HARP The People’s Press is located in Canada’s Ocean Playground — Nova Scotia (www.tryhealingarts.ca). This slogan has been used on Nova Scotia’s license plates since 1972, coined by Alistair J. Campbell (1886-1960), who headed up Nova Scotia Tourist Association for over twenty years. In the last week of 2024, I (Dorothy Lander aka Plove – […]
Another world is not only possible. She is on her way. On aquiet day I can hear her breathing. – Arundhati Roy There’s a good reason why “Think global, act local” is a popular idea: it’s the only possible way for us as individuals to counter our climate crisis. And for us as a human […]
Cultural Burns by Koren Smoke, Michi Saagiig Anishinaabe Kwe, Alderville First Nation, Illustrator for ReReading Catharine Parr Traill: Stranging the Familiar (2022) by Dorothy Lander https://tryhealingarts.ca/product/book-rereading-cpt/ Posted by Dorothy Lander, co-publisher HARP the People’s Press: H-ealing A-rts R-econciling P-eoples I listened to Sunday Magazine on CBC radio with host Piya Chattopadhyay in conversation with environmental […]
Posted by Dorothy Lander Once a month, John Graham-Pole and I showcase the publications of HARP The People’s Press at the Antigonish Farmer’s Market. Ken Kingston, the news anchor at 98.9 xfm (CJFX), stopped by and we congratulated him on his recent well-deserved award from Theatre Antigonish, The Father Cyril Bauer Award. Ken and I […]
Dorothy and I woke up with this idea on New Year’s Eve morning, which we’re calling our Reverse Bucket List. We’re talking about things that we WON’T be doing in 2024, and in most cases NEVER again. Here’s my list to date. I resolve: NOT to cut the grass NOT to turn on our oil […]
We understand carbon inequality in the abstract for the most part. Yes, we understand that human-induced climate change is driving us to the brink. Yes, we know that we in rural Nova Scotia enjoy “carbon privilege.” We get it that we are sheltered from the climate impacts affecting the majority world both geographically and by […]
Here’s our latest story in our efforts to lighten our carbon footprint—and a great way to start the week! On Monday mornng March 27th, 2023 we took possession of “Evie,” our all-electric midnight black Mini Cooper at Mini Halifax on Kempt Road, and said goodbye after fourteen years to our trusty Ford Fusion hybrid. Here’s […]
HARP The People’s Press is delighted to announce its latest title Hope Unleashed by Sara avMaat Hope Unleashed is a comic book about moving from climate anxiety to climate action, and about people in Nova Scotia working to make a difference. Maude (the dog) and Feebee (the cat) come to the rescue of Patrick (the […]
We went on a plant-based diet eight years ago. Reading Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer and learning of the cruelty factory farming inflicts on animals was the decision point. It gave us a hearty health kick—a direct one to our aging bodies and an indirect one, we fervently hoped, to our planet. We ingested […]
We are witnessing a huge global rallying cry to act swiftly and powerfully to arrest the climate crisis, which is set to destroy both us humans and many other species, and to lay waste to our whole ecology. Our own community is beginning to wake up and take action through building coalitions and planning local […]
