Carlyn Rhamey is without a doubt a brilliant storyteller who had audience members laughing, crying and encouraging her to work on her RBF – resting b*tch face. Carlyn ventures out on her own discovering along the way that she is enough just as she is. www.thevibehamilton.com/p/love-craic

The first beautiful radish of the season! Grow food wherever you can!

Rats! Another Musical? is hysterically unconventional! This is a must-see one-of-a-kind show that maybe, just maybe, will convince you that not all musicals suck. Catch it this week at Hamilton Fringe. www.thevibehamilton.com/p/rats-anoth...

Three Hamilton Fringe must-sees! If you're lucky you can catch Wheel and Turn, It's a Live Mixedtape and Raging Gracefully all on the same night at the beautiful Westdale Theatre in Hamilton. #HamiltonFringeFestival #WestdaleTheatre open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Dr. Kendal David's report, ODSP Beyond The Basics: Institutional and Boarding Allowances, specifically focuses on the 14,000 institutionalized ODSP recipients along with the 48,000 living in boarding houses recieving unindexed allowances of $149/month and $71/month. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Dr. Kendal David's expertise includes income security and disability policy in Canada. She will be participating on two panels during the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress in Toronto from August 19 to 22, 2026. #BIEN #BIYC #BICN #HRPR #ODSP open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Tomorrow on Small Change: Dr. Kendal David knows, poverty isn't a personal problem, it's a political one. She has a basic (income) plan to raise folks up - especially those on ODSP. Catch her at the Basic Income Earth Network Congress in TO in August. doreenn.substack.com

I'll be living on the FRINGE! for the next 12 days and nights! Seeing some favourite actors in new productions: Raging Gracefully; Spooning the Bear; Rebel Spirits; The Hanging; Please Leave When It Gets Too Much; and Films on the Fringe: Bawaadan Collective. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

While $14 ticketed performances have folks flocking to the Hammer, Small Change subscribers should know about the FREE events and activities as well as niche local shops and restaurants that help fill down time between shows! #hamiltonfringe #RBT #sariknotsari open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Sean Paul Bedell has been writing and publishing for over 30 years. His novel, Shoebox, draws from Sean’s life experiences including time as a Nova Scotia paramedic. Shoebox is a great summer read that will leave you wanting a sequel.

Tomorrow on Small Change, retired paramedic Sean Bedell discusses his book Shoebox. The engaging work of fiction draws from his life experiences and those of his colleagues. Shoebox is a great summer read that you won't put down. Hear our conversation: doreenn.substack.com

-A living wage -Guaranteed healthcare -The right to join a union -The right to vote -The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family -The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence Remember: These are the foundations of real freedom.

Sign this petition to get the achievements of women visible in our day-to-day lives. c.org/cpVDGTDLLQ

HW School Board Trustees proposed 80% rent increases on rental spaces & wanted childcare providers to pay 365 days/year despite occupying space 260 days/year. St. Matts staff got them to lower increases to 2% increase and no added days. That's effective advocacy! open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

It’s important to center the needs of childcare workers in every childcare plan because this female dominated workforce is too often overlooked and left out of discussions that impact their lives. These women play a vital role in the early development of children. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Tomorrow on Small Change,Taniesha Gerrish, Renee Wetselaar and I discuss the growing evidence that standard childcare models fail to adequately meet the needs of families working irregular or non-standard hours, particularly those from equity-deserving communities. doreenn.substack.com #smhhamilton

Run left, rule right: how Liberals con progressive voters. breachmedia.ca/run-left-rul...

Make time to watch nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up on so-called Canada Day because you don't know what you don't know. Settlers have a collective responsibility to ensure they aren't enabling First Nation, Inuit & Metits racism thru silence or wilful ignorance. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

June is Indigenous History month. This film should be shown in high school civics, law & history classes to disrupt the myths & stereotypes including the belief that First Nations peoples are disposable. Read about it tomorrow on Small Change. doreenn.substack.com

I met Lyla in November 2016 when she won a coveted Hamilton Independent Media Award – affectionately known as a Maggie – for Best Journalist-Arts & Culture and I won a Maggie for Best Journalist-Social Justice & Human Rights. After that, Lyla everywhere! open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

It's Indigenous history month and Canada Prizes is showcasing brilliant books showcasing Indigenous women's voices; Indigenous languages and Canada's violent history. Would make for great summer reading. rabble.ca/arts/canada-...

Singer, actor, unionist, activist and journalist, Lyla Miklos was born in Iqaluit, Nunavut where she spent her formative years before moving to the artists’ haven of Southern Ontario affectionately known as the Hammer. Hear about Lyla's brilliant accomplishments. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

As Lyla Miklos says, “Freedom only comes when you fight, fight for it every day.” And, since June is Pride Month, the freedom we’re discussing is freedom of expression of sexual orientation. doreenn.substack.com

GDP fails to convey how large the wealth gap in Canada is; how hospitals, education and social services are doing. GDP is a distraction govts use to keep Canadians from focusing on what really needs fixing in this country. Charlie shares his thoughts. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Charlie Angus, a life-long NDPer, was elected MP for Timmins-James Bay in 2004. He served seven consecutive terms before stepping away from politics in 2025. Now he holds Resistance Tour town halls across the country fighting Trump's threats and fascism. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Tomorrow on Small Change, catch my conversation with Charlie Angus as we discuss his Resistance Tour town halls that are uniting Canadians and creating grassroots resistance to gangsta politics and fascism. doreenn.substack.com

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Make time to hear from Prof and settler Ken Wilson who walked the Regina bypass in the spirit of decolonization and authentic Reconciliation and wrote about it in, Walking The Bypass: Notes On Place From the Side Of The Road.

Beautiful crazy haired poppy blooming amongst thyme and delphenium. Food and flowers in the front garden.

Tomorrow on Small Change: Ken Wilson walks the Regina bypass in the spirit of decolonization and authentic Reconciliation. He tells folks the role treaties and Land Back play in decolonization and meaningful Reconciliation. doreenn.substack.com

Today's garlic scapes harvest from the front garden -- with more to come. Food sovereignty is a right, so grow food everywhere on your yard. doreenn.substack.com

As soon as you finish reading this review of American Devotion get tickets! . . . That’s if there are any left! Mark Rittinger (Norman Mailer), Holm Bradwell (Arthur Miller) and Misha Harding (Marilyn Monroe) are spectacular in this play about American fascism. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

In 2022, Saskia premiered her documentary, Mixed Museums, detailing her family history while exploring identity, its impacts and who ultimately decides that identity. Saskia also plays the Nyckleharpa with Medusa Quartet, Sultans of string and her husband, Steafan Hannigan.

Tomorrow: American Devotion delves into the ravages of celebrity culture that’s reliant on fickle fans, the expectations placed on art while exploring political paranoia & the personal cost of public loyalty. Exploring McCarthyism in the age of Trumpism. doreenn.substack.com

Doing the exact same thing over & over while expecting a different outcome is the definition of insanity. Why keep voting for Liberals and Conservatives who promise to end child poverty and don't? Click the link for my latest op-ed: www.thespec.com/gift-redeem?...

Saskia Tomkins tells Small Change listeners about her English grandmother, Sylvia, and American grandfather, Calvin, who met at a dance during WWII. She also discusses the barriers that kept them apart after the birth of their daughter, Susan, and the war’s end. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Excellent article on Cuba by Charlie Angus: open.substack.com/pub/charliea...

In 2022, Saskia premiered her documentary, Mixed Museums, detailing her family history while exploring identity, its impacts and who ultimately decides that identity. Listen to our conversation on Small Change. #MeToo #BlackLivesMatter #TreatyPeople open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Support Bill C-247: Protect the Right to Strike cupe.ca/campaign/sup...

The Resistance Tour brings Canadians out of their traditional media bubbles to foster collaboration. By traveling to rural and working-class communities, Charlie wants to foster local networks of resistance in order to rebuild democracy from the ground up. #ElbowsUp open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Tomorrow on Small Change, meet Saskia Tomkins. The #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements profoundly impacted musician Saskia Tomkins, influencing her journey of self-discovery that ultimately led to her declaring, “I am enough.” Listen on doreenn.substack.com

"Charlie has worked tirelessly to protect democracy and champion Canadian sovereignty. When everything feels impossible, he helps make positive change feel possible — even inevitable,” Trudi Ford, President of NDP Federal & Provincial Riding Associations in Halton. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

“My townhalls are about building the confidence in resisting the gangsters and to do this means rebuilding democratic engagement,” Charlie Angus told Small Change. Tomorrow on Small Change find out more about Charlie's upcoming townhalls: doreenn.substack.com

According to CUPE, Bills 60, 56, and 68 undermine source water protection by amalgamating Ontario’s 36 Conservation Authorities into 7; dismantling protections enacted following the Walkerton disaster in the Clean Water Act; and providing corporate control of water. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...

Scored a journalistic hat trick today! Paul Kahnert podcast on hydro @ doreenn.substack.com Basic Income op-ed in the HamiltonSpec and American Devotion a new play exploring McCarthyism in the Time of Trump on rabble.ca rabble.ca/arts/new-pla...

It's time to open some of the existing walking trails in the Lake Simcoe Conservation Preserve to the public ASAP. share.nwmd.social/s/tmZ0SDSk

Today's op-ed about the 2026 Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) Congress, happening Aug. 20 to 22 in Toronto, marking BIEN’s 40th anniversary. www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...

The Ford government’s Panel for Utility Leadership and Service Excellence (PULSE) will simultaneously increase hydro rates for consumers while covertly costing Ontarians $8 billion annually thanks to Ford’s electricity rebate program. Paul Kahnert explains it all. open.substack.com/pub/doreenn/...