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 […]
Last fall, Peterborough native Mary-Kate Edwards, 21, decided the time had come to follow her heart. And now singer-songer Edwards, just named as Emerging Artist at this year’s Peterborough, Ontario, […]
Rain gardens that filter pollutants; shoreline naturalizations; aid for at-risk species; traditional medicine food gardens; storm and ground water management with low-impact solutions –it’s all part of Youth for Water […]
By Melodie McCullough The spirit of a mighty sisterhood rose up and soared high Saturday (Jan. 21) as women around the globe gathered and marched against Trumpism and for hope […]
To Remember is to End All War
Introducing Intersectionality When creating a more liberating world inclusive of all people, an intersectionality lens, or an intersectionality methodology, is required. Intersectionality theory was first articulated by Black women who were dissatisfied with the efforts and knowledge emerging from White feminism as it fails to speak to their experience. In […]
By Melodie McCullough Do you know Lynn Zimmer? Maybe you have met her through the Women’s Business Network of Peterborough, or perhaps through her volunteer work with the United Way […]
Hospice Peterborough’s Bedside Singers Reach Out to Palliative Patients By Melodie McCullough It is a gift for both the ones receiving and the ones giving. For the past seven years, a group of Hospice Peterborough, Ontario, volunteers have been singing at bedsides in the palliative care unit at Peterborough Regional […]
“All diseases have two causes: one pathological, the other political.”: Rudolf Virchow, 19th Century German pathologist. By Melodie McCullough (Originally Published August 2016) Every week, street nurse Kathy Hardill roams the […]
“Papa, if I give them all my toys, will they stop? If I give them one shekel? If I give them one kiss?”: Amira Khaled, age three, Gaza. By Melodie […]
Nourish Project Talks About BASIC INCOME GUARANTEE By JOELLE FAVREAU, Community Development Supervisor at YWCA Peterborough Haliburton/Nourish Project Manager I’ve always been fascinated by the metaphors we use to talk about the world around us. With their colourful and memorable images, they get us hooked quickly and help us make […]
