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Prison reform is necessary

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Dina Hamid
You wouldn’t keep buying the same product if it didn’t do what it was meant to do, right? Of course not. Yet this seems like a widely accepted standard for prisons. Prison systems around...
Jenna Solomon
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Insecurity should not be a universal currency

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Dina Hamid
The beauty industry profits from creating a culture of insecurity and dissatisfaction with our appearance, so that it can continue to exploit people’s insecurities by creating a demand for beauty products and services that...
Jenna Solomon
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Support for Palestine is crucial

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Dina Hamid
Ongoing conflicts in occupied Palestine beg the question of whether it is a fair two-sided conflict when Palestine and the Palestinian people have always gotten the short end of the stick. Early foreshadowing of the...
Dallin Chicoine
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The ‘kid-centric’ agenda

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Dina Hamid
I came across a TikTok video captioned, “pushing the agenda to make our boys look like girls against our will is just sick.” I watched as a woman filmed clothes around the kids’ section...
Dallin Chicoine
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Shop for sustainability

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Dina Hamid
At an estimated US$2.5 trillion in global market value, the fashion industry is one of the largest in the world. In the last 20 years alone, the amount of new clothing bought by consumers has...
Dallin Chicoine
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Racism is a public health emergency

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Dina Hamid
Systemic racism is an issue that plagues many different parts of society, including the health care system. There is scientific evidence of health inequities that disproportionately negatively affect Black and Indigenous people both in Canada...
Dallin Chicoine
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The lacklustre aftermath of BLM protests

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Dina Hamid
George Floyd’s death in May 2020 sparked countless Black Lives Matter protests and rallies around the world, including here in Winnipeg, and there was no doubt in my mind that I was going. The night...
Jenna Solomon
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