Men Who Are MENding
Men want to help. That’s what Lisa Clarke believes when it comes to ending gender violence. “There’s a core group of men in this region who are really interested in […]
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One Syrian Family + Two Canadians = “so much joy”
Until recently, Mary Ward, of Peterborough, Ontario, led, what some people might consider, a fairly quiet life. Lately, it’s become a whole lot livelier. Most mornings she heads to the […]
Peterborough Newcomers Need YOU!
Just having a friend to talk to during their first days in Canada – even if it was only through ‘Google Translate’ — meant the world to the hundreds of […]
Zach Hatton: Man with a Mission
Zach Hatton is a man with a mission. He wants to see fresh, youthful faces in the Ontario legislature — and he wants one of those faces to be his. […]
Young Muslim raises awareness about First Nations water crisis
Google ‘water crisis in Canada’, tell a friend what you find about it, and then tell the politicians. Those are the three things Hasan Syed, 28, of Toronto, would like […]
Consumerism or Happiness — You Choose
Are your cell phone and social media feeds over-flowing with so many messages and photos you can barely keep up with it all? And, still, you keep checking them? Do […]
Solidarity Weekend Statement – October, 2017
Submitted to JOURNEY Magazine by the organizers of Solidarity Weekend (Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2017 in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Ontario). We are writing to offer our gratitude, reflection, and clarification. When […]
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 — […]
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