CRRC Reports on a Great Year at their AGM
On Jan. 20, the Peterborough and Trent communities and the Community and Race Relations Committee (CRRC) met for the CRRC’s AGM. “As a board, we continue to focus on internal …
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Trans* Day of Remembrance in Peterborough
Each year, November 20 is marked by reverence for those who have been murdered in the past year out of hatred and ignorance against trans* individuals. Trans* Day of Remembrance …
Why you should be watching Orange is the New Black
For a portion of last summer I spent six weeks on the couch recovering from a horrific kitchen accident involving an avocado, a knife, and my hand. During this enforced …
A Biased View on Implicit Bias
The First Annual Trent University Implicit Bias Conference (TUBIC) recently took place in Gzowski College. The conference was organized with the hope of addressing the effect of implicit, incidental, and …
Racism Lives
I want to tell you a story. ‘Tis a true one. Today I had a date with the Landlord/Tenant Board. I will not bore you with the details, but I’m …
Sorry, I Only Date (Insert Preference) Women
Last week I co-wrote an article on the phenomenon of implicit bias: biases based on race, gender, orientation, and other noticeable attributes of which the biased individuals themselves are often …
My Culture is Not a Costume
Donning fake eagle feathers, a beaded headband and a dream catcher swaying from her hips, a girl clothed in a faux hide dress makes her way to the dance floor. …
“You should or ought to have known”: Arthur Interviews John Moore
In 1979, John Moore was convicted of second degree murder for a crime he says he did not commit, and he has been fighting to clear his name ever since. …