Student refugee program – by Meagan Porter
I’m warning you right now that this story will tug on your heart strings. I’ m serious, I’ m about to give a voice to a program that gives young people a chance: a chance to do something great, a …
Thirty-six hours – by Carrie Sinkowski
Thirty six hours is what stands between two worlds. These two worlds have their beauty and their misery, and their own struggles and triumphs. These two worlds are
I Love Vietnam…and Brantford – by Alisha Haugh
I left Canada in July of 2011 with my twin sister Amber. We planned to travel Europe for two and a half months and then move to Vietnam
How Paul Simon Changed My Life – by Dave Carrol, Illustration by Steve Boyd
I didn’t used to like our culture very much. I became more jaded about the futility of societal ills than a young person should ever be. Thankfully, Paul
Blame it on My Parents – by Paul Thomson
Let me start with some background so you will know where I come from, what has led me to this, what has programmed my hard drive if you
The Spirit of Giving – by Dr. Lee Ferrao
Carefully unzipping a narrow opening, so as not to wake my family, I crawled out of our simple tentwhich would be our home for the next little while.
Worlds Apart – by Becca Vandekemp
Listening to her story was one of the most humbling things I have ever done. As I sat with her sipping chai tea from tin cups in her
One Night in Tel Aviv – by Adam Hislop
It was well over 30 degrees Celsius in the small, hot apartment in Tel Aviv. The only potential ventilation was a small window, high up on one wall.
Brantford: Part of a Global Community – by Carrie Sinkowski
As a long time worker in the anti-violence field, I have made a conscious effort to connect local experiences of violence to ones in the international arena. The first















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