by potential | Dec 2, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
As I sit in my warm, cozy Vancouver apartment I am followed by the thought of the bitter cold that awaits me. I’m not talking only about the physical chill that will shiver down my spine in a few weeks, but the breathy peering in from the frozen streets as an...
by potential | Nov 26, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Last October 27th, Nestor Kirchner passed away at the age of 60. In the following days, hundred of thousands of Argentineans gathered to collectively grieve their former president. They cried, brought flowers, and sang political chants to pay tribute to head of UNASUR...
by potential | Nov 25, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
I bought a printer on sale last Christmas and now it doesn’t work and I want to kick it and spit on it and smash it against a brick wall. What happens next is a story that repeats itself in households across North America. I need to decide whether I’ll...
by potential | Nov 24, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
While crawling through East Van harkens to an entirely different social experience, the Eastside Culture Crawl is a great way to explore Vancouver’s artistic centre. This weekend local artists situated between Main, First, Victoria and the waterfront will open their...
by potential | Nov 19, 2010 | 1000 Community Stories
Hey there, all my fellow Gumbooteers! It’s been a while since the last news from Germany here on the Gumboot (at least from me), and since the last piece was really emotional and deeply political, well today for a lighter topic. You may or may not have heard about it,...
