Amnesty International Film Festival

I had the chance to see some films at Alpine Bakery this weekend and was moved, shocked, angered and comforted by what I saw. Finding Dawn was a bittersweet film about violence against First Nations women, and The Mushuau Innu: Surviving Canada was a poignant moving tale of what could be called made-in-Canada genocide. Interesting to see that National Press Gallery and MPs were invited to watch way back in 2004.... The last film of the festival and the last I saw, was 10 questions for the Dalai Lama, which was entertaining and illuminating. A nice way to end the festival. Hearing about the Dalai Lama's thoughts on Compassion was a great way to end the weekend.

Cold Cold Cold!

We're reaching 3 weeks of cold weather, and now this weekend, it's headed down below -30 for the entire time. Our car outdoor thermometer only goes down to -30. so as we've felt up to -45 windchill, the car reads a cheery (and now almost feels like it can be bearable) -30.
They say the weather is supposed to go up to -5 this week, but I'll believe it when I see it.