As a white, cisgender woman, I had biological advantages playing basketball. But no one threatened my right or ability to exist because of it. I was a bit of a nuisance on the basketball court—in the best way. I’m ~5’10” (probably closer to 6’0” in basketball shoes), but my wingspan is over 6’2” and I could borrow my 6’4” teammates’ jeans. On defense, I deflected many passes that the other team’s point guard didn’t think I could reach or get to in time. But I did.

As a disabled person, I’m worried for the future of disabled people, particularly speaking as a disabled Person of Colour (POC).

What began as a goal to further the reach of conservative ideology on college campuses evolved into a right-wing pipeline that grounded itself in exploiting marginalized communities and inciting violence against anyone who dared to call out the deplorable white supremacist behaviour.

Layered underneath that fabric of an unhealthy masculine ideal is the broader objectification and commodification of women and gender expansive people, and a culture that too often confuses coercion with consent.

Key Event Insights To Remember & Guide You, paraphrased from our Live Podcast Event: Political Anxiety–How to Take Action and Take Care of Yourself.  

The past few months have been politically tumultuous, to say the least. Geopolitical volatility, waves of tariff threats, misinformation and angry rhetoric from political leaders, talk of a looming recession, lost jobs and the continued trend toward authoritarianism in the U.S. are but a few of the issues facing us in this moment. Add to the mix the climate crisis, the ongoing wars and global conflicts, and the air around us suddenly feels tinged with an Orwellian climate of

Humans have this phenomenal tendency to get stuck in the moment. We get stuck in our own memories – sometimes lamentations of a past we can’t let go, or saccharine memories we don’t want to forget. Moments are the defining lines of the fullness of our lives, they are the destinations on the road trip of human experience. 

In a few days, the Senate of Canada will be voting on whether to send Bill S-201 (otherwise known as the Vote 16 Act or #Vote16) to committee. The Vote 16 Act would amend the Canada Elections Act by lowering the voting age in federal elections from 18 to 16.

“It will be the end of women’s sports. No one wants to watch mediocre men.” Really? I beg to differ.

When so many tragic stories are covered daily in the news and across social media, it can be overwhelming. Conversation about these difficult topics can lead to arguments, causing serious rifts in families, between friends and across communities. How can anyone cope and feel any sense of positive possibility when being bombarded by such information?

Never in my more than 30 years on this planet have I witnessed such large scale obfuscation of facts and information. Never have I witnessed such a unified and concerted effort to tell only part of the story. Never have I witnessed such complicity with murder and injustice, at the cost of so many thousands of civilian lives.

The argument that you can never fully understand other people’s suffering pretends to be unaware that language and literature impart an astonishing range of ideas, emotions, experiences, and wisdom about the human condition.