Scott Payne

Scott Payne

Scott Payne has been involved in politics and political activism in some fashion for the past decade ranging from work on poverty issues, increasing accessibility to education, increasing voter participation, and promoting energy efficiency and environmental issues. Currently, Scott is largely focused on defining embodying a more vibrant sense of citizenship and civic engagement in Calgary, Alberta.

In addition to his work with Beams and Struts, Scott is a fellow with the Canadian Council for Democracy, writing at the Council's site the Commons on Canadian politics and culture. Scott also writes about political issues at The League of Ordinary Gentlemen where he is a contributor and founding member.

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Friday, 18 May 2012 07:21

Four Of My Favourite Movie Endings

 

A good ending can make or break a work of art. Here are four that blew my mind.

 

What story does the new Obama campaign video and slogan, "Forward", tell the country?

Saturday, 28 April 2012 18:55

The Politics of Hope

 

Can something as simple and cliched as hope transform our politics, and thereby our world?

Friday, 27 April 2012 08:43

Why George Lucas Is My Spiritual Mother

 

Think that the only worthwhile thing that George Lucas ever gave us was Star Wars? Think again.

 

What if the financial sector was a democratic space. Would we have had the sort of melt down that occurred in 2008?

 

What does the coming battle over the latest piece of US legislation to police the internet, CISPA, tell us about the SOPA victory?

Friday, 06 April 2012 19:43

Story #4

 

As he turned the corner, the subtle feeling of dampness against his face surprised him. Almost like waking from an elusively active slumber.

Friday, 30 March 2012 20:36

Bruce Springsteen: The Anti-Integralist

"There is no right way, no pure way, of doing it. There's just doing it." Bruce Springsteen talks about his multi-decade musical career as the keynote speaker at SXSW and lays out an integral vision of music without ever using the word.

Friday, 23 March 2012 19:52

All We Need Is Love?

 

Maybe the Beatles were right that love is all we need. A simple message of love from one Israeli to Iranians has kicked off an interesting end-run of people over governments.

Friday, 16 March 2012 19:22

Your Friday Night Gonzo

 

What happens when you cross Hunter S. Thompson with late night television? Read on to find out.

Friday, 09 March 2012 22:03

We Must Find Ways To Be More Generous

 

Is an honest-to-god integral politics beginning to emerge right here in our own great white backyard?

Friday, 02 March 2012 21:21

From Me-First to We-First

 

As another companion to Ian Mackenzie's short film on Charles Eisenstein's Sacred Economy, I offer up some clips based on Simon Mainwaring's book We First.

Friday, 24 February 2012 20:51

Nature Is Cool. That Is All.

 

A cool video I stumbled across of an eagle owl approaching a camera at 1000 frames per second.

Friday, 17 February 2012 19:19

Did Tumblr Blogs Kill The Pornography Star?

 

If you know a porn star -- I mean really know them -- are they still a porn star?

 

Check out this TedxCapU talk by Vancouver story-telling phenom Dave Olson, "On the Road to Creativity".

Friday, 27 January 2012 18:51

Quote of the Week

 

"The 21st Century is a lousy time to be a control freak." Is that Julian Assange? Anonymous? Rickard Falkvinge? Read on to find out.

Friday, 20 January 2012 18:10

The Passing of A Legend

 

Etta James' passing demonstrates the mark of a musical legend.

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Banning the niqab from Canadian citizenship ceremonies: integral or ignorant?

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