The Micro-Aesthetic Epidemic
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Georgia Dunning
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November 26, 2024
Are you a clean girl? What about a green juice girl? Or maybe a messy girl? A downtown girl? Georgia Dunning explores the proliferation of micro-aesthetics targeting young women in her Lilith 2024 essay.
The Problem with White Feminism
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Lindsay Blake
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November 26, 2024
Community contributor Lindsay Blake examines the ways in which the feminist movement has historically privileged the positions of White women, and marginalized women of colour in this Lilith 2024 contribution.
Save Inverlea Park
Save Inverlea Park
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Marlee Lunshof
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December 15, 2020
Marlee Lunshof breaks down the City's decision to list the beloved and historic Inverlea Park as a potential site for the City's new Firehall. Find out what your City Councillor is saying about it, and how the community is responding.
Fly me out of this Room
Fly me out of this Room
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Irene Suvillaga
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December 9, 2020
Irene reflects on a trip home like no other: from Peterborough to El Salvador during amidst a global pandemic. It is a masked journey, full of introspection and a yearning, "To lay under El Salvador’s sun and hear the ocean’s whisper once again, to speak my mother tongue rather than having to translate my soul everyday; fearing that my thoughts were not being expressed properly or that mispronounced words would slip out of my mouth." 
Chapter One of 'Highway Robbery: An Odyssey of Bikes Stolen in Peterborough'
Chapter One of 'Highway Robbery: An Odyssey of Bikes Stolen in Peterborough'
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Katie Pedlar
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December 9, 2020
In this first instalment of her series, Katie Pedlar retells her personal experiences with bike theft in Peterborough. Drama, crime, and intrigue -- this odyssey has it all! Katie confronts cycling as a paradox: it is a symbol of wealth and hardship, a means of transportation, a creative outlet and a metaphor for Peterborough itself.
Trump and Canadian Pearl-Clutching
Trump and Canadian Pearl-Clutching
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James Cullingham
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November 18, 2024
Community contributor James Cullingham comes to bear on Canadians despairing the re-election of one Donald J. Trump, arguing that the popular response is revelatory of one of our worst tendencies as a nation.
Sporting Sketches of a Pickleball Town
Sporting Sketches of a Pickleball Town
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James Cullingham
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October 29, 2024
Humorist Stephen Leacock would find no shortage of fodder in the City of Peterborough's devotion to Pickleball, writes community member James Cullingham.
Reflections on the Woodward Trump Library
Reflections on the Woodward Trump Library
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J.A. Forrester
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September 3, 2024
Over the years, I have been more than willing to share my opinion of Donald J. Trump, who I had hoped would just fade from the US political scene. That was a strategy suggested at the very beginning eight years ago: “Just ignore him and he’ll go away.” A narcissist’s worst nightmare. However, that strategy failed badly.
TCSA's Disregard for BDS Measures Against Israel Ignites Student Backlash
TCSA's Disregard for BDS Measures Against Israel Ignites Student Backlash
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Chukwugoziem Nwadugbo
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November 22, 2023
A few weeks back, the TCSA was handing out free breakfast sandwiches and bagels from McDonalds, an action students were repulsed by given many people are actively boycotting is McDonalds due to its support of the Israeli occupation of Gaza.
Women's History Month and the Overlooked Intersections of Race and Femininity in Canada
Women's History Month and the Overlooked Intersections of Race and Femininity in Canada
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Chukwugoziem Nwadugbo
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November 8, 2023
October Is considered women history month and this year’s theme favors an intersectional outlook. However, without a lot of the populace aware of this celebration, its effectiveness at spreading awareness is called into question. Evidently, the government did not do enough to celebrate women, address their unique challenges, and highlight their achievements.
To All Those Who Are Neutral In Today’s Holocaust
To All Those Who Are Neutral In Today’s Holocaust
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Afaf Ghazi
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October 30, 2023
If you have ever wondered how the world allowed the Holocaust to happen, pay close attention to the silence today. The State of Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, having killed about 5,791 Palestinians, displacing a further 1.4 million Palestinians, and bombing hospitals, bakeries and places of worship.
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What Does Environmentalism Look Like During COVID-19?
What Does Environmentalism Look Like During COVID-19?
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Robert Gibson
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April 10, 2020
We've successfully reduced our carbon emissions under social distancing, but environmental feedback loops are still accelerating the effects of climate change.
Climate Crisis and Alarmism
Climate Crisis and Alarmism
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Anonymous
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April 9, 2020
The Climate Crisis is in no way alarmism. When the word “crisis” is used, that means that there is a crisis. And if you are able to put the two words together, “climate” and “crisis”, you should then understand the extent and severity of climate change. And yes, you should be alarmed.