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Ways of Seeing
Aw shucks Geez
We’re all flabbergasted over here in the _Geez_ office. It seems that we’ve just raked in some awards.Aiming at Evil: Comments on the death of Osama bin Laden
On the surface, the story of Osama’s end is simple and satisfying: The good guys got their man. Justice has been done. But what if the real world is more complicated than the old good-guys-versus-bad-guys narrative?Invisible Mommy
After DS was born, i joined a BW group to help me learn how to wear him. My local group holds monthly meetings and runs an online forum. At first i participated both in person and online, but later i connected with this community mostly online. This would be my first experience with such a forum.
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Editorial
We’re here, we’re queer
Some queers still see their liberation bound up with the fates of all. But the emphasis on solidarity and intersectionality has mostly left behind activists focused on petitioning states for rights instead of challenging the power structures that cause inequality
Rocking the boat
The changing immigration policies in a land of immigrants. A brief history of anti-migrant hysteria in Canada-
Editorial
Confronting the Monster
Months after the G20 had left Toronto, the aftermath of that monster is still felt. But the monster – The Police as an institution – remains at large.
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Editorial
Confront ‘those in power’ with compassion
Let people of peace acknowledge the acts of violence among them; let people of faith, such as those of us who call ourselves Christian, do as Jesus did and confront the mob mentality that sought to stone a woman to death.
Simple thoughts for engaging technology
When thinking about engaging technology, what are the key elements of concern to consider?Privatizing hope: Rebecca Solnit
These days, staying hopeful is as hard as kicking a bowling ball up a hill. Global warming? Oil spills? Earthquakes? Flash-floods? And that’s just environmental disasters…It’s Buy Nothing Day. Darn
The author wrestles with the decision to buy sheet metal on Buy Nothing Day. The entry was written on his typewriter, then photographed and placed here somehow.
