Because Quote by David Suzuki

“My childhood memories include a time when the government confiscated my family's possessions and exiled us to a camp in the B.C. Interior, just because my grandparents were from Japan.”

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The human brain had a vast memory storage. It made us curious and very creative. Those were the characteristics that gave us an advantage…

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The one thing I feel is very hopeful, however, is the overwhelming participation of women in the movement for change.

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