Kaleidoscope Real World Video Shorts Festival & Gala on June 6, 2008.

We were honoured to be invited.

Mark & Jesse are proud to be awarded Best Animation for "Think About It" produced by Kritika Ganapathy, Jesse Lannigan & Mark Lannigan; their claymation video short about the Inequality between women & men in the Canadian workplace.

Thanks to Kaleidoscope, the OCIC, National Film Board of Canada, Oxfam & CIDA

We participated in Womens Human…

Think Twice Before Throwing Away a Banana Peel

How to Grow Burdock

Arctium, Biennial

Early settlers brought Burdock to the U.S. American Indians included this vegetable in their gardens. Today, it can be found growing wild in many parts of the country. Burdock is an edible root, native to Europe, Asia and Japan. Actually, the leaves and tender, young stems are edible, too. Roots can be eaten raw or cooked. Leaves and stems are usually cooked like spinach.…

Leo’s Liberian library

Leo Johnson

Gary Yokoyama/The Hamilton Spectator

My Interests

I am a fifty-eight year old lady. I am a mother of five and I have eight grandchildren. Through my lifetime I have tried my hand at book publishing and screenplay writing, but I find myself enjoying my new hobby now that the kids are grown of making videos to show work that I have done and extend my obsession with photography in video form.

I first started with a youtube channel under Dorisanne13. On top of doing short commercial videos about my screenplays I have…

Ayden's ride - summer of 2013.

At 14, Ayden admits he could never have gotten this far without the help of doctors, nurses, therapists and organizations who all in some way were supported by the United Way.

Thanks to these organizations Ayden maintains a personal presence, is able to stand tall, on his own, as an individual, and at 14 he wants to give back.

He wants to raise money in the name of the United Way by putting himself through the gruelling ordeal of traversing Canada…

Please help send a message to the Litterbugs ♥ 

What is with all the Garbage!!! I just took my dog for a walk and there was so much garbage everywhere in the backyard of our building!! I picked it up ♥ Took me 10 mins! What is happening?? Why are people Littering!! I have had so many people tell me this week that they pick up garbage everywhere they go too! Who are the Litterbugs? and why don't they STOP! Keep it with you until you find a garbage can!!! or stop buying…

I recently had to endure the giant axe of domestic violence world. If your a male and you get thrown into the unfair justice system, I feel for you. I am totally against violence against anyone, including women children and men. A small argument and a kleenex box thrown in anger has changed four lives. A home is going to be lost, wife and kids put out into the street and the court system does not care. My wife does not want what happened and I can't go home for 15 months. this is on top of…

I received this email from the environmental defence group.... please consdier signing the petition- only signatures from Canadian residents will be considered by the government.…