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By Nicole Pham-Quan If you look through Canada’s rose-coloured glasses, you will see nothing but picture-perfect images of Canadian equality, acceptance, and multiculturalism. But once you take a step back, you will see the fractures in the glass of Canada’s perfect image. Worse, you will see the people and the communities who have fallen throughContinue reading “Uncovering Environmental Racism in Nova Scotia: “There’s Something in the Water””

By: Michelle Angkasa The amazing team behind Our Time Kitchener-Waterloo, circa December 2019. Way back in April, during the very first lockdown (remember that?), I wrote this wistful reflection on how I saw communities band together as a result of the pandemic:  Never before have I seen so many people actively reaching out, spending theirContinue reading “Harnessing People Power: Mutual Aid and Community Organizing”