By Melodie McCullough When Gabriel Allahdua found out he was coming to Canada, he couldn’t believe his good luck. But shortly after arriving, the reality of life as a migrant […]
Second in a Series in a Partnership between JOURNEY Magazine and Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre By Melodie McCullough Are you sending your child off to a post-secondary school? Do you know that it is during the first eight weeks of classes in September and October that the majority of sexual […]
As an activist in Toronto, Daniel Braithwaite made sure the book Little Black Sambo was banned in Toronto schools in the 1950s ; his daughter, Jane, continues to spread his social justice […]
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 […]
First in a Series in a Partnership between JOURNEY Magazine and the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre. By Melodie McCullough Motherhood: A time of joy, a time of feeling loved, a […]
“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 […]
Christine Ethier REVIEWS Swamplandia! by Karen Russell At first glance, Karen Russell’s debut novel seems to be very long on atmosphere. This may, in fact, be enough. The details of […]
When you ask a 3 year old for a writing prompt and they answer with “rain” By SASHA PATTERSON You say rain, even though this is the first day it’s […]
