Policing Indigenous Dissent: Trends Behind Wet’suwet’en Raid
The recent raid against the Gitdumt’en camp on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory grabbed national attention, focusing much-needed discussion on land claims…
Is Yoga Cultural Appropriation? (2-PART SERIES)
A couple of weeks ago a kindergarten class came to my yoga studio. I asked them what they knew about yoga, and one little boy jumped back into a wiggling, barking…
Transition: First Movement in Sonata Form
My roommate, Camille, banged on the bathroom door, concerned. “Hey, do you need help in there? How is it going?” They had seen me leave the kitchen with scissors…
Meaning in Movement for Eveny Reindeer Herders
The question of how to find meaning in life has puzzled humans for perhaps as long as our species has existed. Finding meaning—to feel life has purpose and…
Slow Motion: Reports from a 4-Year Bike Ride
Lothar Schaefer, a retired anesthesiologist, and his partner Debbie Wellwood, a wildlife ecologist, rode out of their small town…
Eyes in Qaah: Tragedy in a Syrian Refugee Camp (VIDEO)
When Tamim Kalash set out to make his 26-minute documentary Eyes in Qaah, he wanted to tell the story of the hopeful and resilient Syrian people living in Qaah…
The bogus demonization of the ‘migrant caravan’
On American Thanksgiving weekend, United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents gassed children…
Shall we Dance? Building Community and Bridging Cultures
There is something in the instinct to dance that activates a euphoric feeling of connection to both our own bodies and to each other. In my 20s, there was the ritualistic…
5 Things New Immigrants to Canada Should Know
It was part of a journey that began in my home country of Albania, took us to the Netherlands due to my husband’s job and eventually…
