, iPods, & more, whatever they want but everything is for only one person... There are so many things that people don't need in this world, and I don't believe that a cellphone or iPod is one of them.. Why does everyone need a cellphone and an iPod along with many other things that are made for the individual?

Everyone says Cellphones are good if you are in an Emergency, but when are you really in one? There are many people I see who get a cellphone for that reason, then use it way more... Cellphones are attached to the hip, and used everywhere, and then everyone gets annoyed by them when they go off everywhere... Cellphones are also coming with more and more extras that no one in the world knows what to do with.. Who uses all the extras? Yes people use some of the extras, but tell me one person who uses all the extras on their phone, and you will show me something new..

As for the iPod, yes this is connected to your music, and videos, and soon maybe full streaming tv shows.. I feel that this is going nuts, as the music and everything on there is for one person.. All this iPod does is play something for the individual, with one person in mind.. The iPod is nice to have, but really people buy this so they are not bored when they are doing things that are boring..

My idea is that we should cut the core, and just not be attached to the world of the iPod or cellphones that are coming out.. Most of the time, no one knows what is going on in the world around them, when they are on these things... Everyday I am counting the number of cellphones and iPods used on the streets... They are growing ten fold everyday, and I dislike this, but something has to be gone to slow down this world...

I remember recently on CBC (TV/Radio Station) here in Canada, they ran a story about a guy who is too into the Cellphone world.. He has 2 cellphones, and really needs to slow down, and his family really wants him to slow down.. I feel this is the way the world is going, and not liking this at all.. Another thing, is that tons of times, you are meeting or shopping or doing something really nice, then the big thing called a Cellphone rings.. Why do people need any cellphone, why can't you just meetup with people, and not have a cellphone ring off the hook?

Lets just slow down the world, and not use any of these at all.. I have an iPod, and no cellphone, which is really something that I never want to have.. Cellphones are really annoying to me, and I don't want to be connected to the world that isn't important to me 24/7.. As for the iPod, the last time I used that was 2 years ago, and I feel that this is just because I feel I like hearing about everything going on in the world..

SLOW DOWN THE WORLD, SLOW DOWN YOURSELF, and CONNECT TO PEOPLE CLOSE TO YOU!!!!!!

Toronto Subway - TTC

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Fri, 18 May 2007 03:23:00 +0000

Everytime I use the TTC, I see many things that are making the rides on the TTC so boring and like everyone is so died that they are really to be poked with a stick.. I feel like just acting crazy and giving everyone a smile, but that would be weird in the general public..

First, everytime some comes on the TTC they have to sit in a different place where no one else is.. I do this, only because everyone will feel weird "Why is this guy sitting next to me when there are seats all over the place?"... Then if there is no other seat avaliable away from everyone then majority of people will stand until there is one.. The other problem is that people will sit next to someone until there there is an open seat somewhere else, and just move.. Now this is really annoying as no one ever wants people to move if they are sitting next to them... When I see this I get very annoyed myself, like that person isn't good enough for them, and they have to move..

Second, whenever people want to get on or off, no one ever moves or says "Excuse me, may I get by please?".. For me, I have held up people before, but have been more aware of the problem and have stopped doing that all together.. Just today, I was standing there, and a women got up from her seat, no saying "Excuse me", or "Can I get by?".. I felt like I was being rude for not moving but I didn't even know she wanted to get up..

Third, people like to move from car to car to car just because they can't find a nice empty seat.. This is really driving me crazy, just because you can't find a seat that suits you, you move.. I have never done this myself, but this is something that just gets me annoyed... If you are in one car just stay there, that is the best thing to do at all, and you might meet someone who you like..

Fourth, I see that the Toronto Subway system is going to automatic calling of stations, this is nuts.. I was on the subway today with a real person calling the stations and he was so much more friendlier then any auto person... This person was happy and fun, and made me really think about every station I was passing by... I feel going to an auto person, would kill the whole system and get rid of the people who are really nice and like calling out stations..

My overall saying is that the whole Toronto Subway could be improved by 10000% if people were more friendlier and just didn't care where they sat.. Everyone wants to get from here to there without ever having to talk to anyone that they don't know.. I know that meeting people on the subway is fun, and I have talked a few people who have really made me happy to be on the subway...

People who really like the Toronto Subway should step up and voice opinions on how to improve the whole inside of the TTC...

World and Environment Updates

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 15:49:00 +0000

As I post this, just a few mins ago I was reading this article on Darfur and a Women who branches out in the Washington Post..
Women branches out in Durfar - Washington Post
This women is amazing, she has been telling stories of what really is going on in Darfur for many years without the government doing anything.. She writes everything herself, and this was all started by her sister, which is a really amazing approach to journalism.

I have been reading about a way to get rid of Garbage someone gave me, and they are able to buy this huge machine, and just put any amount of garbage in there, then the garbage vanishs and energy comes out.. Yes it is a good thing to have this in the long run, but this machine is so big that you need to take up huge portions of land just to install this...
Machine of Future
Even those this guy who invented the whole machine is really amazing, just I don't feel that using this would solve the garbage problem.. I feel overall we need to just waste less, and recycle, reduce, reuse more.. This way more people would be able to live in the next generations without saying "What is grass?"

Over the last weekend, I went to a rally that was about Kyoto called Canadians for Kyoto... Yes Kyoto isn't the best way of going about things, but this is just a start in the right direction, and puts pressure on governments to do more.. When I listened to the speeches that people were talking about, they are all in the right direction, but they are putting the pressure on the Canadian government which is wrong.. They should be putting the pressure on Canadians to change just one thing at a time.. I really saw support for this issue of Kyoto in the masses at the rally, but I feel the right way to get out the message is to protest..
In Canada, I do see that Harper isn't doing everything right about this, but he is giving money for clean air.. How do we stop the Oil Companies that everyone is angry about stop driving the cars, or drive cars that are totally fuel indepent of Oil... You have to take your own approach to the cause, not just say "OH Harper isn't doing anything, so I shouldn't." Now I see Canada introducting bills getting right of the light blub, and bring in energy saving ones.. Where did we see that first that is right AUSTRALIA. Why can't Canada do anything that is leading the charge? We have individuals who do lead the charge, but never a government as they are too tied to who BIG BUSINESS and OIL COMPANIES, yes you LIBERALs, and PC or CONSERVATIVES.

Everyone says that I am a left side of the politic parties, but for me, I do see that supporting the troops, and thinking about security is a good thing.. Just in this day and age, we take it too far, and that is something that is crazy.. If we really needed $15 Billion for the military, that would be good, but why $15 Billion just to put ourselves into a war.. As for security, yes we need to be aware of the people who are causing harm to our world, just not lock them up without them knowing the charges.. Our the US has CUBA for 99 Years, well we have the secret Canadian Government for 140 Years.. I have only seen in the last two governing parties has anyone waken up to this..

Beyond all this crazyness that I speak about, I am working on a new site for Boiling Frog, and they are an amazing group of people to work with.. They really tell me what it is like, and when I talk to them about my views, they help me in telling me where I am wrong or right.. As the website, this is the first one I have gone that has really got me into doing whatever I wanted, and I just come with ideas, and they just support me if it looks good.. Boiling Frog is a place I would like to stick with for years to come, and as they move out to Sask, and built a veichle that they can live out of this is a step into the right direction.. If anything, I would love to visit them in Sask in the near future for sure, and be able to head out west too..

Environmental Project

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 20:04:00 +0000

Yes as you know I have started to get into the Environment area and believe that the first area we can show progress in is the garbage area.. Right now, we see everyday tons and tons of people putting cans, bottles, food waste in the wrong garbage.. Mostly I feel that is only because we are unaware, and lazy in this North American society, and if we just spend 2 more seconds thinking about our way of life the garbage will be unbelieveablely less... Another factor is when you come up to a garbage can, there is no place for your recycleables or paper, and all you have to do is place that in the garbage.. I have had the experience of having to bring my recycles, paper, and other things to my house to recycle them...

Since I started this idea, there have been four people who have come onboard with me, and I will be including there material in my blog.. We will be including photos, video, art, music, and any other material that we find or use to express ourselves.. You will be getting an international feel to this issue, and learn how other places around the world deal with garbage.. We feel that making the material avaliable to others will increase the chances that more people will want to be involved in the project..

Toronto: In Toronto, we have been using for a few years, a three system waste management program.. First, we have a garbage bin, where all the garbage that is real garbage goes there. Second, a recycling bin, which includes any mentals, and papers, this is an effort system but doesn't include as much as could be. Last, we have an organic waste which is for food, tissue, and other organics that can be composted. These three bins are really important in improving the way Toronto sorts the garbage we have here.. My only feeling is we don't go far enough, as any garbage going to a landfill is bad, even 1%, and I know we could reuse, recycle or reduce our garbage to 0%.

Mexico: In the Mexico City more than 19 million persons live (habit). The Mexico City divides in two principal sectors the Federal District, with 1 500 km2 and the metropolitan zone with 1 728 km2. It thinks that every inhabitant of the Mexico City every day rejects an average of a kilogram of garbage, which means that every day there are rejected more than 19 thousand daily tons that will need a space where to be deposited. The process of deposition of the tailing does not finish when the citizen eliminates something, when this happens scarcely it is the beginning of a great quantity of relation.
the forms in which the persons eliminate what is not useful, it is of giving the garbage to the sweeper who cleans his(her) zone, that sweeper will pass certain days to gather the garbage. Once the sweeper has filled his(her,your) " cart of garbage ", he goes to a recollector truck to empty the content of his cart.
The truck will gather the garbage of the carts. then deposit garbage in one of the ten stations of transference, where a trailer will fill with capacity from 20 to 25 tons of garbage. The truck will take the garbage to the "tiraderos" (tiradero= is the place where the garbage is issue ). Once the garbage came to the tiradero and was taken to the corresponding tiradero, the pepenadores ( pepenador is the person that gather the garbage from the tiraderos) will classify the tailing inside bundles, that after being tied will be taken to the pesadero. In the pesadero the classified tailing will be weighed The weigher will store for some days the products and then he will will sell it to companies or to intermediaries.

New Mind, New World, and New We....

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 12:00:00 +0000

Right now, I am sitting in my house inside of my room, on my new MacBook computer, that my family had got for me for my birthday.. Yes I really enjoy this new computer as this is giving me a sense of life now.. As I look around the whole world right now, I am starting to see that being on the computer in any form is great, but if we are just connecting and not creating, we are taking and not giving back..

People normally sit here and surf the internet for hours, then chat on MSN Messenger for hours, and then might go to facebook or myspace to communicate in their blog/community, then goto a photo sharing site and upload photos, along with that go to youtube or now livevideo to create a video entry. This is the world of a normal youth that is in high school or secondary school, and this is increasingly becoming the way youth use the internet.. The youth they sit create things for themselves or friends, and never think about "How is this going to look for the outside world?"...

As for myself, yes I do have this blog, and yes I have tons of photo sharing sites, and I do spend hours on MSN Messenger and surfing the internet, but wait I have no video site... Yes I know, this is still the same thing, and I really see that coming on the computer for me was about taking in information and really not giving anything back, well now I am going to start to create information.. The true task will be that this is not for myself, but for the greater world out there, and I will only give out to the world what I know will help them improve..

My really life goals in this next year are to become the person I have always wanted to be, enjoy the world as a whole... This is a big step, but in the next year, we will see someone who has given back more then has taken.. With every step, there is a way to give back to everyone, and I need to do this more... By the time Jan 1, 2008 comes around, there will be a new me, a person who is more humble, more aware of the world, more in tune with everything.. A goal is something I create every year but never live up to that goal as I feel about this.. This year is different, as I have already experienced so much and done more then any previous year... If I don't meet this goal, at least there is a sense that I have achieved something greater in my life..

I have worked on campaigns such as Car Free Day, Boreal Forest, and many other things in my life that I have been really sad about.. Just these are really not helping the people who really need the change, but we are helping the middle class change their views and values... When I look at the world now, and I see many people who can't even eat or walk or even speak, I feel we are missing out... Today, I am saying, the wall that I have created between me and the real world is going to be broken down, and there will be no wall but just me giving back... Over the next few weeks you will see me changing and evolving to a better person, and the computer will become a creative instrument instead of a tool.. Instead of this being for me, the focus will be for everyone in the world...

What I have figured out is that I need to create my own projects for the world and really get a move on them.. As for that, I need to really understand what my ideas are right now, and for the future.. Talking to a few people, and getting a sense, that the environment is huge in my mind is going to the focus.. We are going to choose one issue like Garbage, Oil and Gas or even Global Warming.. This is just the start of our ideas, but in the next few weeks you will see more creative posts, and ways to create a better world... We are going to need all the help in the world, and tons of feedback to all our ideas/events/actions...

Back Home from "Canada World Youth"

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 00:19:00 +0000

I have been on this world wind of a program that took me 6 months away from Toronto.. I spend 3 months in Guelph, Ontario, and 3 months in Hathin, India.. The first 3 months, were so amazing, and I learned many new things about the world and myself, which really made me happy.. As for the last 3 months in India, they really opened my eyes to new experiences and new adventures that I will never forget and I will always want to remember... Overall the whole program opened my eyes to a new world, and I feel that in the end, the world is a new place to explore and experience.. I am going to miss my host family in Guelph, and India, but most of all I am going to miss my group which really helped me grow as a person, and become a better more improved global citizen...

There is too much to say right now in this blog, but I will really get all the photos and videos, and everything that I have done in the last 6 months up somewhere for people to see and enjoy.. Right now, I am trying to get all the photos sorted out, and then I will figure out all the videos right after that.. My only problem is making sure that, I have put a creative edge to all my work that I am going to do.. This is something that is really hard to do, but I know by the end, the whole family will see something new and really enjoy the whole thing.. One idea I got was to make videos about my experience, but I thought that would be me sitting here talking about everything, and I thought "Do I have the pose to get people to sit and listen to me?"...

Coming back to Toronto, Ontario, Canada is really weird, there is so much that I want to do now, and I just need to figure out what I want to do in the next year.. The only thing is, I just don't want to stay sitting around doing nothing for too long, I have been back for a little over a week, and my mind is going blah.. What I need to do is find something creative to do in the next few days or my brain will explode... The whole Toronto is the same, and I really need to explore the city more to find places that will give me the inspiration to move onto my next stage in life...

My goal right now is to get a job for the next little while to see if that works out, figure out if school is the right option or not, and get into the photo, art, video, music area and combine all of them in a creative way.. If anyone has ideas, that would really help me explore my mind more.. What I would like to do is more of my weirdness combined with a more environmental aspect look... Right now I am in Computers, but would like to transitation into the world of the environment, that is a really big area for me.. As with anything, there are leaps that I have to make, but in the end I know that the environment area will be my passion for my whole life..

The biggest thing I noticed when I got back to Toronto was that, I was in culture shock as there was no people, cars, honking, dogs, or anything in the world.. Along with that, my family didn't change that much over the last 6 months, and I feel they have stayed the same.. As soon as I got back, they were asking me, "can you do this or that?", and there was so much not done too.. Whenever I go away from my family, they seem to stop doing everything and just continue on little things that they enjoy.. I still feel that my family is great, and they really help me improve, but whenever I improve, and come back they never seem to see the improvement, just the pain..

As I said above my goals are to get into the Environment, yet that is a far away goal.. Right now, my goal is to just be able to see my friends in other parts of the world, and Canada... This would really make me happy, and just to work in different places in the world would be amazing, and give me so much strength that I never had before.. I have friends in SK, Quebec, NB, Ontario, Nunvaut, Alberta, and BC, which are a combinement of Katimavik and Canada World Youth... Right now my plan is to go visit many of them in SK, and explore the places around there for sure.. I know that as soon as I can, I will be travelling the world, and working in many different places, and enjoying so much more then I could ever be enjoying in Toronto at this point..

One last thing as you all are wondering did my Urdu or Hindi improve? Well, in India, I was living with a Hindu family, and yes I did improve my Hindi, but I can't speak on demand.. I just know that this has improved lots as when my father speaks to any of his friends, I understand some of the words and this is really amazing for me.. Am I going to continue my Hindi or Urdu? For sure I will continue to improve my speech in these languages, just I needed a break as I wanted to rest myself until I was fully ready to get back into this.. How am I going to improvemy language skills? I will spend 5 or 10 mins a day learning new words, and then I will use them in everyday speech.. This is what I thought helped the most when I was in India, but sometimes people are like, "What are you trying to say?"... Another thing I learned was that English is the slowest language in the world, yes I might be thinking that because I know the language, but I feel that you have to slow down English as many people don't have the full vocaburlary...

Eyes and Ears in Global World

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:37:00 +0000

Everyday I see someone that is a different religion or culture, I am amazed on how we all live together in this new Global World.. Everyone looks so amazed, and then there are the people who are saying bad things about many religions and cultures in the closed doors of the world.. We should be open about our views about everything, I know that lots of people will be hurt, but if we are more open about things everything will work out for the better.. This will not happen in 10 or 20 years, but slowly it will improve the life of everyone in the world..

I heard a story of youth from Africa coming over to Canada, and Canadians going over to Africa.. The youth from Africa, brought picture over, and the public can see the amazing pictures that were up and around... Just by looking at the pictures you see how youth in Africa live, play, and view their countries.. If we expose youth to more cultures, and religions, there would be less problems in the world.. This isn't easy, but if we start as the very young kids then we can start to improve the world just a little bit.

Now that I am going to travel to India in November, this is totally going to change my way of thinking and understand the world.. Just by traveling to a one country that is a million times different then your own opens your eyes, and ears.. You don't want that music in your ears, but you want to explore and see everything you can and your eyes are open wider.. By opening your eyes and ears, you see more then you ever thought possible, and you get to understand the way the world works.. Just remember everything you see is new and different, and always be open to try more things.

This makes you want to change how you live your life a little so you are more aware of what goes on.. I have seen the people who change everything, that they are living totally differently after going to totally new country.. For me this is what I am doing now, trying to change myself even those I haven't been to a totally new country.. As for the people who go for a vacation to a totally new country and come back and do everything the same way, they really didn't experience everything.. All they gained was that they can now tell people they have been to the new country and have all these stories..

My whole thought was that in the world anything you do, you have to look at it with wide Ears and Eyes. Everyday I walk into the world and see people in their rich lives, and I am too which is really bugging me out, and then for lots of youth, I can (yes the killer), see music in their ears... I really feel that more youth are plugging into the music world which is great, but what about the real world out there that needs more help then ever before.. I believe we are becoming a world of listeners to a world of nothing, yep nothing, we are less active in our communities then we ever have been.. For me we are viewing less and less in the outdoors world, and more and more on the internet which is worse then ever before..

Last thought: I am going to tour the whole world, and see every place there ever is, and work in many different countries... You think that after seeing many many countries never is ever new.. If you have the right mindset, there is someone always new to see..

World environment Day

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 11:29:00 +0000

I remember that when I hear this saying "be the change you want to see" by Ghandi, it really helps me understand that if you live for the change then others around you will change that a little bit in a good way... As I live my life, I look at that comment day in and day out thinking how can I change my life to better the world.. Understand what in the world to change is the hardest thing as there are many issues that are dying everyday..

The biggest thing that I hate is that every year the UN has this World Environment Day, and they are always trying to switch the issue to draw the light on another issue.. I still feel that they should continue to have this day, but focus more on changing the individuals... This way people know they need to change their lives and if they do, they will in the end create a better world.. Now I feel that bring the attention to global issues is a great thing, but lots of people will look at these issues and focus on that for one year and then change and change and change.. This is not good, and we need to focus on the grassroots to get the issues focused..

As I look at the environment everyday, and see how we are shaping the world, with our cars, smog, air pollution, and all the trash that we get rid of.. Whenever I see something like this, I am confused on why there are so many people who say they are trying to help the environment, when they are not.. When you say this is ok, I have a hybrid car and now I am environmental, yes it is better but shouldn't we be focusing on making the car 100% environmental instead of looking for ways out? I try and tell many people that hybrid cars are just cleaner cars on gas when helps the gas industry anyways... We need to rethink the whole environment, and look at the start, that is why are people cutting down more trees and planting less in return???

There are so many issues out there in the world, and just to be able to choose one is so hard, but I know that if you really wanted to you could.. I look at something that has taken me by storm, and that is empowering youth to make tons of changes.. Everyday, I read about some youth that is making a huge difference or doing something that is totally amazing... When I see this, I am thinking how can we give more youth a voice in the world when they have none, and adults tell us them, "We don't care about your ideas".. I think that my mission in life is to take a few youth understand what issue they are really interested in and together create a way that they can solve that issue.. I am not talking about how to solve the issue then tell a few people who are a huge power in the world not at all.. What I am talking about is taking an issue, develop a plan to solve the issue, develop what will go wrong and make this happen...

For what it is worth, that is what I am doing, and I am trying to grow my base so everyone in the world will benefit.. Right now, I have a group of 2 people, but slowly this will work out for the best, and I will have a huge group of like 10 people.. If all of us 10 people work one issue a week then we will for sure win in the long run.. The biggest problem I have right now is that everyday I try and figure out how am I going to make money with this org, and nothing ever comes to my mind.. Does anyone out there now how to make money with an environmental group?

One big thing I learned today, if everyone in North America and Europe turned off their computers how much energy would we save? Well the only reason that can't happen is because of the internet, and many businesses would lose billions of dollars.. I would like to see this happen just to see the damage and how much energy we could save..

Local and Global Issues

noreply@blogger.com (shawnkhan) — Thu, 11 May 2006 19:33:00 +0000

I have been thinking for awhile about issues that are close to me, and seeing that a lot of issues we have in developing nations have been solved here in Canada decades ago... How could in countries other than North America, Europe, and Australia, why are these issues so widespread? I still feel that Canada is years ahead of many countries in the rest of the world, but when issues that push us back into an almost third world country situation, we try to brush it up the rug... Is Canada any better than the rest of the world, no, not at all..

Issues that I am talking about are ones like: Water, Food, School, Women Issues and Equality, Rights for Poor, and Youth... These issues are so wide spread, and affect everyone in the world at least once... In the Western Society we think all these issues are gone, but everyday these issues come up and no one is reporting them.. If one person tried to help these Local and Global issues, then we would be even better off.

There is this really amazing org called WaterAid from the UK that is slowly providing water from wells and pipelines to individual places in Africa.. They don't have an office here in Canada, but would be an amazing org to work for in the future.. Water gives so many people in the world life, food, and a chance at work.. If even one person gets clean water for a week that can prolong their life even further.

We see around the world, drought, not enough money, too much water, gmos, and so on and so on.. Farmers around the world are being taken over by the weather, governments not supporting them, and bigger companies that are evil and want to destroy them... This issue affects everyone worldwide, and is just growing in North America but have been around for decades in developing nations.. Seems that smaller farmers can't make a living anymore with farms and leave the business, and turn to other fields.. When that happens, seems they don't have the knowledge needed for other job sectors... Why not support the farmers everywhere, and cut down on large scale companies coming into the farming industry...

I read today on Free The Children that if you send a kid to school for three years, that can turn the whole families live around.. Most of the time this doesn't happen, as parents need to work in the city and the oldest kid needs to look after the house, water, food, and siblings.. If jobs were created locally, then kids would be able to go to school, and be educated.. Even with this, not enough money is made, and the oldest kid has to work to support the family.. Kids are the life line of the world, and the questions they ask are better then most adults ask... Also most kids don't care about all the talk and gabber that governments do, they just want to see direct action.. School is a way for kids to see action into results fast, and putting every kid into some sort of school is better then them working for a living at the age of 10..

Women Issues and Equality, this is a whole one, and I believe, they are treated so badly, that we are nowhere close to making men and women Equal... Craig Kielburger, head of Free The Children recently wrote in the Toronto Star, that when he visited Saudi Arabia, he was able to visit a girls only school.. This is something amazing that he was able to arrange with the school by just getting all the parents to agree.. When he was there, he started to take about issues that affect youth in general, and then one girl jumped out of her sit, and said "Women Rights".. This is something that needs to be talked about more everywhere, not just in countries where the worse Women Rights are practiced... In Canada, I don't see this talked about much anymore as people think this issue is solved, and all we need to do is hire more women.. Why can't we just say, that we need 50% of men and 50% of women in every single place of work... Females, who are growing up now, need to take this issue hard, and continue to push everyone into making a better world for themselves... I remember seeing and reading about how women changes the world decades ago, but seems in the 90's and 00's, there has been less women involves in issues that affect them in developed nations but a raise in developing nations..

Rights for Poor is a growing issue, and I recently saw on CBC, here in Canada, that a woman in Vancouver is trying to help the poor.. She goes around every morning finds one person who is willing to get off the street, and helps them get an apartment, and all their information up to date.. She does this by working with the offices that work with poor people, and all three levels of government.. Really this could be started anywhere in the world, and instead of a house, we could give the right people jobs.. In places like India, Chad, and just wherever, this can be uprooted and places everywhere in the world, and help billions of people do things.. I still think we need Rights for Poor people, who are living on the street with no future, but I believe that in 10 years if we work with this women's program and put it in every major city in Canada, then we could reduce the amount of people on the street by half or even 80%...

Youth Issues are the biggest one on my mind as I see tons of Youth with great ideas, but never knowing how to take them forward.. Like for example I have had so many ideas in my mind over the last 10 years, but no way of making them possible, as no one knew how.. Sometimes, I think Youth also don't take enough interest in issues around them to see change in this world.. I am not taking about Global issues, just local ones, even like recycling more at home.. Most Youth that have issues or problems or even ideas, adults just don't care about them at all, as kids are just kids.. I don't see more adults really giving Youth a voice in anything, the number has stayed the same over decades.. I just feel that Youth have ideas beyond what adults can think, as Youth never limit themselves to what can happen...

All of this, I am writing is mostly about Youth and Women around the world, helping create a more interactive and creative world.. One thing I don't see is Males helping out a lot in making this world better, just making it worse over time.. Not saying all Males are bad, just in general males are less involved with Youth, and their ideas are shaped early on in life and never changed.. I read that lots of men around the world, do nothing to help the family, or even look for jobs.. One example is in Kenya, one women walks longs ways to get their clean water, and gather water for 5 mins, and then put the jug on their head and walk back.. The husbands just sit around a tree all day, and wait until something happens, normally just debate the issues that are going on around them..

We need more people looking at these issues and helping solve them with new and radical ideas.. I am sure that there are tons of people with ideas about these issues but never have the urge to really get them out into the world.. Taking one issue at a time, and create local solutions for every issue is the best way of solving everything in the world... Just everyone sees government after government coming in and being same old same old, and we need more grassroots groups to work with the local people and create livable ways of making the communities better.. Africa is the best place for the world to look for new and developing ideas that are created locally and help everyone in the communities.. The different between developing nations and developed nations, is that more people are outside everyday no matter what the weather is in developing nations, and in developed nations people are so worried about a little rain, or it being a little cold to go outside..

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