activism – Page 2

May 16 2023

Breaking the Silence: Confronting Gender-Based Violence

By Salamat Ibrahim

While we’ve certainly made strides in acknowledging how gender based violence disproportionately affects Indigenous Women, and ensuring that we’ve paid respects to victims, we often fail to recognize the root causes of GBV against Indigenous Women. It is then our failure to accept these root causes that allows GBV against Indigenous Women to prevail and prevents our Canadian society from lending our full support, and funding to Indigenous communities.

May 13 2023

The Hunger Games: Just As Relevant 15 Years Later

By Brynn Niblett

Not only does it speak to our current cultural moment, but it is also, simply, a well written story, one which validates our collective need to resist the systems that oppress us and which encourages love and hope in spite of it all.

Apr 18 2023

Overconsumption and Deinfluencing

By Megan Gervais

There is nothing wrong with treating yourself to a new item, but we must be conscious of the amount that we are consuming and the possible dangers of overconsumption.

Apr 13 2023

Degrassi Desperately Needs to be Rebooted

By Brynn Niblett

Though many people in this generation only know Canadian teen TV classic Degrassi as the show that launched international superstar Drake, it has pushed boundaries and comforted young audiences for over four decades.

Jan 13 2023

Big Mouth: Can TV Teach Us to Be Better People?

By Brynn Niblett

Though I understand why certain viewers could be turned off by the blunt way that the show tackles sexuality, adolescence, emotions, race and gender, I find this honesty to be its greatest strength. In a cultural atmosphere in which narratives about sex and puberty are often shrouded in shame and secrecy, the messages and lessons that Big Mouth posits are incredibly relevant.