Through Excalibur Eyes: Nursing Abroad
“Eye opening,” said Junior Varsity rower, Victoria Pond, who swapped her singlet, oars, and the Otonabee for a pair of scrubs, and a 10 day community health nursing placement in …
Month: December 2017
Radical Cities
Since taking root towards the end of the 1970s, neoliberalism has separated services and goods from their social function and ideology, rendering them into utilities that only exist for the …
Interview: Ethel Nalule, Connected with a Sense of Digital Touch
Last week, I sat down with Ethel Nalule to congratulate her on her feature in a National Geographic blog publication and talk about her photography work. I got introduced to …
Why We Fight for Housing
A few months ago, I was lucky enough to be a part of the Ontario Government’s roundtable on Food Security. What struck me during this discussion (besides the lack of …
About Afrobana: Idea, Action and Legacy
Afrobana is a representation and celebration of the African and Caribbean culture. Culture revolves around the symbols we create and share. Thus, we can say ‘Afrobana’ is a symbolic way …
A Perpetual Renter’s Perspective
There’s currently a crack in the floor of my apartment, and every time I step on it, the floor gives a little bit more. I don’t think it’s actually a …
The Peterborough Housing Crisis and Shelter Emergency
Peterborough has a housing crisis and a shelter emergency. Downtown, it can seem both hidden and to be staring you right in the face, underlining just how complex this crisis …