Peterborough Women March for Women
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 […]
Charmaine Magumbe: 2017 YMCA Peace Medal Recipient
Peterborough’s Community and Race Relations Committee Chairperson Fights the Good Fight for Social Justice — with Her Religious Faith and Love of Family Guiding Her By Melodie McCullough As chairperson […]
A Once-Mysterious GIGANTIC BLOB Has Taken Shape & Is Ready For Its Debut. What IS It?
In the beginning it was 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, […]
The Power of Music: Afghan Children’s Songbook Project Re-Introduces Music to Once-Silent Country
By Melodie McCullough Imagine a world without music; a home where a mother cannot hum to her baby; a house in which children’s toys that make sounds are banished; a […]
“It starts with the Jews, but it doesn’t end with the Jews.”
Holocaust survivor says learn from the past, speak out against current climate of hate By Melodie McCullough Warning: This article contains content that some may find disturbing. “They went through the chimney.” How could someone go through a chimney, wondered an innocent 15-year-old Jew, Max Eisen, when someone replied to his […]
Sheatre – Making Kids Think
If you could step in and change the outcome of a sexual assault, would you? How? What would you do? What would you say? And why? Thousands of Ontario youth recently had the chance to experience this scenario during Sheatre‘s recent tour of the play, “Far From the Heart”, — an interactive, educational […]
Domestic Violence Spikes Over the Holidays, But Help is Available
By Melodie McCullough Each year the holiday season brings a significant spike in domestic violence in Peterborough, Ontario, and elsewhere, but Jennifer Martin wants women to know the YWCA is here to help with its 24/7 crisis line, and even before a crisis point is reached with its START […]
Gender-Neutral Toys for All the Kids in Your Life
Wondering what toys to buy your children, nieces and nephews this Christmas that won’t send a stereotyped message? We’ve come across lots of suggestions to help you out, thanks to […]
To Remember Is To End All War
To Remember is to End All War
Human Trafficking on Peterborough Highways: No easy out for victims
By Melodie McCullough Glancing recently through Peterborough’s backpages.com (an online site for advertising sex), Carly Kalish, in the space of five minutes, found numerous and obvious signs of human trafficking […]
Understanding Intersectionality By Lynn Gehl, PhD
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 […]
