I woke up this morning to the sound of rain. But because of what happened last time it was raining, I decided well in advance that I am prepared to become completely soaked. Fortunately for me, much like like last week, the Universe was on my side again on this one (thanks, Universe!) Regardless, I came … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: June 2012
An Open Letter To Vancouver Police Department
Hullo, VPD. I am writing to you on my blog tonight because we need to have a conversation, but your recent actions — not to mention decades of similarly unjustifiable brutalities — have made a reasoned conversation with you, the entire collective Vancouver Police force, all but impossible. You have been arresting my friends for … Continue reading »
Masculinity
I had a flood of deep introspective thought yesterday night, as I slipped into an emotionally vulnerable state in the dark, somewhere between exhausted and asleep. One of the things I began to think further about was what masculinity means, as I subjectively experience it. And the most immediate thing that occurred to me was … Continue reading »
A Friday Morning Unusual
I have been struggling without my emotional compass for a few weeks now, experiencing very intense but brief bursts of acute emotional awareness, and slipping away again into numbness and dissociation within a mere couple of hours. This has been the emotional context in which the marked majority of my entire life has played out … Continue reading »
Week 6 Follow-Up to Anti-Misogynist Action
I was expecting — and preparing — to get soaked to the bone today, but the Universe had other plans. So thanks for the sunshine, Universe! I brought my noisemaker this time, feeling a surge of primal anger as I approached the intersection. So I pulled it out and started spinning, making noise and displaying … Continue reading »
Fast Facts About Rape: Rape Culture 101
1. Rape Actually Happens It does. Really, I’m not lying to you. But more than the fact that it actually happens, it happens a lot. And there’s no valid reason for it happening at all. It happens to women and girls of all ages and colours, in all parts of the world. Every day. It … Continue reading »
A Very Long Conversation About Abortion Rights
Today I visited the 24-hour protest site of the Musqueam people, whose ancestors’ intact remains are covered by a tarp tent since being unearthed by a condo developer who insists on trying to build on top of them. We discussed a number of demonstrations, details about their legal battle, and various political ideologies. And then … Continue reading »
Casserole Nights In Canada
For five months now, Quebec students have been taking empty pots, pans, potlids, and cutlery in hand, and demonstrating by filling the streets with noise. Why? A valid question. Tuition fees were increased again in the beginning of these demonstrations, but the minimum wage remains so low, one is barely able to get by on … Continue reading »
Week 5 Follow-Up to Anti-Misogynist Action
Something deep down told me that this week would be like any other demonstration I’ve participated in before. And boy, was my instinct ever right on the money. When I woke up, I could hear the rain. As such, I decided not to wear my traditional clown gear, and I knew from all the focus … Continue reading »
On Aggravated Suicide
I am only capable of speaking on this subject for myself, but I am able to do so today with my own voice, despite trying countless times to throw myself away. Nothing carries the emotional gravity of those words a person would give their own life to say, even just to a single person. But … Continue reading »
