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Sangha, Alex

 
9781481754880: Catalyst: A Collection of Commentaries to Get Us Talking
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1481754882 ISBN 13: 9781481754880
Verlag: AuthorHouse, 2013

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"Alex Sangha has an impressively broad range of knowledge on issues that affect the world, and challenges problems that most people have come to accept. Sangha doesn't just point out the troubles in this world, but thinks of bold solutions for them" - Jenny Uechi, Managing Editor, Vancouver Observer Alex Sangha has produced a critical, yet positive, book that covers a range of topics, from environmental conservation to reconciling religion and sexuality to depression and arranged marriage. He believes every person should be informed and should have their say on subjects that matter. Catalyst is a collection of 40 short commentaries about problems facing Canada and the world in the 21st century. It is filled with topics for social discussion for the informed citizen, as well as for parents and teachers who want to get young adults thinking critically about the world around them. Catalyst is an excellent conversation starter. Each article includes questions for the reader, which can be a great springboard for critical discussion. "Alex writes clearly, concisely and with a non-judgmental view point. Alex is clearly a world citizen who disseminates on a wide variety of issues with amazing clarity. His refreshing views on a wide range of subjects are written with elegance and a light touch that does not cloud the issues" - Veeno Dewan, Former Editor, Voice Newspaper

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CATALYST

A Collection of Commentaries to Get Us Talking

By ALEX SANGHA

AuthorHouse

Copyright © 2013 Alex Sangha
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-4817-5488-0

Contents

Introduction...............................................................
We Are One.................................................................1
Our World..................................................................
The Occupy Movement........................................................5
The Peaceful Protest.......................................................9
A Kinder Capitalism........................................................13
A Bunch of Fat Greedy Cows.................................................17
A Better Balance...........................................................21
The Law of Mother Earth....................................................25
A Toxic Gooey Mess.........................................................29
Eating to Save the Planet..................................................33
Our Country................................................................
Social Finance.............................................................37
Reducing Canada's Debt.....................................................39
Creating Jobs..............................................................43
Welfare Reform.............................................................47
More Meaningful Support....................................................51
Student Loan Forgiveness...................................................55
More Doctors Please........................................................57
Sustainable Immigration....................................................61
The Seven Wards of Surrey..................................................65
The End of Big Money in Politics...........................................69
Canada Minus Quebec isn't Canada...........................................73
Respect our Elders.........................................................77
An Aboriginal Parliament...................................................81
The Red Chamber............................................................85
Employment Equity..........................................................89
Girl Power.................................................................93
Everybody Deserves a Chance................................................97
Our Flawed Prison System...................................................101
The Death Penalty..........................................................105
[Lifting Seniors out of Poverty............................................109
Dignity House..............................................................113
Diversity Versus the Church................................................117
Our Life...................................................................
When Sadness Never Fades...................................................121
What About the Sex Trade?..................................................125
Gay and Brown in the Burbs.................................................129
Living a Double Life.......................................................133
Sexual Attraction: Nature or Nurture?......................................137
The Arranged Marriage......................................................141
A Primer on Sikh Philosophy................................................145
Free Will or Fate..........................................................149
Afterlife..................................................................153
Seeing the Light...........................................................157
Conclusion.................................................................
And Finally................................................................163
About the Author...........................................................165
Endnotes...................................................................167


CHAPTER 1

The Occupy Movement


"It's the 24th day of the Occupy Wall Street protests, alsoknown as the largest homeless slumber party in the world."

~ Jimmy Kimmel


In the past, North American and European economies depended on athriving automobile sector, decent wages, and population growth forstability. They relied on consumers who kept spending to keep the economygoing. This is no longer the case. The gap between the rich and thepoor is growing, the population is aging, and there are fewer workingpeople to fund government programs. Wealthy countries are tighteningimmigration rules, and new opportunities for economic growth are justnot happening.

Corporations are outsourcing jobs to countries like China and India.`No strings attached' free trade agreements don't address sustainablelabor, social, cultural, and environmental issues. Long hours and lowpay and the dumping of toxic chemicals and pollutants – all in the nameof cheap goods – reduce the quality of life in both the developed anddeveloping worlds.

People are no longer earning $30 an hour (except those with governmentjobs). This means reduced consumer spending, little or no savings,and increased debt. We're scrambling for minimum wage jobs with minimalhours and no benefits. Buying a house or paying off a mortgage is theimpossible dream these days.

The Occupy movement is a reflection of this anxiety. It is demandingchange and gaining support. People are tired of seeing 1% of the populationsuck up 99% of the wealth. If governments fail to respond there's agood chance that protests, revolutions, and crime will be the order of theday for basic survival. The rich will hide behind big walls and hire privatesecurity to protect themselves from the growing masses of the hungry anddesperate poor. It's happening in a lot of countries already.

How do you think the Occupy movement could be more effective?

CHAPTER 2

The Peaceful Protest


"I mean, there's a hell of a lot of grounds forprotest, but you don't do it through music."

~ Chico Hamilton


The US and Europe are facing huge financial problems. In the MiddleEast, the uprisings now known as the Arab Spring started when aTunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire to protest mistreatment by apolice officer. Since then, bloody revolts across the Middle...

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Verlag
AuthorHouse
Erscheinungsdatum
2013
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1481754882
ISBN 13 
9781481754880
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
184
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