What Do We Have In Common?: Oh Canada

Why this blog?

Catagensis - The rebirth after catastrophy...

I am waiting on the rebirth after 9/11... I think we are not only in a static state of victimhood, but we are perpetuating the problems that led up to the disaster. This blog is an attempt to get people talking to each other on a human level so that we can move forward and, if not start anew, start on the same playing field.

What will come of this? A matrix of what we have in common; a global accountability agreement; a global constitution; a common language; a shared vision for humanity.

I am starting in Canada because that is what I know best, I hope that others who know more will feed into this conversation.

Quotes

Melinda Gates, "I believe the connection happens when you see people as neighbours and not as strangers."
Maya Angelou, "You have to stand up for the fellow who has been knocked down. I identify with those people because they are human beings, and nothing human can be alien to me."
Bono, "Do you think an African mother cares if the drugs keeping her child alive are thanks to an iPod or a church plate? Or a Democrat or a Republican? I don't think that mother gives a damn where that 20 cent pill comes from, so why should we. It can lead to some uncomfortable bedfellows, but sometimes less sleep means that you are more awake."
Barack Ombama, "I believe we have the chance to build more equitable and just societies so that all people have the chance to control their own destiny."