March 8 is International Women’s Day, an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women, recognize the work that still needs to be done to achieve gender equality at home and around the world, and honour those who are doing that work. Here’s a list of songs that I think capture some of what International Women’s … More An International Women’s Day Playlist
It’s a weird thing when you wake up one morning and suddenly the whole world is caring about what you care about. That’s what seems to have happened this week: after a heartbreaking photo of a young Syrian boy lying dead on a beach in Turkey made headlines around the world, Canadians everywhere began talking … More Five things you can do in Victoria, BC, about the Syrian refugee crisis
Note: Some of my thoughts on We Day were influenced by this article published in The Tyee last year by Alison Atkinson. *** When I was in high school, Craig Kielburger was my idol. A Canadian activist who founded the charity Free the Children, Craig was a big name at my school. In our Global Service club, … More We Day: A lot of thoughts
On stage, she stood at the microphone, and even though she was alone in the spotlight, that night the theatre was full of her community wishing her well. And with the swell of passion in her words, her hands flitted like birds, diving and grasping and clutching as she unfurled her heart, offering her emotions … More Canadian Festival of Spoken Word
