Tag: Youth
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Join the Shameless Youth Advisory Board!
Announcing new paid positions for teen girls and trans youth in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area)! READ MORE
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Pencils Down, Hands Up
How and why police officers in schools uphold systemic oppression and why they’ve got to go. READ MORE
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In the Blog
What I Am
My name is Amethyst, and I’m biracial. Don’t get me wrong — I love that I have multiple heritages to call my own. It means I can relate to more people since I’ve had experiences as both a Hispanic and a white individual. Since I have the dark hair and eyes of my Puerto Rican-Cuban mother and the lighter skin of my European father, I’m usually seen as one or the other. However, my physical … READ MORE
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In the Blog
Past, Present, Futures – Indigenous Futurism by Youth Filmmakers
The only way to survive is to imagine futures, but it’s even better to create them. Visualizing futures is power. Giving shape to future worlds that aren’t separate from the past, but inextricable to them is what can get us through. This is the gift the young filmmakers at imagiNATIVE explored through their films. imagiNATIVE is an annual film festival held in Toronto every October. imagiNATIVE’s vision is about showcasing, promoting, and celebrating Indigenous film and … READ MORE
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Tri-Radical
‘Growing Up Black in Canada’ is a writers’ series brought to you by Black Futures Now Toronto in partnership with Shameless Magazine. The series is meant to bring forward local and personal Black histories that do not fit into mainstream narratives about what it means to be a young person in Canada. Throughout the series we will highlight the non-fiction work of five young writers from various backgrounds. Through their stories, we will explore what … READ MORE
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In the Blog
That Time I Wrote a Play About Consent and Didn’t Know It
Content warning: Discussions of consent and situations involving sexual abuse of minors About a year ago, a wondrous thing happened to me: a theatre company wanted to produce one of my plays. Scratch that: two theatre companies wanted to join forces and produce one of my plays. In the glamorous and lucrative world of playwriting, we call this “eating dinner”. I was thrilled. I love dinner! Scratch that: I was not thrilled, really I was terrified. … READ MORE
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Letters Loved: Letters to myself
Hello dear Shameless readers! I was so inspired by Letters Lived: Radical Reflections, Revolutionary Paths edited by our very own Shameless editor, Sheila Sampath, that I came back after taking a blogging break and wrote my own letter. Letters Lived is an inspiring short read from writers and activists writing to their younger selves, as adults. Ever want to reassure, guide or share your 20/20 hindsight with yourself after the fact? Letters Lived offers that very promise. … READ MORE
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Youth Voices
The Tree in the Red
The Tree in the Red is the first place winner in the creative non-fiction category of the 2015 Talking Back Awards READ MORE
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Youth Voices
Hunting Season
Hunting Season was the first place winner in the poetry category of the 2015 Talking Back Awards. READ MORE
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Youth Voices
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Youth Voices
Sat Me Down and Said
Sat Me Down and Said was the second place winner in the fiction category of the 2015 Talking Back Awards READ MORE
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Youth Voices
Untitled Poem
This untitled piece was the second place winner in the poetry category of the 2015 Talking Back Awards. READ MORE
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Youth Voices
Crimson Beauty: Coming to terms with the trials and tribulations of eczema
Crimson Beauty was the second place winner in the creative non-fiction category of the 2015 Talking Back Awards READ MORE
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In the Blog
WEEKLY ROUND UP: JUNE 24
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In the Blog
Women Deliver, but we can deliver more for all women
From May 16-19, Copenhagen held the largest conference on sexual and reproductive health rights and the advancement of the rights for women and girls in the last decade. Women Deliver gathered 5763 activists, educators, journalists, academics and others to discuss our new development framework (the Sustainable Development Goals) and some of the main issues women and girls are facing today. Hundreds of speakers - from Hilary Clinton, Muhammad Yunus, Ban-ki Moon to the Crown Princesses of … READ MORE
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WEEKLY ROUND UP: JUNE 10
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Blog Series
At the Top of the ‘Class’: Growing Up and Class Background
At the Top of the ‘Class’: Growing Up and Class Background Adli is growing up with some of the best things in life: a loving parent and being raised in a violence-free home. Adli has an educated parent who makes a steady salary and has access to fresh vegetables and organic milk. Adli lives in a big city, with access to diverse people, cultures, resources and spaces. Adli was breastfed. What do these things have to do with class or … READ MORE
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In the Blog
WEEKLY ROUND UP: JUNE 6
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Inside Out Reviews Part 1
For more than two decades, Inside Out has brought Toronto’s LGBT community together in celebration of the best queer film from Canada and around the world. The Inside Out Film Festival runs from May 26 to June 5. Tickets for all screenings are $11 for students with ID and $10 for youth under 18. Youth under 25 can attend all weekday screenings before 6:00PM for free. Part 1 of our series on Inside Out reviews Hurricane Bianca and Kiki. READ MORE
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WEEKLY ROUND UP: APRIL 29
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