A new generation of queer love: Bloom by Kevin Panetta and Savanna Ganucheau
Bloom is a graphic novel about a young man in a small town, working in his family’s bakery. It is a meditation on patience and slowness and joy.
The closet, sewing communities, and yay for good comments
I’m loving this article written on the Sewcialists blog. It’s a blog with the goal of making the sewing community more inclusive and representing a wider range of voices. The article is published under a pseudonym…
Meghan Jezewski: Hitchhikings
In which Meghan and Sherwin reflect on the old days, hitchhiking, and being young and lucky (and privileged) …
Sometimes courage is choosing not to jump
Watch this. I find it so fascinating. The video shows a dozen or so people at the top of a ten metre diving tower deciding whether to jump.
Buying ourselves out of homes
Renting and buying homes, for BC residents, is becoming less and less affordable. We’re experiencing the result of decades of deregulation and rabid speculation…
Pitting the haves against the have-nots hurts everyone
Reading “Christ Church Cathedral wants tent city shut down”, about tent city in Victoria, left me disappointed in the leadership and community of Christ Church Cathedral…
The Evil Woman trope
In which the Evil Women trope is discussed. Women are over-represented as evil villains, murderers and criminal masterminds …
The failure of “Movements in Art Since 1945”
Stories of history, and art history, are too important to be left to the colonial, white, patriarchal views of of a few…
“She’s my Rushmore, Max!”: masculinity and vulnerability in Rushmore
Rushmore is from 1998, and it’s very white, but Sabrina and Sherwin think it has some redeeming features. It’s an interesting meditation on class and masculinity…
fb is for activists / fb is not for activists
We believe in the power of public discourse. And this can happen in person. And it can happen online…
Friendship to the Max! A Review of Lumberjanes!
I recently discovered Lumberjanes, a comic published by Boom! Box, an offshoot of Boom! Studios. I strongly recommend …
Sharing public space
BC Transit in Victoria is currently seeking feedback on a proposal to allow larger sized dogs on buses. The trick is to actually engage in a creative discussion about possible strategies without dismissing perspectives other than your own as unimportant…
Making 5 by 5 Videos
The rules are pretty simple. Create a 25 second video with 5 five-second clips, using only natural sound. To my surprise, I found these constraints liberating…
Keeping solidarity for workers
When workers ask for more for themselves and their families, and their communities, every worker benefits. And yet, recently I noticed that some folks have a distinct lack of strength and solidarity …
Optimum health and capitalism
Capitalism is fed by dividing collective strengths and conquering individuals with embedded, regenerative, and dynamic hierarchies. I thought I’d write a blog post about the relationship between optimum health and capitalism and call it a day, but it’s a big idea…
Spontaneous acts of reproductive justice
Reproductive justice is more than the right to have an abortion. It’s about access to judgement-free information, comprehensive sexual education and understanding the complex realities of racism and colonization…
Secrets and cats
Humans think they are sneaky. But “all secrets are witnessed.” Often by cats…