Tag: Media
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Announcements
THE TALKING BACK FEMINIST MEDIA CONFERENCE - ART EXHIBITIONS AND MICRO-SESSIONS!
Read all the detailed descriptions for the art exhibitions and the lunchtime micro-sessions at the Talking Back Feminist Media Conference! READ MORE
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In the Blog
Aboriginal and Native American People: How The Media Sees Us
To most people, Native people are majestic, spiritual and, sadly, a thing of the past. Most people who don’t live in America believe that Native people are all of the above, and with the representation we receive in the media - how could one not think that? And, adding to that, a lot of the media coverage we ‘receive’, half the time Native characters are not being played by actual Native people! Being a Métis … READ MORE
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In the Blog
Pulse Nightclub and the Queer Agenda: Love
Content Warning: References to Orlando Pulse Nightclub massacre. I think I know why U.S. and Canadian media outlets need to call the Orlando Pulse Nightclub massacre, the “the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, with 50 (sic) people killed, 53 others injured and the gunman dead in a shootout”. Because America loves violence. To read more about what went down. Hear me out: They actually love it. I recently read a post that said that guns are part of American … READ MORE
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In the Blog
The ‘No’ Comment: TRCC-MWAR Comments to the Media about the Jian Ghomeshi Trial
The following contains the Toronto Rape Crisis Centre/Multicultural Women Against Rape’s media statements. Trigger Warning for assault and rape READ MORE