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women of colour![]() ![]() Sci-Fi Writing as a Radical ActIf you don’t read fantasy and science fiction because you think it’s all about heroic loner dudes saving the world—run, don’t walk, to Nalo Hopkinson’s books. One of the most original, intelligent, imaginative and ambitious voices in fiction today, Hopkinson writes formidable yet playful tales that are masterful meditations on current and future society. Her female protagonists, often marginalized, act as change agents while operating within a strongly rooted family network. ![]() ![]() Domestic ProblemsBY SANDHYA SINGH “Here, in Canada, in the 21st century, we have a program that is clearly violating human rights.” So says Cecilia Diocson, executive director of the National Alliance of Philippine Women in Canada (NAPWC). ![]() ![]() Red Rock: Chinese Women Take to the StageIt was only in 1986 that contemporary rock music began in China. The artist was Cui Jian, and the instruments were a mixture of Western and Eastern styles, featuring screaming electric guitars. He is now seen as the figurehead of the Chinese rock movement. ![]() ![]() The Women of Casa Xochiquetzal
Xochiquetzal (pronounced So-chi-ke-chal) is an Aztec goddess whose name means flower-feather. She represents the divine and spiritual side of the pleasures of the flesh. Xochiquetzal was adored by the ahuianime, the pre- Hispanic prostitutes. ![]() ![]() Filmmaker Tracey DeerTiffany Deer is giggling uncontrollably. Her sister, filmmaker Tracey Deer, is holding the camera and laughing along. The laughter is contagious, the intimacy compelling. This is the opening sequence from Club Native, which, during its 78-minute running time, entertains viewers even as it educates and often challenges them. ![]() ![]() Rwanda Genocide Victims Speak OutIn the 100 days of genocide that ravaged the small Central African nation of Rwanda from April until July 1994, about one million Tutsi and Hutu people were killed, and an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 women and girls were raped. ![]() ![]() Pump up the Volume: Tanya Tagaq Adds New Sound to a Centuries-Old Women’s Cultural TraditionThroat singing isn’t a sound that’s easy to describe, even for Tanya Tagaq, so she relies on comparisons. “It’s breath, it’s rhythm. To be very, well, pompous about it, it’s like the sushi of sound.” She shakes her head, laughing. “When you hear it, you either love it or you hate it.” ![]() ![]() The Sweet Taste of LemonadeBeyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter never ceases to amaze audiences. For nearly 20 years, she has consistently recreated herself, her music and her brand. It is easy to forget that she began her career in 1998 at age of 16 as part of the girl group Destiny’s Child. Since then, she’s become one of the most recognized R&B/pop singers in the world—and one of the most critiqued. With each album, listeners delve into her creative subconscious, and her latest (sixth) solo project, Lemonade, is no exception. ![]() ![]() The Fight For Dignity: Women With DisabilitiesIn 2007, 19-year-old Ashley Smith died in federal custody at the Grand Valley Institution for Women in Kitchener, Ontario. ![]() ![]() Temporary Workers, Permanent ProblemsLaura came to Canada from Mexico to work as a seasonal apple picker under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. She fell on the job, and her legs were crushed by a tractor. ![]() |
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