This River is a Person in New Zealand Law
The Whanganui River its the first river to have the same legal stats as a person. The New Zealand federal government recently passed a bill granting the river legal personhood.…
Equality
IWD + 7 Days: Saudi Arabia Edition
Maybe this is a first step at dismantling one of the harshest patriarchies on the planet? Or maybe that as we pivot to a society of gender equality, we can…
The Day After IWD, Maybe?
My fourth grade teacher friend found this under one of her students' desks. <3 <3 <3 pic.twitter.com/7NSxIa6ujn — Elly (@SMLXist) March 6, 2017 On International Women’s Day, the prime…
Systemic Misogyny Even in Literature? Of Course.
As we pivot to a world of post-patriarchy, let’s look at literature. Are most published books written by men? Are most characters in children’s books introducing and reinforcing patriarchy? Yes,…
Let’s Change BC’s Racist Street Names
The World Economic Forum is not the most progressive organization in world history. They’ve been part of pushing a neoliberal privatization agenda on many poor countries for decades. But they’re…
CPP Beats RRSPs and TFSAs
Because “they” usually won’t tell you, investing in retirement savings collectively, as a nation, is cheaper and more effective than individual savings, like RRSPs and TFSAs that only the richer…
Listen to Refugees; Don’t Ban Them
Canadians are awesome, tolerant, opening and welcoming. Sure. To a degree, but even to the point of self delusion. We often feel morally superior to the Americans, particularly now as…
My Speech to the HUMA Commons Committee on Poverty Reduction
I was honoured to receive an invitation to speak to HUMA later this morning, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status…
What are White Supremacists and Misogynists Afraid Of?
So, let’s dig into the fear that motivates white supremacists and misogynists. Are they in backlash/whitelash mode, afraid of losing centuries of entitlement? Because their hate doesn’t start AS hate,…
How Many Dead Kids in Care Is too Many?
How many thousands of dead, injured and abused kids in the care of the BC government are OK for BC Liberal Party voters? None? Try thousands over 16 years. And…
What’s Wrong with White Feminism?
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, a number of writers have pointed to white feminism as an answer to the question of how Trump became president. White feminism, as…
The Quick and Powerful Response by the ACLU
Image via Reddit. Over the weekend President Trump enacted what has come to be known as the Muslim Ban. Immediately protestors took to their nearby airports in act of solidarity…
Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Roy Romanow writes about the dangers of focusing unduly on raw economic growth, rather than measuring our choices by how they actually affect…
Taiwan is About to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage
Taiwan might be the first Asian nation to legalize same-sex marriage. The country is working on legislation that will permit people who love each other and are of the same…
Fixing the Cleveland I*****s Racist Team Name
Congratulations, Toronto Blue Jays on another exciting season! Let’s hope that before the Atlanta B****s or Cleveland I*****s come back to Toronto they will have changed their name. And as…
A Glimpse of Last Week in White, Male Supremacy
People, especially people who are white and male: we need to drastically up our game if we are going to move towards equity and away from the increasingly brutal white…
The War on Women…Which Side Are You On?
But it’s not JUST a war on women. It’s on everyone who isn’t overflowing with entitlements, and it’s largely being waged by white men, who seek to perpetuate male and…
How Far Will Men Go to Keep Their Entitlements?
How can you tell that America is suffering from a vast, intense, rageful male backlash against feminism? How can you tell men are struggling brutally hard to hold onto their…
Trudeau Spins the Royals
If you’re wondering about what kind of spin cycle Trudeau put the Royals through to smooth over First Nations discontent with the 21st century version of settler imperialism? Read this:…
End Our Slow Motion Genocide!
Genocide can take place in slow motion, just like weapons of mass destruction. When I learned that people were calling land mines “weapons of mass destruction, in slow motion,” it…