Posts by Julia Horel
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In the Blog
Word on the Street Toronto Weekly Feature: Interview with Saul Freedman-Lawson
Word on the Street Toronto Weekly Feature: Interview with Saul Freedman-Lawson, Shameless Youth Advisory Member! READ MORE
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Announcements
Shameless programs at risk due to arts funding cuts in Ontario: what this means and how you can help
Effective immediately, our grant program at the Ontario Arts Council has been suspended and is not accepting applications. This decision means that once our current funding cycle ends on October 31, 2019, we will no longer receive any public funding. Here’s how you can help. READ MORE
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Announcements
Join Team Shameless! We’re seeking a new volunteer circulation manager!
Shameless magazine, a Canadian, independent, feminist voice for young women and trans youth, is looking for a volunteer circulation manager. Are you an organizational whiz? Do you have a commitment to anti-oppression and inclusive feminist politics? Do you have some time to volunteer and a vision for Shameless? Then we need you. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Solidarity with UBC students and survivors of sexual abuse and violence
The Canadian literature community has been rocked by an open letter, signed by many prominent writers, claiming the University of British Columbia has failed to give “due process” to a writing professor dismissed for breach of trust in relation to allegations of abuse by students. Critics of the letter say it is biased and erases the experience of the students. READ MORE
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Behind the Scenes
Join The Shameless Team!
Shameless magazine, a Canadian, independent, feminist voice for young women and trans youth, is looking for a volunteer circulation manager. Are you an organizational whiz? Do you have a commitment to anti-oppression and inclusive feminist politics? Do you have some time to volunteer and a vision for Shameless? Then we need you. READ MORE
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Blog Series
Ten Years of Talking Back: Evan Munday
Illustrator Evan Munday shares what Shameless has meant to him and why you should support us. READ MORE
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Blog Series
Ten Years of Talking Back: Hall of Shameless MVP Ann Douglas
Hall of Shameless Most Valuable Player Ann Douglas shares why she supports Shameless and why you should consider joining her as a sustainer. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Cross-post: Asexuality: A Minority in Need of Understanding
When I told my therapist “I think I’m asexual,” she told me it was my depression that made me feel that way. She informed me that the proper treatment would “clear that right up.” READ MORE
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Blog Series
Dear 17-year-old Clara Bee
It’s hard for me to write this, because I’m afraid I’ll upset you. Literally everyone in your life right now is afraid of upsetting you. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Anti-choice politician set to become Newfoundland premier
The topic of abortion has been making headlines in Newfoundland and Labrador with the nomination of Frank Coleman as the leader of the provincial Conservative party, making him the premier-in-waiting. READ MORE
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Blog Series
Dear Teenage Aimee
The bad news is that the world is much meaner than you imagine it to be, but the good news is that it’s also much bigger. READ MORE
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Blog Series
Dear teen Zehra
Dear teen Zehra: I can’t imagine being in your shoes again, and I definitely don’t ever want to have to make the choices you will have to, again. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Letters Lived Contributor: Cristy C. Road
Cristy C. Road is a Cuban-American illustrator, writer, and member of The Homewreckers, a queer-core punk rock band that aims to simultaneously demystify the punk scene and smash patriarchy. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Letters Lived Contributor: Selma James
Selma James is an anti-sexist, anti-racist, anti-capitalist campaigner and author. Known for her pioneering work on women’s rights, James coined the term “unwaged” to describe most of the caring work that women do. James first put pen to paper in 1952 with her essay A Woman’s Place, describing the frustrations of women’s lives as housewives. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Letters Lived Contributor: Nina Power
Nina Power teaches philosophy at London’s Roehampton University and Critical Writing in Art & Design at the Royal College of Art. Power writes articles on European Philosophy, atomism, pedagogy, art, and politics for several magazines including The Guardian, New Statesman (like fellow contributor Juliet Jacques), New Humanist, Cabinet, Radical Philosophy, and The Philosopher’s Magazine, where she is also reviews editor. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Letters Lived Contributor: Shea Howell
Shea Howell is a Detroit activist, organizer, author, and professor of Communication at Oakland University who has been committed to grassroots, community-driven development for more than four decades. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Letters Lived Contributor: Elisha Lim
Elisha Lim is an artist and activist whose artwork and campaigning efforts demand radical changes in race and gender representation. They succeeded in getting Canada’s Gay and Lesbian Newspaper, Xtra!, to adopt gender neutral pronouns and directed Montreal’s first Racialized Pride Week in 2012, for which they curated the main exhibit 2-Qtpoc at the Articule Gallery. READ MORE
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Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes: Julia Horel, Publisher
My first month as publisher of Shameless has been more than a whirlwind – it’s been a tornado of activity. Who would take on a major transition of a web team and business team at exactly the same time as a complete re-launch of a website? Shameless would, obviously. And what’s more, we would take it on and knock it out of the park, because that’s the kind of thing we do. READ MORE
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In the Blog
Letters Lived Contributor: Lee Maracle
Lee Maracle, of Salish and Cree ancestry, is a novelist, poet, instructor, and critic. A member of the Stó:lō Nation of British Columbia, Maracle is one of Canada’s most prolific First Nations writers who has been producing and performing work for more than three decades. Maracle grew up in an impoverished North Vancouver neighbourhood where she felt a simultaneous distance from her own Aboriginal and Canadian culture… READ MORE
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In the Blog
Letters Lived Contributor: Coco Guzman
A queer Montreal artist from Spain, Coco Guzman, also known as Coco Riot creates art for activism. An avid visual artist/zine-maker, Coco’s work has also explored the storytelling possibilities of installations, animation film, comics, and print media. Coco’s personal memories and experience of migration are a major source of inspiration for the social and political topics they explore through bright graphics and drawing… READ MORE