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I Don’t Fight Because I’m Violent—I Fight Because The World Is

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Fighting

One of the most confounding things people who meet Sarah have trouble figuring out about her is her interest in fighting.

What these people don’t realize is that even though the world mostly sucks, when one is competing in the fighting arts it might also suck, but it’ll (mostly) suck in a way that’s generally fair and generally honourable.

And in a world that isn’t particularly fair or honourable, this is a safe haven.

Sarah wrote about these feelings in a piece called “I Don’t Fight Because I’m Violent—I Fight Because The World Is” for The Establishment.

To read it click here.

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Samaritan News 10 Pack: Tragically Hip, Gord Downie, More

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Secret Path

I’ve been doing a bunch of stuff  over at the music-ish charity ‘n’ good news website Samaritan Mag.

Here’s a batch of recent news pieces:

The Adventure Club Cross-Canada Cineplex Screening To Aid Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada

Hedley Play Concert at Perth High School that Won Cancer Fight Fundraiser Draw

Pros And Cons Prisoner Music Program Gets $25k David Rockefeller Fund Grant

Re:Sound Event Raises $20k For Unison Benevolent Fund

Gord Downie to Play Two Charity Concerts in Support of His Secret Path Reconciliation Project

Tragically Hip Tour Generates More Than $1 Million For Brain Cancer Research

Music Monday And Youth4Music Music Education Programs Receive NAMM Foundation Grants

Gord Downie’s Secret Path Project To Support Truth & Reconciliation Efforts

Black Eyed Peas’ ‘WHERESTHELOVE’ Star-Studded Song, Video To Combat Violence, Racism

U.S. Government Gets Cheesy To Help Farmers, Those With Food Insecurity

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How To Talk About Martial Arts And Autism

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When 11-year-old Ethan Fineshriber won at the American Taekwondo Association World Expo recently it caused a flood of newspieces.

This, because Fineshriber is autistic.

Sarah’s none too keen on the “inspiration porn” tone of these stories and she explained why in a post for Fightland.

To read it click here.

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Exploring Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future

Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future

Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future

Back in the late 1980s there was a post-apocalyptic sci fi kids show called Captain Power And The Soldiers Of The Future.

The show had a fascinating merchandise tie-in — the toys could be used to get into “interactive” laser battles with the television program.

The thing about that though: the toys were really expensive and the particularly heavy and dark storyline behind the show weren’t exactly kid-friendly.

Sarah wrote about all this in a new feature for The A.V. Club.

To read it click here.

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Japan Hires Ninjas To Boost Tourism

Ninjas!

Ninjas!

In what must have made for one of the best want ads ever, the Aichi prefecture, located in Japan’s central Honshu Island recently looked to hire six ninjas to work in their developing “warrior tourism” industry.

It’s unclear if these ninjas ever got hired, because if they were doing their job right you’d never see them and would therefore never know.

To read Sarah’s story about it for Asian World Of Martial Arts go here.

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