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Tag Archives: Violence Against Women
REMEMBERING HELEN BETTY OSBORNE: OP ED: “LEST WE FORGET”
Nineteen-year old Cree woman Helen Betty Osborne was murdered by 4 white men November 13, 1971. Osborne’s death and case have been labelled a “conspiracy of silence”. We hounour Helen Betty Osborne this week on blackcoffeepoet.com via an Opinion Editorial, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Lest We Forget", Aboriginal Justice Inquiry in Manitoba, Colonialism, Conspiracy of Silence, Cree Nation, feminism, First Nations Women, genocide, Helen Betty Osborne, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Missing and Murdered First Nations Women in Canada, Missing and Murdered Native Women in Canada, No More Silence, Norway House First Nation, Opinion Editorial, Patriarchy, Remembrance Day, Robyn Bourgeois, sexism, Sisters In Spirit, The Pas Manitoba, Violence Against First Nations Women, Violence Against Women
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INTERVIEW WITH CLEMENTINE CANNIBAL
clementine cannibal is a toronto based queer, feminist, artist, zinester, musician, skater and activist. she explores themes of violence, sexuality and the body in her work. she is a lover and promoter of all things DIY. you can find more … Continue reading
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Tagged "licking stars off ceilings #23" by Clementine Cannibal, "sexual violence is not sexy: reimagining masculinities and what it means to be a man" by Clementine Cannibal, "why bisexual? queer and straight worlds, biphobia, bisexuality, Black Coffee Poet, Clementine Cannibal, coming out of the closet, feminist zines, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, hyper masculinity, queer writing, Violence Against Women
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STEPPING OUT FROM BEHIND THE WALL: ACKNOWLEDGING MALE PRIVILEGE AND ITS CONNECTION TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
WARNING: 1st paragraph has violent depictions of real life events. Tracy Chapman is mostly known for her classic song Fast Car. It’s her song Behind the Wall that makes me think of incidents at Canadian universities in the last few … Continue reading
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Tagged "Behind The Wall" by Tracy Chapman, "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman, "Stepping Out From Behind the Wall: Acknowledging Male Privilege and its Connection to Violence Against Women, Black Coffee Poet, Colours of Resistance, Daniel Heath Justice, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Lee Maracle, Male Privilege, stopping violence against women, The Condor's View, UFC, Violence Against Women
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REMEMBERING THE WOMEN FORGOTTEN ON DECEMBER 6TH: POETRY BY SHAUNGA TAGORE, MEL GAYLE, AND BLACK COFFEE POET
Shaunga Tagore hates writing bios (but secretly likes it) and not so secretly works as a writer, editor, performer and arts-educator in Toronto. Please see the song “bitch” by meredith brooks for a more detailed and accurate personality profile. And … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry
Tagged "Remembering the Women Forgotten on December 6th", "Shane It Isn't Fair", 500 Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet reads "Shane It Isn't Fair", Daleen Kay Bossee, Helen Betty Osbourne, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jane Creba, Mel Gayle, Murders at Cherry Beach, Neil Stonechild, Police Brutality, Reena Virk, Shane Fair, Shaunga Tagore, Stephine Beck, Suritah Wignall, Trans Day of Remembrance, Violence Against Sex Workers, Violence Against Women, Visible/Invisible by Suritah Wignall, White Power, white privilege
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Over 500 Aboriginal Women Have Been Murdered Or Gone Missing In Canada: A Poem To Mayor David Miller
In the summer of 2008 Carolyn Connolly and Katelynn Sampson (pictured left), two Aboriginal women, were murdered days apart in two different neighbourhoods in Toronto. Local newspapers reported the murders, but no real action from police and government was seen, … Continue reading
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Tagged "A Poem To Mayor David Miller", 2008 Letter to the Editor Toronto Star, 500 Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Aboriginal Women, August 13, Black Coffee Poet, Carolyn Connolly, David Miller, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jane Creba, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Katelynn Sampson, Mayor David Miller, Stop Violence Against Aboriginal Women, Toronto Star, Violence Against Women, Yonge St.
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