Black She Wrote

I wrote this post yesterday called "Dear White People Feeling Oppressed..." I've been writing about issues that affect the Black, or mixed-race community for so long now, that I neglected all the other ways that humans can be oppressed. We as colored or marginalized folk tend to think "in our lane," and we often - … Continue reading Black She Wrote

Sometimes, You Have To Look For What’s Not There: Volunteers and Immigrants Especially, Are What Make This City So Beautiful

Surrey - The "Vibrant Surrey," Is Green, And Gray, With A Giant Gun, Pointed At God In The Fucking Center Of The City. Please Stop Telling Me How Immigrants Are The Problem. When I first got to Surrey, one of the things that I first noticed was a group of kids called Surrey Crew. I … Continue reading Sometimes, You Have To Look For What’s Not There: Volunteers and Immigrants Especially, Are What Make This City So Beautiful

Politician’s Don’t Have the Luxury of Making Racist, Homophobic, Sexual Mistakes, and It’s Time We Use Our Vote To Remind Them Of That Fact #CDNPOLI

Okay so here's the deal, I don't often talk about politics because my mom is heavily involved in the NDP. This means that I am often privy to information that I cannot share with the public for legal, and political reasons. I decided a long time ago that this website would never endorse a specific … Continue reading Politician’s Don’t Have the Luxury of Making Racist, Homophobic, Sexual Mistakes, and It’s Time We Use Our Vote To Remind Them Of That Fact #CDNPOLI

Dear (White) Men, I am Not Now, I Have Never Been, And I Will Never Be, Your Property

WARNING: This post contains conversations about slavery, abuse, rape, torture, and trauma. Please practice self care when reading this post. 400 years ago, white men and women trapesed across the seven seas on giant shipping boats, that they then filled with the human bodies of Black men, women, and children. They forced those bodies to … Continue reading Dear (White) Men, I am Not Now, I Have Never Been, And I Will Never Be, Your Property

It’s Canada Day, And I Couldn’t Feel Less Like Celebrating: It’s Time To Abolish The Catholic Church In Canada #CdnPoli

TRIGGER WARNING: This post details crimes of sexual abuse, rape, murder, and trauma, that destroyed hundreds of thousands of Indigenous Lives. Please Practice Self Care before, during, and after, reading. The "reported" total of buried bodies belonging to children of Indigenous people across Canada - so far - is 397, and they still have hundreds … Continue reading It’s Canada Day, And I Couldn’t Feel Less Like Celebrating: It’s Time To Abolish The Catholic Church In Canada #CdnPoli