Myth: Your Action Helps the Cause
There is a myth, not unique to the halls of Laurier or the streets of the Waterloo community, that activism is a thriving group of engaged students working and creating beneficial changes in the world. Yet it has been my experience that this myth is largely false, as activism is often too rooted in dogma to effectively influence the change that it wishes to manifest in the world. This article will serve to illustrate where activism has fallen from reality to myth and hopefully, by addressing the myth, begin the process of transformation.
Give Greens a Go
They say that ‘green is the new black’ but that’s not fair; green is the whole spectrum these days. Every store window, television commercial and political party has entered into a ‘green war,’ feverishly trying to out-green the competition. But is this the utopia that environmentalists dream of? Not quite.
