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Celebrating 60 Years, Canada’s Oldest Women’s Shelter, Street Haven, Faces Critical Moment

Celebrating 60 Years, Canada’s Oldest Women’s Shelter, Street Haven, Faces Critical Moment

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Hue Pham
ON
April 2, 2025
Street Haven’s multi-storied blue-accented Victorian home, tucked in a quiet street in Toronto, is crowded with participants before their annual Walking Home Walkathon. Local MPP Kristyn Wong-Tam is chatting with executive director Siu Mee Cheng before they both address the … Read More
The Price of Fighting for Freedom

The Price of Fighting for Freedom

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Molly Thomas 
ON
March 1, 2025
In a hectic area of Islamabad where market stalls and vegetable vendors line every corner, our van zig-zags around potholes through a very narrow street. It’s a bumpy ride as we try and figure out if we’re even in the … Read More
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Fragments of Self: 2025 Feminist Photography Contest winner

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Glodi Bahati
ON
January 15, 2025
Glodi Bahati is a Congolese-born photographer raised in Uganda as a refugee. She now resides on Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, where she uses art as a tool for self-reflection. Bahati meditates on how growing up as a refugee girl … Read More
Messages in the Sky: Artistic Interventions Take Flight

Messages in the Sky: Artistic Interventions Take Flight

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Christina Hajjar
ON
November 15, 2024
The sky is an endless source of wonder, unity, and hope. As we daydream over the shapes of clouds and the emotions of nature, gazing at the sky provides us with a sense of escapism or groundedness. Some days, it … Read More
Wishing on a Butterfly: In Conversation with Jackie Traverse

Wishing on a Butterfly: In Conversation with Jackie Traverse

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Talula Schlegel
ON
October 21, 2024
Jackie Traverse is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice visualizes the wholeness of her life—joys and sadnesses, desires and fears, relationships and teachings … Read More
Goddess: Music Video Review

Goddess: Music Video Review

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Rosie Long Decter
ON
September 13, 2024
Toronto artist SuKha Never Dies is a force to be reckoned with on “Goddess.” The single comes from her 2020 mixtape, but was recently updated with a mesmerizing music video. Both song and video find SuKha embracing her power and … Read More
Who’s Afraid of Gender? Anti-Trans Policies in Danielle Smith’s Alberta

Who’s Afraid of Gender? Anti-Trans Policies in Danielle Smith’s Alberta

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Corinne L. Mason
ON
August 24, 2024
In February 2024, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith took to the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to announce a flurry of anti-trans policies. In a seven-minute, slick video set to spa-like music, Smith confirmed her “love” and “support” for trans … Read More
Penning Feminist Lives: Herizons has been the centre of Penni Mitchell’s lifework

Penning Feminist Lives: Herizons has been the centre of Penni Mitchell’s lifework

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Nelle Oosterom
ON
August 6, 2024
For Penni Mitchell, there wasn’t much question about what she wanted to do with her life. It was clear from the moment she heard about a feminist protest taking place in Winnipeg. Mitchell was co-editor of the Red River College … Read More