Monthly Archives: June 2013

7 REASONS WHY I COMPOSE READING LISTS

7 Reasons Why I Compose Reading Lists By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Every season I compose a reading list.  And I try to post it around and after the 21st day, the change of the season. I’ve shared 4 lists with … Continue reading

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WE LIVE IN A CULTURE OF RAPE

We Live In A Culture Of Rape By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Over the past few weeks I have noticed a spike in news about rapes around the world, in particular gang rapes. I know rape is not a new thing. … Continue reading

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ZAINAB AMADAHY READS FROM HER BOOK “WIELDING THE FORCE: THE SCIENCE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE”

Zainab Amadahy was featured on blackcoffeepoet.com in 2010.  She read an amazing poem called Bones and was part of one of the best interviews that year. I had the pleasure of speaking alongside Zainab in December 2012 about the racism … Continue reading

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INTERVIEW WITH ZAINAB AMADAHY AUTHOR OF “WIELDING THE FORCE: THE SCIENCE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE”

Zainab Amadahy is an author, singer/songwriter and educator. Among her publications are Indigenous Peoples and Black Peoples in Canada for Breaching the Colonial Contract. She also contributed to Strong Women’s Stories: Native Vision and Community Survival and authored the feminist … Continue reading

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WIELDING THE FORCE: THE SCIENCE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE

Wielding the Force: The Science of Social Justice By Zainab Amadahy Reviewed by May Lui This is a remarkable book that aims to widen the reader’s understanding of  paradigms such as thinking in binaries, valuing the material over the relational, … Continue reading

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OP ED: A FORD ADVERSARY OPPOSES CALLS FOR MAYOR’S RESIGNATION

A Ford Adversary Opposes Calls For Mayor’s Resignation By Chris Michael Burns I will preface this by stating that I do not like Mayor Ford and I do not think he is qualified to be the Mayor of Toronto. Rob Ford … Continue reading

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