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Anti-pipeline activists hack the Canadian Dollar
The Canadian Dollar Coin is known domestically as the “Loonie” because of the bas-relief image of a great northern loon...
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Remembering Chloe Cooley and the railroad to freedom
People in the United States are well aware of their nation’s history of enslaving people from Africa. But in...
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Transit anti-harassment campaign focuses on bystander intervention
Note: This is my own work, so I’m sharing it here simply as an example of a social marketing strategy....
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#thegaysweater challenges our vernacular
This art project, by the Canadian Centre for Gender & Sexual Diversity, has gone viral in North America. Knitted from...
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Silent no more – Aboriginal women in Canada
I didn’t know much about this topic. My Osocio colleague, Tom, brought me into the cold water of...
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What is hairy, fragile and requires excellent care?
Testicular Cancer Canada made this check-your-balls-regularly tutorial with guinea pigs to keep it safe for work. Because they are soft, hairy...
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A predator can sound a lot like a friend
Each year the Canadian Children of the Street Society takes on a province-wide awareness initiative on sexual exploitation through...
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“Save Our Waters” animates indigenous resistance to Canadian pipelines
The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines project is a plan transport diluted bitumen from Canada’s Athabasca oil sands to a...
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Put a woman on Canada’s $100 bill
Although, as a Commonwealth country, Canada currently has Queen Elizabeth II on every $20 bill, the only Canadian women...
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Ebola: A Poem For The Living
As Ebola hemorrhagic fever slowly spreads to the west, it’s important not to forget how important it is to...
