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Reyna Okumura
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St. Marcellinus Social Justice League

·Mar 27, 2022

We’re Killing Mother Earth: The Climate Crisis is Gendered Violence

In the most comprehensive report on the subject, taking two years and more than 1000 sources of research, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has found that there is clear evidence to suggest that climate change is increasing gender-based violence. The United Nations defines the term gender-based…

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We’re Killing Mother Earth: The Climate Crisis is Gendered Violence
We’re Killing Mother Earth: The Climate Crisis is Gendered Violence

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St. Marcellinus Social Justice League

·Mar 7, 2022

Resilience Runs in the Family: Two Generations of Breast Cancer Survival

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…

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Resilience Runs in the Family: Two Generations of Breast Cancer Survival
Resilience Runs in the Family: Two Generations of Breast Cancer Survival

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St. Marcellinus Social Justice League

·Jan 15, 2022

A History of Venezuelan Politics

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…

Venezuela

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A History of Venezuelan Politics
A History of Venezuelan Politics
Venezuela

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Jan 6, 2022

tick, tick… BOOM! and Running Out of Time

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…

Tick Tick Boom

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tick, tick… BOOM! and Running Out of Time
tick, tick… BOOM! and Running Out of Time
Tick Tick Boom

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Jan 5, 2022

Why do People Become Refugees?

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…

Refugees

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Why do People Become Refugees?
Why do People Become Refugees?
Refugees

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Jul 19, 2021

The Bechdel Test

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…

Bechdel Test

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The Bechdel Test
The Bechdel Test
Bechdel Test

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St. Marcellinus Social Justice League

·Jun 17, 2021

A Beginner’s Guide to Mutual Aid

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. …

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A Beginner’s Guide to Mutual Aid
A Beginner’s Guide to Mutual Aid

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St. Marcellinus Social Justice League

·May 21, 2021

Women in Film and Television

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…

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Women in Film and Television
Women in Film and Television

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St. Marcellinus Social Justice League

·Apr 25, 2021

Disability Rights and Laws Internationally

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. …

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Disability Accommodations and Laws Internationally
Disability Accommodations and Laws Internationally

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Mar 15, 2021

On Choice Feminism

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. …

Feminism

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Choice  Feminism and the White Woman
Choice  Feminism and the White Woman
Feminism

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