I once showed a map of Toronto’s 2005 summer of shootings to a sociologist at the University of Hawaii and, without ever having visited our city, she was able to point out the main commercial di… more →
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wrote 3 months ago: i haven’t written lately because there are things that reside in my body and mind right now th … more →
wrote 10 months ago: Blood blossoms burst forth in war zones as roots stretch deep. I feel them when we fight and I want … more →
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wrote 1 year ago: I once showed a map of Toronto’s 2005 summer of shootings to a sociologist at the University o … more →
wrote 1 year ago: “I could be here today talking to you and in one month you will get the news that I disappeare … more →
wrote 2 years ago: After the “summer of the gun” in 2005, various funders and levels of government focused … more →
wrote 2 years ago: monday morning and i feel like i am still basking in the sunshine of this past weekend. friendship, … more →
wrote 2 years ago: today you got the best of me. rolling tears down my face while i pretended i was working on importan … more →
wrote 2 years ago: writing on violence, the roots of violence, asking “why the dehumanization?” – is … more →
wrote 2 years ago: this issue, problem, notion of violence has been marinating in me for a while now. been trying to fi … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Update June 1, 2010: The Achievement Gap Task Force has released its draft report for review and con … more →
wrote 3 years ago: Out of the anti-violence groups you checked out- which interested you the most? From what angle do … more →
wrote 3 years ago: In the 6th period Social Change class, we identified violence among young people as a major social p … more →
wrote 3 years ago: The same week the Pascal Report on the implementation of full-day kindergarten in Ontario was releas … more →
wrote 3 years ago: A Statistics Canada analysis this spring looked at factors associated with delinquent activity among … more →
wrote 4 years ago: To commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Discrimination, 130 community activists … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Community-based agencies have gotten short shrift in recent Ontario government reports. Community ag … more →
wrote 4 years ago: Reports come and reports go. (Recently, some housing activists, bemoaning this truism, thought an ef … more →