Several years ago, while in my second year of medical residency, I was in my wheelchair in line at our hospital cafeteria. A man who came behind me gave me a warm look. After a few moments, he looked down…
VANCOUVER—In the midst of fears about an awful illness, tensions rise. Fear and hatred are directed at those of Chinese descent trying to build a life on Canada’s West Coast.
Sheryl Nestel received her PhD from the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto where she taught between 2000-2011. She is the author of numerous journal articles on…
VANCOUVER—In the midst of fears about an awful illness, tensions rise. Fear and hatred are directed at those of Chinese descent trying to build a life on Canada’s West Coast.
In a recent Toronto Life article, Desmond Cole writes that he has been stopped by police on more than 50 occasions because of his skin colour. He tells Steve Paikin about these experiences and discusses the challenges and hopes for…
In this open letter, Eve Tuck calls on communities, researchers, and educators to reconsider the long-term impact of “damage-centered” research—research that intends to document peoples’ pain and brokenness to hold those in power accountable for their oppression.
Examiner contributor El Jones performed at the Women’s March at Grand Parade today.
This podcast episode about trauma, oppression, healing and organizing for structural change digs into the connections between personal, collective and structural transformation and between healing and building collective power.
This project is a part of an collaboration with the Hamilton Public Library, for an exhibit that will take place in Hamilton's Central Public Library in December, 2019. We realize that there are significant events and moments that we may…