Posted: November 21, 2014
“I have been taught accommodation. My brother never thinks before he speaks. I have been taught to filter. "How can anyone have a relationship to food?" he asks, laughing, as I eat the black bean soup I chose for its lack of carbs.
Posted: November 20, 2014
What does hair have to do with anything? For Navajo people, it can mean a lot.
Posted: November 19, 2014
In recent years the global community has become increasingly aware of human trafficking around the world.
Posted: November 18, 2014
Today we hear the voices of people with disabilities. This heartwarming message is from 15 kids and young adults with Down Syndrome to a fearful future mother whose unborn son is diagnosed with the disability.
Posted: November 17, 2014
Fourteen year-old Shannen Koostachin had a dream that kids in her community, a remote reserve in northern Ontario, could one day go to school in safe, comfy schools.
Posted: November 14, 2014
“I could no longer connect to my toys in a way that allowed me to participate in the experience.
Posted: November 13, 2014
“Fam Jam” was written by Canadian rapper Shad about his childhood as a newcomer in Canada.
Posted: November 12, 2014
“I’ll tell you why I wrote this article: because there’s a freshman in your English 101 class and there’s a guy on your sports team and there’s a 14-year-old kid in your church’s pew who is hiding a pretty big secret too.” Striving to cultivate a
Posted: November 10, 2014
1 in 5 women and 1 in 7 men have experienced severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime.
Posted: November 8, 2014
“Six years ago I knew nothing about mental illness or what the signs were to look for, nor did people in my church, even after I was hospitalized twice in one year.