Fall 2018
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HERIZONS FALL 2018 | VOLUME 32 NO. 3
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HERIZONS FALL 2018 | VOLUME 32 NO. 3
News
TAKING AIM AT ANTI-ABORTION PROPAGANDA . 6
by Joyce Arthur
DOCUMENTARY GIVES VOICE TO MS. LETTERS 7
by Amanda Le Rougetel
THE MYSTICAL IS POLITICAL . 8
by Renée Bondy
WOMEN SEEK TREATY ON GLOBAL VIOLENCE 11
by Doreen Nicoll
Features
FEEDING THE FIRES OF CHANGE . 14
Kinnie Starr’s music combines pop, rock, hip hop, punk
and spoken-word poetry. Her new album, Feed the Fire,
reflects a powerful impulse to change the world and to
challenge the ubiquitous power of social media.
by Stephanie Cram
WHAT WOULD JANE JACOBS DO? . 18
Taking on the power of developers. Citizen-led walking
tours. Legendary city planning maven Jane Jacobs created
an urban movement to bring cities’ priorities down to the
grassroots level.
by Emilie K. Adin
CUTTING THE ICE . 24
Annie Pootoogook’s distinct depictions of Inuit life are
included in the collections of the National Gallery of
Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario and several other
institutions. A new exhibit and accompanying book
honour Pootoogook’s work and explore her influence
on contemporary art in Canada.
by Evelyn C. White
TUNING IN TO TIME’S UP . 28
The Time’s Up movement has struck a chord in Canada.
It’s reflected in the increasing number of recording artists
and organizations of women who work in the music
industry who are demanding equal opportunities and
greater diversity, both onstage and off.
by Cindy Filipenko
Arts
FILM REVIEWS . 32
Roller Dreams, directed by Kate Hickey; Kusama:
Infinity, directed by Heathen Lenz; The Third
Option, directed by Thomas Furhapter
by Maureen Medved
FALL READING 34
Something is Always on Fire: My Life So Far by
Measha Brueggergosman; Shrewd: A Wry and Closely
Observed Look at the Lives of Women and Girls by
Elizabeth Renzetti; The Unceasing Storm: Memories
of the Chinese Cultural Revolution by Katherine
Luo; Problematic: How Toxic Callout Culture Is
Destroying Feminism by Dianna E. Anderson; Gush:
Menstrual Manifesto for our Times edited by Rosanna
Deerchild, Ariel Gordon and Tanis MacDonald;
Gender Unchained: Notes from the Equity Frontier, by
Lorraine Greaves and Nancy Poole; Women Talking
by Miriam Toews; Black Star by Maureen Medved.
POETRY SNAPSHOT 44
Stomata by Genevieve Lehr; Thing Is by Suzannah
Showler; Otolith by Emily Nilsen
by Mariianne Mays Wiebe
Columns
THIS IS WHAT A REVOLUTION LOOKS LIKE 5
by Penni Mitchell
NO JUSTICE WITHOUT COMPASSION 13
by Susan G. Cole
STEPFORD WIVES REBOOTED . 41
by Joanna Chiu
GUEST ROOM . 48
Ford Drives Diversity Back into the Closet
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