Africa is not a country!
Africa is Not a Country! ….Were the words I wanted to scream out loud while watching Blended, a romantic comedy starring Adam Sandler, in addition to addressing the other gross …
Month: February 2016
Trent Film Society Presents: The Dreamers (2003)
We at Trent Film Society would like to thank everyone for coming out to our screening of Amélie at Market Hall. We are continuing on with our theme of French …
The first Troy Bordun visiting Canadian filmmaker: Bruce LaBruce
I’m happy to announce the first in what I hope to be an annual visiting filmmaker series. Nationally and internationally successful director Bruce LaBruce will be in Peterborough on Feb. …
Copycats: Hollywood and its lust for Deadpool
If you’ve been following the recent box office news you’ll know that Marvel’s recent outing, and biggest risk, Deadpool had a hell of a weekend. The film surprised analysts and …
Seeds of Change a community hub
Seeds of Change is a community hub operating out of George Street United Church just north of the downtown. They deliver programs that cultivate social justice, spirituality and artistic expression, …
The imminent issue of rising costs and homelessness in Peterborough
Peterborough is no stranger to the issue of homelessness. Walking downtown, it wouldn’t take long to spot a few disenfranchised souls wandering the street, sometimes offering a friendly “hello,” and …
The Pit and The Pendulum: #BlackMusicMatters
1989 is an album by Taylor Swift. 1989 is also the opening line of the Public Enemy song, ‘Fight the Power.’ Well, actually, the full line goes “1989, the number/another …
Beyond the Veil: free your mind, free society
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society – Angela Davis In the past two weeks there has been a strong backlash against Beyoncé’s performance at …
Muted Voices: Afro-Latinos
The Afro-Latino experience is often invisible. Despite the deep intersections between Black and Latino identity and the impacts of Afro Latinos in Latin America’s social, cultural, political, religious and economic …
The tribulations of being an Ethiopian Jew
In 1973, the state of Israel acknowledged the Beta Israel, also known as Ethiopian Jews. These are Jewish communities that developed and lived for centuries in the area of Aksumite …