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China’s LGBT Communities: Exploring The Chinese “Gay City”

September 15, 2021November 10, 2021 Ruolan Ma

According to Chinese sociologist Wei Wei, Chengdu’s healthy LGBT community is credited to its successful change of “place to space”. Indeed, China’s rapid economic development creates a hotbed for the spread of consumerism, which is especially salient in Chengdu, the beneficiary of the Great Western Development Strategy, which made Chengdu the regional economic development center. One of the many results of consumerism is the emergence of entertainment establishments. However, for people who are oppressed for their identity and would like to meet like-minded people, these establishments are entitled with a different meaning —these places are haven-like spaces in which they can fully express themselves without other people’s judgment and where they can still have fulfilling social lives.

‘Canada’s’ Ongoing Colonial Violence Brings Death to Indigenous Peoples

June 18, 2021November 10, 2021 Penni Tenzin

These discoveries stand as a stark reminder to non-Indigenous people that the country known as ‘Canada’ is not only built upon the genocide of Indigenous peoples, but that this extends to Indigenous children in these residential schools.

Candid – Episode 5: Rollout for What

April 6, 2021November 10, 2021 Alexander Taurozzi

Juliana and Alex go deeper into the issues experienced during Canada's rollout, and what this means for education and the steps moving forward for our government bodies.

The Consequences of Fast-Fashion in the Global South

April 3, 2021 Juliana Malka

Today, eco-colonialism is a major consequence of fast fashion practices stemming from the fatal environmental and the social consequences.

Rebuilding the Roof of the World: Tibetan Human Rights

March 17, 2021November 10, 2021 Penni Tenzin

Once nicknamed the “roof of the world” due to the Tibetan plateau being among the highest in the world, in 2020, Tibet received the lowest score on the annual Freedom in the World Report by Freedom House, making it the “least free country in the world” tied with Syria.

Canada’s Approach to the COVID-19 Vaccine

March 4, 2021November 10, 2021 Juliana Malka

The Canadian immunization rate is not as high as the United States' rate largely because of the challenges of vaccine quantity and distribution in Canada. This brings to question the efficiency of Canada’s inoculation strategies and priorities.

The Tigray Crisis in Ethiopia: What You Need to Know

February 25, 2021November 10, 2021 Penni Tenzin

It has now been just over three months since the federal government’s military offence, but the Tigray crisis is far from over. With the lack of humanitarian aid, the future of the Tigrayan citizenry remains in the dark as they bear the brunt of the conflict.

How the International Community Has Failed the Uighur Minority

February 21, 2021November 10, 2021 Melanie Baume

According to Hu Lianhe, a Communist Party official, this ‘re-education’ campaign only targets petty criminals that are assigned to “vocational education facilities for rehabilitation and reintegration” . Yet, testimonies from individuals who have worked or been detained in the camps as well as leaked information report cases of human rights violations.

Reparative Conversations: Transitional Justice in Albania, an Interview with Kristale Ivezaj Rama

December 16, 2020November 10, 2021 Adriana Gabriela Franco

Rama believes this project is a “tiny seed” in the greater movement towards transitional justice, something those living in Albania need to be able to move forward. Limitations on free speech and an unstable economy are just some of the lasting effects of this period in Albania, and as Rama so eloquently put, the “people can’t think about the past if they are too preoccupied with the present and worry about their future”.

Buying a Blind Eye: The Abuse of Liberty in Saudi Arabia

December 11, 2020November 10, 2021 Santhindu Wijesooriya

The Saudi agenda is based purely on the goals and aspirations of the royal family. It violates and marginalizes many groups such as Shia Muslims and women through the use of strong central authority and strict enforcement of arbitrary laws and regulations. The government condones and conducts the unfair treatment of activists and those who aim to change the discriminatory status quo in the powerful, oil-rich state.

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