By Andrea Loewen
@ms.andreajoy
A monthly round up of Resistance Research, including quotes, news, analysis, inspiration, and action items. Let’s break this regime down into actionable items and take it down, bit by bit!
“Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.” – Leonardo Da Vinci
This Month’s Action:
This month we found out that the National Arts Centre’s Indigenous Theatre section received no funding whatsoever from the federal government. Denying funding to the first-ever season of theatre by Indigenous artists is not how reconciliation works. This month you can do two things to help fix this:
Donate money to the Indigenous Theatre section directly.
Get on the horn with your own MP as well as the Minister of Heritage Pablo Rodriguez (pablo.rodriguez@parl.gc.ca) to let them know you expect better.
This Month’s Reading:
WTF List (Keeping Up With the News):
The Mueller Report Came Out: There are some bits that you might consider juicy or horrible, depending on your perspective.
New Canadian Coin Marks 50 Years of LGBT Rights: There may be a long way to go, but it means a lot to see it commemorated on a coin.
UN Waters Down Rape Resolution to Appease US’ Hardline Abortion Stance: These priorities are literally going to kill women around the world.
Police Fined Her When She Reported Her Ex-Boyfriend for Stalking Her. Then He Killed Her: The police department was brave enough to admit that they “may not have done the very best [they] could.”
Action Inspo and Instructionals:
Let these alternate guides and examples of resistance inspire you!
Meet 6 Gen Z Activists That Are Setting an Extraordinary Example: These young women started small businesses to make a difference!
What it Means to be a Good Ally in 2019: A fantastic look about how white women in feminism are failing women of colour.
How Climate Activists Can Communicate Better: Activism is about communication as much as anything, and it’s hard to get through to people.
5 Ways to Get Involved That Go Beyond a Simple Donation: Some basic actions to help save the environment, care for children, and more.
Hundreds of Protesters Wielded Bananas After a Polish Museum Censored Feminist Artworks: It’s a glorious image.
Analysis, Opinion, and Enrichment:
These will help you better understand how what’s feeding the madness and expose you to perspectives different from your own.
Gender Variance Around the World Over Time: As the article’s tag line says, “it’s nothing new.”
Confronting Racism is Not About the Needs and Feelings of White People: It’s easy for white people to focus about how good it feels to help or how bad it feels to be called out, but that’s not actually what it’s about at all.
As Native Americans We Are in a Constant State of Mourning: An exploration of one form restorative justice might take to begin the healing.
Fixing Fentanyl Means Treating the Trauma That Creates Addicts: The cause of addiction isn’t personal failing, and it needs our attention.
