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Innocence Abroad ...The Americans are coming, the Americans are coming!

J.A. Forrester

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February 13, 2025

A simple question: Is the United States a global empire in the colonial tradition?

4 Years Left: The World Climate Clock and the Recognition of Indigenous Land Sovereignty

Ciara Richardson

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February 10, 2025

Ciara Richardson examines the World Climate Clock initiative and its efforts to raise awareness about anthropogenic climate change before it's too late, specifically the project's investment in Indigenous Land Sovereignty as a means to combating the climate crisis.

An Introvert’s Guide to Surviving COVID-19

Madison Marvin

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April 11, 2020

Going a bit stir crazy? These are strange times we’re living in so we've made a list of things to help you while away the endless hours in the day.

What Does Environmentalism Look Like During COVID-19?

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

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.

You Are Not "Just A Girl." Stop Saying That

Louanne Morin

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January 23, 2025

Are you coquette? Do you know girl math? Do you subscribe to the philosophy of care ethics? From social media to academia, Louanne Morin details the ongoing antifeminist retrenchment.

There Goes Bonnerworth—My Pickleball Nightmare

James Cullingham

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January 7, 2025

Contributor and historian James Cullingham ruminates on the ongoing development of Bonnerworth Park and the ways in which Peterborough's prioritizing of pickleball parallels matters of provincial policy.

Life and Death on Faryon Bridge

Louanne Morin

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December 4, 2024

How do we pass by the names of murdered children inscribed on Faryon bridge every day with such ease? Louanne Morin grapples with what it means not to grieve the dead that surround us.

The Problem with White Feminism

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.

The Micro-Aesthetic Epidemic

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.

Trump and Canadian Pearl-Clutching

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.

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More Poison From the Plant

Zach Ruiter

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January 14, 2021

In the final days of 2020, BWXT received an extended licence to intensify current operations through pelleting. Zach Ruiter contextualizes this new development in a longstanding struggle between community members and this corporation.

Save Inverlea Park

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.

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