Herizons Magazine

Anti DiFranco: Spitfire By: Cindy Filipenko Spring 2007 Ani DiFranco’s commitment to being a free agent is inspiring. While the indie musician is definitely concerned about the state of her country, she’s not particularly worried... MORE >	Are Women Human? By: Susan G. Cole Winter 2007 Over the past 25 years, Catharine MacKinnon has changed the face of feminist legal theory. A law professor at the University of Michigan, she is, as one reviewer notes, “a famously... MORE >
Reach for the Stars By: Cindy Filipenko Fall 2006 Fair-skinned girls who want mainstream acceptance aren’t singing about gender politics or First Nations’ issues, either, but that’s exactly what makes Kinnie Starr stand out.... MORE >	Mary Walsh: Queen Of Comedy Stands Up For The Disenfranchised By: Monica Kidd Summer 2006 Herizons: Historian Shane O’Dea said of you that: “Ms. Walsh has an agenda of speaking for the marginalia, those people consigned by power elites to burial in the footnotes of history... MORE >
Pump up the Volume: Tanya Tagaq Adds New Sound to a Centuries-Old Women’s Cultural Tradition By: Megan Perry Spring 2006 Throat singing isn’t a sound that’s easy to describe, even for Tanya Tagaq, so she relies on comparisons. “It’s breath, it’s rhythm. To be very, well, pompous... MORE >	Tanks R Us: Sarah Beck On The Fine Art Of Self Defence By: Roewan Crowe Winter 2006 Sarah Beck is a cultural activist. The Saskatchewan-based artist makes crystal-clear connections between themes of consumerism, the militarization of daily life and the mass marketing of armaments... MORE >