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Dark Heart of the Handmaid’s Tale: Dead Texas Woman Kept on Life Support to Incubate her Fetus

December 20, 2015

“Blessed be the fruit.” – Chapter 4, The Handmaid’s Tale, Margaret Atwood In case you haven’t reached your dose of disturbing anti-abortion-related laws from Texas, here is one tale that could be a spine-chilling scene straight out of Margaret Atwood’s cautionary novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale”. [I originally wrote this piece in 2014, but have revised […]

‘Crime After Crime’: An Inspiring Tale of Abuse, Injustice and a Fight for Freedom

April 3, 2014

“Crime After Crime is a legal thriller, a genre that is built on suspense, intrigue and discovery.” – Yoav Potash Those who end up in the unlawful clutches of an almighty and complicated American ‘justice system’ rarely get out with any sort of ease or swiftness. Even with a polished or tenacious defence lawyer, once inside, prisoners are […]

Appeal Denied: Nyki Kish Remains Behind Bars in a Travesty of Justice

March 18, 2014

Poet, songwriter and community activist Nyki Kish is currently serving a life sentence for a murder she did not commit. Nyki was charged and convicted in 2011 for the stabbing death of Ross Hammond, an internet porn marketing executive with no physical evidence and despite multiple eye witnesses accounts that all verified her story. Justice […]

Family of Murder Victim Loretta Saunders Vows to Keep Fighting for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women

March 12, 2014

(Are you listening, Stephen Harper?) On February 13, 2014, Loretta Saunders, a pregnant 26-year old Inuk woman, went missing. Sadly, on February 26, her body was found in a wooded median along a New Brunswick highway. Police have not revealed how Loretta was killed, only that it’s a part of the evidence in the first-degree […]

Whipping the Pussy Riot Grrrl Act

March 7, 2014

“Riot Grrrl, in a conscious response to second-wave feminists’ rejection of the word “girl,” reclaimed it with pride — and also in parody. Songs, performances, and fashion statements mocked the depictions of feminine innocence and compliance served to us in the face of discrimination, exploitation, and endemic sexual abuse.” — My Riot Grrrl by Johanna Fateman Powerful words […]

Blood in the Snow: Belligerent Drunk Gets Starlight Tour to Highest Power in the Land

February 19, 2014

One starry winter night, you stumble down the walk, drunk, in a city on the Saskatchewan prairies. The cops pick you up; drive you to the edge of town; and dump you off. Rubber tires recede, crunching on bitter snow. The wind howls, stalking and taunting its prey. You are miles from anywhere with no […]

Playing Dirty: A Tale of False Charges

November 8, 2013

“When pigs fly, wrongful convictions will be dust in the wind.” Too cynical? Perhaps. The story I’m about to tell you will shock some, but not those who follow wrongful convictions. Hopefully, it will shed some light on the precarious dance between a media who wants “its dirt” and law enforcement who wants “its perp.” […]

Browsing All Posts filed under »Activism«

Dark Heart of the Handmaid’s Tale: Dead Texas Woman Kept on Life Support to Incubate her Fetus

‘Crime After Crime’: An Inspiring Tale of Abuse, Injustice and a Fight for Freedom

Appeal Denied: Nyki Kish Remains Behind Bars in a Travesty of Justice

Family of Murder Victim Loretta Saunders Vows to Keep Fighting for Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women

Whipping the Pussy Riot Grrrl Act

Blood in the Snow: Belligerent Drunk Gets Starlight Tour to Highest Power in the Land

Playing Dirty: A Tale of False Charges

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