Posts Tagged ‘Speak Out’
Reflections from a Canadian Forces Officer, Brevo Fernando, OCdtBy Editor - November 11th, 2011 |
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Written By: Brevo Fernando, OCdt I joined the Air Cadet program shortly after turning 12, with my mom forcing me to. Although I always liked the army and all those action movies about it, I never really knew much about the Air Cadet program. It was a completely new world when I joined. For the first couple of months, I had no intention of staying in the program. Everyone was new, the way things had to be done was new. As a kid, nothing is worse than something new. Regardless, I had no choice; I had to go every week as I had committed to it. As I continued in the program, it slowly began to sink into me. I was learning a lot of history about Canada, a lot about aviation including how airplanes work, citizenship, leadership and much more |
Personal ExcellenceBy Editor - November 3rd, 2011 |
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By: Janarthan Sadacharalingam Any athlete knows the effects of positive thinking and focus. It pushes them to achieve great short and long term goals. Staying positive and pushing out the distractions and obstacles to attaining your goals is part of confidence building. |
Society and Expectations: Negotiating Between BoundariesBy Editor - November 1st, 2011 |
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Written by: Keerthana Raveendran What Happened to the Last Five Marks? And just like that, there goes the thrill of getting a 95% on an exam. |
Women’s History Month, 2011 Theme: Women in Canadian Military HistoryBy Editor - October 27th, 2011 |
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October is Women’s History Month in Canada. Proclaimed in 1992 by the Government of Canada, Women’s History Month provides an opportunity for Canadians to learn about the important contributions of women and girls to our society – and to the quality of our lives today. This year’s theme is Women in Canadian Military History. Inside: Top 20 Facts about women in Canadian Military History. |
Domestic Violence Awareness MonthBy Editor - October 15th, 2011 |
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Written by: Tharchini Val On this October month of Domestic Violence Awareness, open your eyes and your hearts. Get informed and before you judge someone, understand that their lives may differ from yours, and that a little act of compassion can go a long way. |
Opinion Piece: To My Tamil FriendsBy Editor - August 14th, 2011 |
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Written By: Keerthana Raveendran Hey – you. You right there. You think you’re Tamil… don’t you? It’s okay, you can admit it. You speak the language you’ve learned through conversations with your amma, your mother, while she pokes good-hearted jibes at the English words you throw into the mix – because you don’t always know the Tamil equivalent to every word. |
Remembering Black July: A Living NightmareBy Editor - July 21st, 2011 |
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Written by: Mathusan Mahalingam Pogroms like Black July are initiated in order to undermine the economic and social strength of communities, making them vulnerable and unable to fight back. In fact, these are nothing new. Communities gain a lot of their power through economic status and power, and undermining this power is a sure way of destabilizing a community. |
Challenge to the State’s UnityBy Editor - July 18th, 2011 |
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Written by: Shayanika. S This was Black July and it is the lives of our brothers and sisters, which were taken away from them during this period that we seek to remember. This month is significant for every Tamil living in Sri Lanka and in countries all over the world. Black July is a part of our history, of our identity and embrace it we must. |
The Tamil National Student Uprising Day, ‘Manavar Elichi Naal’By Editor - June 8th, 2011 |
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Written by: Mathusan Mahalingam The Tamil National Student Uprising Day, ‘Manavar Elichi Naal’ marks the death of Pon.Sivakumaran, the first student martyr who pioneered the path of the struggle of the youth into that of an armed struggle. |
Lost in ParadiseBy Editor - May 28th, 2011 |
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Written by: Sahana K. When early cartographers and geographers set foot in Ceylon, they described it in their notes as “the Pearl of the Indian Ocean; Eden; a land without sorrow;” and the “island of paradise.” (Ponambalam, 1983). Yet, this land, once claimed as a paradise is now flooding with sorrow for its Tamil population. |
