Winter 2025

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The winter 2025 cover features Winnipeg-based photographer, Glodi Bahati, the winner of our inaugural Feminist Photography Contest. Her project Framents of Self is a series of self-portraits that reflects on her experience as a refugee and the ways oppressive systems like patriarchy, white supremacy, and fatphobia shape self-perception. The honourable mention of the Contest goes to Daphne Boxill, who is also in the issue. Congratulations to both!

The winter issue includes a feature interview with the founder of Bitch Fest and an article following the journeys of Afghan women activists who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban took over.

There are also pieces covering news in Sudan, Indigenous leaders protesting Canadian mining, and a new project honouring the late Tina Fontaine.

As always, we also have plenty of book reviews to inspire, as well as art and film!

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Vol. 38 No. 4 (Winter 2025)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Features

The Price of Fighting for Freedom

Following the journeys of Afghan women activists who fled to Pakistan after the Taliban took over Afghanistan, this article highlights their ongoing fight for women’s rights and education, despite facing violence and constant threats as refugees. Their stories serve as a powerful testament to persistence and resilience, as they continue to advocate for gender rights and liberation from an authoritarian regime.
by Molly Thomas

Bitch Fest Builds Community: In Conversation with Festival Founder Ashley Cachia

Ashley Cachia, founder of Toronto’s Bitch Fest, talks about her mission to create space for female, non-binary, trans, and Two-Spirit musicians in a male-dominated industry. Cachia discusses how Bitch Fest addresses gender inequality in festival lineups and supports emerging talent through inclusive programming. She emphasizes building a supportive community and moving away from nepotism and the “boys’ club” mentality.
by Rosie Long Decter

Fragments of Self: 2025 Feminist Photography Contest winner

In this series of self-portraits, the artist explores the fluidity of identity, reflecting on her experience as a refugee and the ways oppressive systems like patriarchy, white supremacy, and fatphobia shape self-perception. Her work confronts the fractured versions of herself created for survival and acceptance.
by Glodi Bahati

Blue Night with Julia: 2025 Feminist Photography Contest honourable mention

In this portrait, the artist captures a poignant moment of shared grief with her childhood friend, Julia, as they mourn the loss of Julia’s mother, Hope. The image reflects the artist’s exploration of identity and trauma, highlighting the emotional bond between the two women and the healing power of remembrance as they celebrate Hope’s life through a symbolic act.
by Daphne Boxill

 

Feminism Upfront

Bill to Target Online Abuse

Court Backs Afghan Women Seeking Asylum

Indigenous Leaders Protest Canadian Mining

Safe Haven Honours Tina Fontaine

News round-up by Penni Mitchell

 

Guest column

The Forgotten Women of Sudan
by Samah Nimir

 

Reviews

ART

Winyan by Lita Fontaine
Review by Summer Southernsky

FILM

Hair! by Sara Jade Alfaro-Dehghani
Review by Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller

BOOKS

Wheatley at 250: Black Women Poets Re-imagine the Verse of Phillis Wheatley Peters edited by Danielle Legros Georges and Artress Bethany White
Review by Evelyn C. White

Outspoken: My Fight for Freedom and Human Rights in Afghanistan by Sima Samar
Review by Penni Mitchell

[non]disclosure by Renée D. Bondy
Review by Eleni Vlahiotis

Believability: Sexual Violence, Media, and the Politics of Doubt by Sarah Banet-Weiser and Kathryn Claire Higgins
Review by Maddie Brockbank

Hatch: Poems by Jenny Irish
Review by Sylvia Santiago

Pixel Flesh by Ellen Atlanta
Review by Jillian Bell

Never Been Better by Leanne Toshiko Simpson
Review by Megan Kiyoko Wray

Coming into Being: Mothers on Finding and Realizing Feminism edited by Andrea O’Reilly, Fiona Joy Green, and Victoria Bailey
Review by Hollay Ghadery

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Print, Digital