Margarita Okumura and Alma DeVera are breast cancer survivors, CIBC Run for the Cure ambassadors, and my mom and grandma! This weekend, I interviewed them as a part of St. Marcellinus Social Justice League’s initiative to spread awareness about cancer and share the experiences of survivors. On Diagnosis and Treatment Alma’s first diagnosis came…

The crisis in Venezuela is a socio-economic and political crisis that rose to prominence under the leadership of former President Hugo Chàvez and has been exacerbated under the presidency of Nicolás Maduro. Massive increases in hyperinflation, as well as escalating starvation, disease, and crime rates, have resulted in mass emigration…

Jonathan Larson. His story carries an unfortunate familiarity; mirrored in every young writer, actor, and singer. He’s the starving artist. He’s committed to his craft, determined to share his talents with the world. His story is of the desperation of creating art under the vice of capitalism. Of the helplessness…

By the end of 2020, 82.4 million individuals were forcibly displaced, including 26.4 million refugees worldwide as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, or human rights violations. This is an increase of 2.9 million people over the previous year, leaving the forcibly displaced population at a record high. A refugee…

What is the Bechdel Test? The Bechdel Test, also known as the Bechdel-Wallace Test, was inspired by Alison Bechdel’s 1985 comic strip “The Rule,” and became a set of criteria to measure if women are represented in a film. Bechdel credited the idea for the test to a friend, Liz Wallace, who was likely inspired…

As the world enters its fifteenth month of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 176 million cases and 3.8 million deaths, governments worldwide have been failing to provide adequate support for those affected by the virus. …

On April 25th, 2021, Chloé Zhao made history as the second woman, and the first woman of colour, to win the Academy Award for Best Director, but her historic victory is a milestone that should have been passed years ago. While a few women can be commended for breaking through…

Disabled people have faced exclusion, discrimination, and even attempted genocide for simply existing in the world, but various international organizations and national governments work to prevent such treatment in the future. …

Choice feminism is a branch of feminism that advocates that every choice that a woman makes is inherently feminist, simply because of the gender identity of the person making that choice. …