By Lynie Awywen (Follow us on LinkedIn) If ‘prioritizing self-care’ is one of your resolutions this year — or an ongoing core value you wish to remain in alignment with, it is important to honour the radical history of the term as you embark on your own intention setting rituals. There is power in looking backContinue reading “Honouring the Radical History of Self-Care”
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Truth and Reconciliation/Orange Shirt Day: From Difficult Conversations to Amplifying Indigenous Voices
By Lynie Awywen Content Warning: The following contains potentially triggering subject matter and includes mentions of residential schools and violence against Indigenous peoples and children September 30th, 2022, marks the second year of the federal statutory holiday known as National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (NDTR) in Canada. It also coincides with Orange Shirt Day.Continue reading “Truth and Reconciliation/Orange Shirt Day: From Difficult Conversations to Amplifying Indigenous Voices”
How Far Along Are You on That Anti-Racist Reading List?
By Lynie Awywen Black Lives Still Matter. It has been over two years since the untimely death of George Floyd, a Black man who died when Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Months before, outrage erupted over the deaths of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.Continue reading “How Far Along Are You on That Anti-Racist Reading List?”
A Call to Ditch the Term ‘Racialized’ When Describing BIPOC Communities
By Lynie Awywen Recently I have been job-hunting (yes – it is still as awful as you remember) and I have noticed a recurring pattern which prompted me to think about the ways in which ‘whiteness’ continues to masquerade as ‘raceless’. Various organizations (Ontario College of Art & Design University, University of Toronto, University ofContinue reading “A Call to Ditch the Term ‘Racialized’ When Describing BIPOC Communities”