David Loye

• Founder of the Darwin Project Council
• Author of Darwin’s Lost Theory of Love
• Former Book Review Editor: The Journal of General Evolution

Ever since Jesus, people with what has seemed too simple, but is actually a profoundly on-target view, have been trying to tell us the key to the better life lies in how we treat our children.

Pestalozzi tried in the 1700 and 1800s. Montessori and Piaget again in the 1900s. Now history — or better still, evolution — has come up with a fascinating successor for the 21st century. Raffi, who brought us “Baby Beluga” and award-winning recordings and family concerts spanning thirty years. Read more…

Darcy Higgins

• Environment & Resource Studies graduate of the University of Waterloo
• Federation of Students – Vice President Internal
• Founder of the Young Greens of Canada
• Submissions Editor of The Understory, an online Green youth magazine.

The Canadian Children Journal, Spring-2007

Do it for the Children… and the Belugas

Raffi Brings Child Honoring to the Forefront in Two New Works:
Child Honoring: Turn this World Around, Raffi & Sharna Olfman, Editors Resisto Dancing; Songs of Compassionate Revolution, CD by Raffi with Guest Voices.

Raffi’s earlier songs made an impact on many of us. You may have given them to your children, and you may still pass them on to your grandkids. Adults in my age group had the books and sang along with his tapes in childhood. But after some time, we had to move on from singing about Mr. Sun and brushing our teeth at odd hours of the day. As our generation moved onto adult issues, Raffi has come along with us. Read more…