Reflecting on Jagmeet Singh’s NDP Leadership Race Victory
By Julia Cluett-McCullough Written on Oct. 2, 2017 A little less than 24 hours ago, Jagmeet Singh became the new leader of Canada’s NDP, becoming the first person of colour and […]
A Photo Essay: Solidarity in Words & Pictures
“Love Lives Here. End White Supremacy” The citizens of Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Ontario, responded — a thousand-strong — to the threat of a planned white nationalist/supremacy rally in their city Sept. […]
Persons Day: The Indigenous Famous Five Contingent (Updated Version)
© Lynn Gehl Persons Day, October 18th, is a day when many women’s groups celebrate the efforts of The Famous Five for their role in gaining women’s rights in Canada. […]
Why we (still) Take Back The Night
One in three; one in six; one in five. Say what? In Ontario, one in three females, one in six males, and one in five transpeople experience gender-based violence — […]
Lisa Clarke — Living Life Her Own Way
Happy-ever-after storybook endings don’t always happen. But Lisa Clarke now knows that’s okay. Clarke, community engagement and project manager at Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre, (KSAC), was recently named as one of Peterborough’s […]
“6(1)(a) All the Way”: Lynn Gehl Continues Fight Against Indian Act Sex-Discrimination
By Melodie McCullough (For an update on Bill S-3 see: https://www.change.org/p/canadian-government-remove-all-of-the-sex-discrimination-in-the-indian-status-registration-provisions-of-the-indian-act-enough-is-enough/u/20879596?) After 32 years of fighting the Canadian government over sex-discrimination in the Indian Act — and an Ontario Court of […]
Sharing, Healing and Resilience at Closing Exhibition of Sexual Assault: The Road Show
Discussing sexual assault side by side with resilience is an “exciting combination” that promises opportunities for understanding and healing, says Lisa Clarke, community engagement manager at Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre […]
“Life Is What Happens To You When You’re Making Other Plans.” How a Youth Homeless Shelter Shaped a Young Woman’s Life
As a 15-year-old homeless teen “C.H.” found safety, guidance and hope at the YES Shelter for Youth and Families in Peterborough, Ontario. This is her story, in her own words, […]
Finding ‘A Way Home’ for Homeless Youth
It makes sense. If you hope to reduce homelessness, a good place to start is by reducing youth homelessness. That’s because statistics show that the majority of homeless adults first experience […]
Photography Project Gives Homeless Youth a Voice
Peterborough, Ontario’s, Youth Emergency Shelter (YES) for homeless youth is “near and dear” to Crystal Hebert — it saved her life. Now 26 years old with her own professional photography […]
