From 1937 to 1941, my mother attended the University of Rochester, where she got a B.A. in Art History. One of the activities at the school was maypole dancing. My mother’s maypole dancing artwork can be viewed in this post.
Jay (Fleming) Peterson’s Maypole Dancing Artwork, 1940 Read More »
My father Charles T Peterson (1913-2007) served in the Canadian Army Dental Corps during the Second World War. In 1943, he married my mother. Around 1949, he set up his periodontal practice in London, Ontario. He frequently stressed to me the importance of knowing who you are and where you come from.
Charles T. Peterson (1913-2007) Read More »
My mother invented a baby chair that was used by the Service League of London as a fundraiser from about 1958 to 1967. Museum London has two different versions of this chair in their collection. Poet Colleen Thibaudeau Reaney penned the poem that is on my mother’s grave at the Leith, Ontario United Church cemetery.
Jay Peterson (1920-1976) Read More »
The first Israel Truth Week Conference was held in London, Ontario. The conference was founded by Mark Vandermaas in order to draw attention to growing anti-Israel viewpoints in Canadian society, including in connection with a land claims dispute in Caledonia, Ontario. My post includes summaries of some of the presentations made at the conference.
Israel Truth Week Conference 2012 and Its Connection With the Caledonia Crisis Read More »
This is a follow-up to my March 19, 2012 post about my mother and my brother Chris’s connection to Radio Caroline top deejay Tom Lodge. Lodge publicly thanked my mother and brother for their support. I attended an October 2011 London event to raise funds for Lodge’s cancer treatment. Unfortunately, he died March 25, 2012.
Hollywood Documentary to Showcase Pirate Radio Deejay Tom Lodge (1936-2012) Read More »
My mother and my brother Chris were supportive of Tom Lodge, who was head program director/top deejay on the ship Radio Caroline. This vessel was anchored off the coast of England, 1966-1967. Lodge wrote a book about his Radio Caroline adventures and the 2010 edition is dedicated to Chris.
I own the copyright to all my posts and any use of my writings is only in terms of Canada’s fair dealing provisions, as stated in the Canadian Copyright Act. Any use of my work beyond these provisions could constitute infringement.
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I compare the Canadian government’s multiculturalism and Aboriginal policies. I see similarities between Western University political science professor Salim Mansur’s concerns about multiculturalism and the pro-Palestinian/anti-Jewish elements elements of the Caledonia, Ontario land claims dispute.
Western University political science professor Salim Mansur’s book Delectable Lie: a liberal repudiation of multiculturalism (2011) argues that “identity politics” and collectivism are eroding Canadian liberal democracy and freedom of speech. Canadians need to uphold the importance of a unifying Canadian culture “embedded in the values of the West and shaped by the Enlightenment.”
My first name Leith has been a mixed blessing. I examine the history of the name and its various meanings. In 2003 and 2004, I had two articles published about this topic. In 2005, a 10-minute staged reading of my play “Leithal Knocks” was produced by the Grand’s Playwrights Cabaret.
Having the Name Leith Has Been a Mixed Blessing Read More »