By Adriana Vicic — If you’re a student who wants to get out of a residential lease, now that most September-December classes are online, you might have more options than you think. Many students choose to rent a space in their school’s city because they are from out of town,Continue Reading
By Vicky Qiao — The woman in the photograph stares straight into the camera, her eyes calm yet exhausted. She is holding a sign with words written in purple marker. “I’m being dragged alone throughout broken family court system seeking disclosure for child support getting poorer.” In another photograph, theContinue Reading
By Monika Sidhu and Vicky Qiao — One of the city’s most attended local markets, the Trinity Bellwoods Flea returned to Toronto with its first summer event this Sunday—after being held put on pause for a few months because of the pandemic. The monthly curated shopping event celebrates and supportsContinue Reading
By: Adriana Vicic – The last days of June mark the end of the school in Ontario—normally a bittersweet time for teachers to say goodbye to the students they’ve seen all year while looking forward to the summer ahead. But after months of uncertainty and online-learning hurdles since the COVID-19Continue Reading
Monika Sidhu — A Peel Region group focused on social justice held an online workshop this week to help people understand what abolition means when it comes to policing. Acknowledging that while there have been calls to “abolish” and “defund” the police, many people have difficulty wrapping their heads aroundContinue Reading
By Mira Williamson — The City of Ottawa has hired an anti-racism and ethnocultural liaison to lead its new anti-racism department. This newly formed department will help the nation’s capital look at all municipal policies—from active transportation, to roads, to public health through an equity lens, said the liaison, Coun.Continue Reading
By Eva Zhu — Vancouver — It’s a celebration that usually draws thousands to Trout Lake, but with COVID-19 putting a halt to gatherings this year, organizers are hoping people tune into National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD) online. “We’ve had to downsize this annual event a fair bit because ofContinue Reading
By Monika Sidhu — Community organizers are left wondering if appointing an anti-racism supervisor in the Peel District School Board (PDSB) is the best solution to an age-old problem in the education system. These questions come after Ontario’s Education Minister Stephen Lecce agreed to move forward on a request byContinue Reading
By Vicky Qiao –– First launched in 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement has attracted skyrocketing levels of participation and intensity since the May 25, 2020 killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, by the Minneapolis police. While mass rallies to protest anti-Black racism are happening around the world,Continue Reading
By Monika Sidhu — Benny Bing’s artwork has shifted over the years, but the portrait artist’s commitment to empowering Black women has always remained strong. The Toronto-based, Nigeria-born artist has unveiled his latest work after a 10-month break and “creative block.” Premiering as a two-month virtual exhibition, Bloom is theContinue Reading