In this Pride month, it’s time we applied some critical thinking to this query. Because the answer to this simple question will reveal a...

I must admit that I was saddened to read about the recent cancellation of a speaking event involving ‘Queer Storytime Adventures’ at a...

If you need some incentive to celebrate the great diversity of our country, now is the time. April is Diversity Month. It was initiated...

During Black History Month, I started to make my way through Desmond Cole’s The Skin We’re In. Canada’s national narrative, in contrast...

The elimination of the propagation of hate must be championed by our leaders and institutions. If not, we are fighting an uphill battle...

Today, this headline caught my eye: Oklahoma Republicans introduce bill to ban Pride celebrations The bill's author says tax dollars...

A recent report about the dismissal of a teacher due to his posting of controversial videos bothered me (more specifically, the rationale...

UNESCO dedicated January 24 2024 to the celebration of International Day of Education, promoting the crucial role education and teachers...

Just wanted to offer some thoughts on this National Day of Racial Healing and consider how we, as a society or as a community or as an...

There exists a very unfortunate and dangerous phenomenon wherein blame – or actually, hate – is assigned to a marginalized group because...

I think anti-SOGI protesters are missing the point. I recently participated in a protest march about SOGI-inclusive education in BC....

I recently did a workshop on allyship - the active, consistent, and arduous practice of unlearning and re-evaluating, in which a person...

It’s rare to hear any politician be transparent and talk good sense. Which is why I was so impressed with Canada’s first First Nations...

Lip service will not do. Canada’s shameful history in addressing genocide was reinvigorated in the last couple of weeks as we: marked our...

In the aftermath of nation-wide protests about the teaching of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) in schools, CBC tries to...

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah), a day of remembrance for the Holocaust. The Holocaust is not just a singular event of...

It’s International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Guided by the International Convention on the Elimination of All...

Sounds like the beginning of a joke. Sadly not. In fact, it revealed a lot about race in America. And it wasn’t good news. People...

Not sure where to begin with this cringeworthy story about a woman disowned by her parents for coming out of the closet (not unusual on...

The Beatles? Charles Schulz? Jesus? Whoever it was clearly knew what they were talking about. It seems so simple. Certainly, the panacea...