DEAR ARTISTS (PT.2) – 5 WAYS TO LEVEL UP IN 2021
2021 is just around the corner and I’m excited. Even in the midst of COVID, a new year is an opportunity for a fresh start.
At SHIFTER, we made a l...
DEAR ARTISTS (PT. 1) – IT’S TIME TO LEVEL UP
This may come across as somewhat insensitive in light of everything that has happened this year, but 2020 has been the best year of my life, both in m...
BOURNE – WHITE CANADIANS ARE JUST AS MUCH FOREIGNERS AS US IMMIGRANTS
Over the past week, both Canadian and Indigenous people have taken to social media in response to commercial fishermen in Middle West Pubnico, Nova Sc...
CORBIN – TAPPING INTO THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF CREATIVITY
Several years ago, I attended a poetry slam at a rustic, unsophisticated pub in suburban Toronto. I was there to see my friend, and headliner, Scribe,...
ROOKZ – RACE, CANCEL CULTURE AND BEING A “TRAITOR”
Reposted with permission from the author
I finally just went to bed after what was a crazy long day, closed my eyes, and smiled to myself as I ofte...
“SHOW ME THE MONEY” – INCLUSION WITHOUT ECONOMIC INCLUSION ISN’T REALLY INCLUSION
One of the most iconic scenes in cinematic history is when Cuba Gooding Jr. asks Tom Cruise to repeat that memorable four-word phrase in Jerry Maguire...
THERE IS NO INDIGENOUS SELF-DETERMINATION WITHOUT BLACK LIBERATION
Walking in two worlds is arduous when it feels like you are being pulled in different directions and pressured to identify as one thing over another. ...
INDIGENOUS LIVES MATTER: FORGIVENESS, HOPE AND A BETTER FUTURE
Indigenous Lives Matter is a four-part article series featuring Métis, First Nations and Inuit writers talking about the Indigenous experience in Cana...
BEING INDIGENOUS IN CANADA IN 2020
Indigenous Lives Matter is a four-part article series featuring Métis, First Nations and Inuit writers talking about the Indigenous experience in Cana...
NUMBERS DON’T LIE : THE CANADIAN JUSTICE SYSTEM IS FAILING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
Numbers don't lie. Poverty and incarceration rates are growing rapidly within Indigenous communities - Jesse Mousseau
To be Canadian is to be open mi...
OPINION – IF YOU’RE CLOSED OFF TO HONEST DIALOGUE, YOU’RE A PART OF THE PROBLEM
Over the past few weeks, I've had the opportunity to share different opinions in public, whether on our website or on social media; most of them contr...
OPINION – DEAR ALLIES, IT’S TIME TO REBUILD THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
Sitting here watching a documentary on The Underground Railroad, it's interesting to see how many white people, including Christians and preachers, li...