Years ago, when I first moved to the USA from Canada, I noticed a huge drop in the level of customer service. Nordstrom was the only business that stood out as being different; this was a pleasant surprise. It has been easy to make the decision to encourage this behavior by shopping at Nordstrom as […]
Federal TM Law Recognizes and Supports the Importance of Protecting Groups from Feeling Disparaged
Washington Redskins’ Federal Trademarks Cancelled – Via http://NPR.org The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office CANCEL’s American Football’s teams trademark because it disparages American Indians!! This was a rightful and appropriate decision. American Football is a favorite pastime for us Americans with many wonderful fans. But even true die-hard fans would understand that a group should […]
Dusseldorf Demonstrations
7th June, 2014 – Converging upon Germany, Sufi students from across the country gathered in Schadowplatz, Dusseldorf, raising the banner of equity for the people of faith. Determined to be the voice of justice and fairness, they demonstrated in their hundreds, chanting and sounding their sadness and their tireless fight to preserve the sanctity of […]
What happened to the sanctity of faith symbols?
Symbols are the building blocks of culture and communication. As defined by the dictionary, a symbol is “an object or action that represents a particular idea or quality”. By this definition, words and letters are also symbols. Our entire mode of communication is based upon them. When I say “friend”, you know that this sound […]
LONDON, NYC and LA demonstrations
Thursday, 29/05 I was with a friend in London on Thursday showing her around town before getting ready for the demonstrations. Deciding to walk down from Harrods, Knightsbridge, I could already see people in purple T-shirts with the #takeoffjustlogo writing. I could hear them setting up whilst we were making our way down. It usually […]