Performative allyship often goes deeper than the surface. So-called allies often label themselves as such but engage in behaviour that supports white supremacy and benefits their own status in the social/racial hierarchy. But cultural appropriation is a surface level kind of racism that can contribute and align itself with the same kind of performative allyship we criticize. It devalues a culture’s history and language, and […]
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Leonard Cohen is back from the dead Hearing Leonard Cohen’s voice—solemn, steady, divine—is like hearing a voice you have always heard, one that you have always known, one that lives in perpetuity. It is this steadfastness that makes his music all the more jarring; it is a reminder that he is there, as he has always
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Learning to celebrate collective healing
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Conquering Orientation Week despite social anxiety For many, going to university or college is a dramatic transition, one they feel unprepared for so strongly that previous transitions can’t compare. I found the college system at UofT confusing, and despite my online scouring, I couldn’t really find anything that told me how exactly it worked.. It’s the kind of thing that makes a lot more sense over time and
What history can tell us about combating the climate crisis
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How one family creates and curates a culture of fear throughout an entire province
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