Author: Gerry Chidiac

GERRY CHIDIAC A CHAMPION FOR SOCIAL ENLIGHTENMENT Gerry Chidiac is a high school teacher from Prince George, BC who has been inspiring young people for over 30 years. He specializes in teaching genocide studies, languages and working with at-risk students. He sees his column as an extension of his classroom. Gerry is not afraid to look at the darker issues of humanity and is greatly inspired by the works of such writers as Victor Frankl and Stephen Covey. Despite the problems all around us, people are good. We each have the capacity to change the world for the better, and working to achieve this goal brings meaning and joy to life.

April 14, 2018April 14, 2018

Painting a masterpiece: the art of dissent in search of truth

https://troymedia.com/2018/03/29/art-dissent-truth/

Moving forward together to be a light for a broken world

We gain strength when we decide that we won’t allow the crimes of others to hold us back. We gain true freedom when we forgive our oppressors

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018

Abstain to satisfy your hunger for peace and understanding

Fasting makes me feel purified in body, mind and spirit, and links me in solidarity with good people all around the world

February 23, 2018

Stepping beyond stereotypes to right wrongs

February 23, 2018

Broad social change must first be an inside job

Broad social change must first be an inside job

February 23, 2018

A question we need to ask ourselves

“I am a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living”

February 12, 2018February 12, 2018

Conflict Minerals

http://troymedia.com/2017/11/23/consumers-leverage-change-face-of-tragedy/

February 12, 2018

A Spirit of Hope in the Congo

A spirit of hope shines through tragedy in the Congo