IWD in Peterborough: The Art of Resistance
“We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often […]
Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit; Author Lynn Gehl, Algonquin Anishinaabe-Kwe
Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit, published with the University of Regina Press, is rooted in my need to understand Indigenous knowledge (IK) in an intellectual sense as well as in a heartful way. Foremost it […]
Painting Paddles By The Lake
Hope Zatorski at Harbour Art Gallery On Stoney Lake this summer, not only can you ‘paddle your own canoe’, you can ‘paint your own paddle’, too. On a recent rainy […]
Meet Keara Lightning, Red Pashmina Young Woman of Impact
Keara Lightning: “Indigenous scholar, activist, environmentalist, community builder, skilled writer, quiet leader, and an inclusive teacher with deep convictions and a passion for the many initiatives she takes on and […]
Meet Sneha Wadhwani, Red Pashmina’s Young Woman of Impact
Sneha Wadhwani speaks three languages, is enrolled in an academically-challenging International Baccalaureate (IB) school program, volunteers with dozens of local community groups, has a job throughout the school year and […]
Meet Hanah Howlett McFarlane, Red Pashmina Young Woman of Impact
In 1991 in the midst of the first Gulf War between the United States, Kuwait and Iraq, Hanah Howlett McFarlane, almost four years old, attended a peace walk in Toronto […]
“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, […]
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 […]
“I’m pretty sure the old term for us was paupers.” Peterborough’s Poor Need Food, Housing, and a Place to Wash
By Melodie McCullough Originally published May 5, 2017 On a mild Saturday afternoon in April, a Spring breeze blows outside St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church in downtown Nogojiwanong/Peterborough, Ontario. […]
To Uganda, With Love
There are no boundaries — geographical or otherwise — when it comes to violence against women. There are also no limits to the power of art to comfort and heal. […]
Women, Poverty, and A Basic Income Guarantee
What Might a Basic Income Guarantee Mean for Women Living in Poverty in Canada? Money. Money for a single mom to buy clothing and healthy food for her kids and […]
