Idle No More – #idlenomore
by Matea Kulic (italicized verses by Joy Harjo) with photographs by Shelby Tay It was almost a year ago now I watched those words sear through the air of the auditorium. It was the red of her I noticed...
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by Sarah Spence I’ll be honest, I have never been a very political person and I have struggled with finding my identity as a member of the First Nations. I can confidently say that both of these have...
View ArticleAaron Swartz and the Fight for Freedom of Information
by Tracy Giesz-Ramsay I had the brief chance to meet Aaron Swartz two years ago while in New York, and was instantly drawn to his charismatic outspokenness and passion when talking about the freedom of...
View ArticleHappy International Women’s Day! Less talk, more action to end violence...
by Sarah Allan Happy International Women’s Day! I wish that this day could be spent celebrating the successes and achievements of women around the world, but sadly, though its 2013 and we have come a...
View ArticleMarch Against Monsanto – Photos of a Movement
by Deanna C. On Saturday May 25th I, along with hundreds of other Vancouverites, participated in the global ‘March Against Monsanto and GMO.’ What’s GMO? And who and what is Monsanto? And why do we...
View ArticleA Scandal Plagued Summer: Politics, Religion & Pure Entertainment
by Tracy Giesz-Ramsay Regardless of how humble any group or organization starts out, and whether it has good intentions from the beginning or not, the longer it’s around and the larger it becomes, the...
View ArticleThe War on You
by John Hembling One of the things commonly said about drug policy in the United States is that the “war on drugs” is an abject failure. Certainly recreational drug use in the US is as prevalent as...
View ArticleStand up for Science – A call for evidence-based policy and freedom from...
By Sarah Allan I have a friend who has the word ‘SCIENCE’ tattooed across his stomach because, he explains, “Everything is science.” His explanation is succinct, but accurate, as science is about...
View ArticleMi’kmaq We Got Your Back!
Writing by Chelsey Geralda Denise Armstrong and Camina Manychief, Photographs by Sarah Allan By now, hopefully most of you have heard something about the RCMP attacks on a peaceful protest near...
View ArticleRussell Brand’s Anti-Voting Outrage Doesn’t Help Anything.
by Justin Shoub I was dismayed to see a whole bunch of perfectly intelligent, capable Canadians proudly announcing things like “THIS is why I’m not registered to vote” on social media recently while...
View ArticleUkraine’s Culture and Population Decline; The EU Association Agreement
by Agnieszka Paulina Marcinek With the recent uproar concerning Ukraine and the EU Association Agreement, the country has turned the European spotlight onto itself – and not merely because of the...
View ArticleAaron Swartz and the Fight for Freedom of Information
by Tracy Giesz-Ramsay I had the brief chance to meet Aaron Swartz two years ago while in New York, and was instantly drawn to his charismatic outspokenness and passion when talking about the freedom of...
View ArticleHappy International Women’s Day! Less talk, more action to end violence...
by Sarah Allan Happy International Women’s Day! I wish that this day could be spent celebrating the successes and achievements of women around the world, but sadly, though its 2013 and we have come a...
View ArticleMarch Against Monsanto – Photos of a Movement
by Deanna C. On Saturday May 25th I, along with hundreds of other Vancouverites, participated in the global ‘March Against Monsanto and GMO.’ What’s GMO? And who and what is Monsanto? And why do we...
View ArticleA Scandal Plagued Summer: Politics, Religion & Pure Entertainment
by Tracy Giesz-Ramsay Regardless of how humble any group or organization starts out, and whether it has good intentions from the beginning or not, the longer it’s around and the larger it becomes, the...
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