By Melodie McCullough After 32 years of fighting the Canadian government over sex-discrimination in the Indian Act — and an Ontario Court of Appeal decision in her favour in April […]
It’s a colourful and disembodied mish-mash of fabric, wire, newspaper, hula hoops, plastic bags, foam pipes, toy noodles, bamboo poles, feathers, bells, ribbons, fencing, bubble wrap, broom handles, ping pong […]
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, […]
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 […]
By Melodie McCullough. On a mild Saturday afternoon in April, a Spring breeze blows outside St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in downtown Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Ontario. Inside, in the lower level, […]
By Melodie McCullough Hamid Ghassemi-Shall firmly believes that if it wasn’t for Amnesty International (AI) and other human rights’ groups he would be dead. The Iranian-born Canadian citizen spent five […]
Photo Credit: The Senate of Canada By Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. When Members of Parliament and Senators borrow, assimilate, or adopt gender-neutral language such as “unstated parentage” or “unnamed parent” when […]
By Melodie McCullough Preventing gender-based violence is a top priority of Maryam Monsef, newly-appointed federal Minister of the Status of Women, now and in the coming months. “It’s basic. Without […]
Home Page Photo Credit: Justin Patterson By Melodie McCullough Last fall, Peterborough native Mary-Kate Edwards, 20, decided the time had come to follow her heart. Now, with the release of […]
By Lynn Gehl, Ph.D In the last few weeks and months much has been said about Joseph Boyden and Indigenous identity. Situated as I am in a section 15 Charter […]
