Perhaps this sounds a little whimsical. But I have come to learn to trust myself. It’s how I left unhealthy relationships, it’s how we caught my cancer early, and if I was meant to be on town council, then by golly that’s how I’ll get there too.
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She Speaks: Politics, religion, money and ovaries
Maybe my body is a reflection of the world and this toxic disease is akin to the suffocating oceans and the blaze-engulfed Amazon.
She Speaks: Whose pride is it anyway?
For want of a true ‘safe space’, Pride is so very close to what we need to heal as a community from relentless othering in a society that’s enforced a hierarchy we cannot ascend by virtue of being the amazing people we are.
She Speaks: Aloha – Remember to Breathe
Half an hour later, I was holding my breath, jackknifing into the water, plunging to the ocean floor to fly along with the fish, then surfacing, blasting the water from my snorkel with a sharp exhalation, a short inhale, then a full inhale once certain the water is cleared. I had found my hâ again.
She Speaks: What death by a thousand cuts actually feels like
This teacher, who sang us “Linger” by the Cranberries on her acoustic guitar and didn’t try to hide her tears of anger when we drove her to the brink of madness, offered to pay for my trip to Ottawa. She thought it was important. She thought I was important.
Audio: Interview with Kai Rannik, by Jo Jordon
This interview, of myself and my girlfriend Kai Rannik, was centred on our recent trip to Iceland. We talk about cheap flights, navigating Iceland, some culture and politics, and the awe-inspiring nature.
Blog: DART Conference Keynote Address
I woke up early to the pink streaks of sunrise over the snow-covered lake. I took a moment to rest in gratitude for this experience and then I got up. I ran through the portion of my talk that includes improvisation, and got ready for the day.
An Overview of the Women’s Movement in 2016
Read aloud at December 6th event – Day of Remembrance and Action In the face of women’s continued oppression, it’s important to reflect, just as we’ve done here today. As women are multifaceted beings, we can both mourn the women whose lives were taken this year, and all years, and also demand changes to makeContinue reading “An Overview of the Women’s Movement in 2016”
