A Self-Care Guide for Melanated Bodies
A black woman’s body is the only kind of body that holds memories in the pigments of her melanin Holds onto mama’s pain, grandmama’s pain,… Read More »A Self-Care Guide for Melanated Bodies
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“Survivor-centric approach” must come first
Gendered & sexual violence policy report releases recommendations
International News Blurbs
SLAV at the Jazz Fest This summer’s Montreal Jazz Fest faced intense international controversy for its support, and production, of SLAV, a musical described as… Read More »International News Blurbs
PrEP: redefining safe sex
The politics and accessibility of HIV prevention
Strike down John A. MacDonald
In an online statement released August 8, 2018, Victoria, B.C. mayor Lisa Helps pledged to remove the statue of Canada’s first Prime Minister John A.… Read More »Strike down John A. MacDonald
When Brown-Eyed Boys Swim
A short story from our new literary column “Isthmus”
Is AI racist?
Machine learning, the justice, system, and racial bias
The Open Door shelter awaits relocation this October
A community expresses the necessity of empowerment and empathy
Les Vraies Demoiselles d’Avignon
Every exhibit needs a soul
Not Your Oriental Fantasy
Navigating racial exotification on campus
Report: McGill students confused by “jarring” campaign signs found around campus
On August 23, as McGill students enjoyed the final weeks of their summer vacation, Philippe Couillard called a provincial election. While most McGillians will spend… Read More »Report: McGill students confused by “jarring” campaign signs found around campus
Navigating mental health at McGill
I came into my first year at McGill with wide eyes, sweaty palms, and a bad case of undiagnosed depression. When I walked into the… Read More »Navigating mental health at McGill
McGill’s 1926 Jewish ban
Anti-semitism is a hostility or hatred of Jewish people. While this “hatred” is often understood to express itself violently—as it did during the Holocaust and… Read More »McGill’s 1926 Jewish ban
McGill: a colonial institution
Since its inception, McGill University has been, and continues to be, a colonial institution. The University’s colonial roots reach back to James McGill, the University’s… Read More »McGill: a colonial institution