Welcome to High School — Where Wearing A Kilt Means Being a “Slut”
By Emma Jane JOURNEY Magazine Ptbo Co-Op Student “Whether it’s what we post on social media, what we wear, or how we express our sexuality, women are always under […]
Earth Week Feature: Peterborough’s ‘Indigo Green’ Embraces Slow Fashion
It’s Spring! (Well, sort of) What to do? Hmmm. Okay, go to mall. Buy two cute t-shirts at a chain store for $5 that were are manufactured in Bangladesh. Wear […]
Colleen Crawley in the Classroom: “Magical”
“I remember once during our Macbeth unit, we spent the class insulting each other using Shakespearean language. It was so much fun!” By Emma Jane, JOURNEY Magazine Ptbo Co-Op […]
Creating Space — For Everyone!
All ages! All abilities! All sizes! All genders! All faiths! All expressions! All arts! All cultures! All welcome! Such is the rallying cry of Creating Space, a grass-roots community arts […]
IWD Ptbo: First Impressions of a Young Feminist
By Emma Jane On March 8 I attended what I hope will be my first of many International Women’s Day events. As an 18-year-old girl, it is important […]
Meet Gianne Broughton, Green Party Candidate & Life-long Peace Activist
Gianne Broughton worries about the plankton. Yes, the plankton — micro-organisms that fill the world’s oceans. They may be small but they are highly sensitive to environmental change, and their […]
It Isn’t Easy Talking About White Privilege
By Melodie McCullough It isn’t easy talking about white privilege. Ask Lindsay Yates. “It’s Okay to be [Against] White [Ness]” is a presentation on racial injustice scheduled for March 12 […]
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 […]
I, Too, Have a Dream: On Critical Thinking
By Dr. Lynn Gehl On Critical Thinkers and Wood Choppers In the Anishinaabeg Clan System of Governance everyone has a role in community life where all roles are of equal […]
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 […]
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 […]
