City of Toronto to present the first Pam McConnell Young Women in Leadership Award on International Women’s Day Mayor John Tory and Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam (Ward 27 Toronto Centre-Rosedale) will present the Pam McConnell Young Women in Leadership Award to ...
Read More »Pride TO outlines the BLM vs. cops situation
On July 3, 2016, while participating in the Toronto Pride Parade, the organization Black Lives Matter (BLM) held an unexpected sit-in, effectively preventing and blocking the internationally-recognized celebration from continuing, which happened to also be the first time Canada’s Prime ...
Read More »The huge downside of flying to NYC via Newark
Rachel Wong — Whether it’s to visit family, to attend an event or for work, New York City is a place I travel to quite often. I’ve flown into all three of the city’s major airports at some point or another, ...
Read More »How do we break the pattern of racial and sexual discrimination?
Chris Moise — Since taking office and being sworn in as the new trustee for the Toronto District School Board on June 22 of this year I have had the pleasure to hand out medals to students and to participate ...
Read More »CUPE Ontario joins Black Lives Matter demo
Craig Saunders — Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario, including President Fred Hahn, will join a growing list of anti-oppression groups at a Black Lives Matter demonstration against police violence this Saturday, outside the Toronto police ...
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