Melanin Conversion | SheLoves Poet-in-Residence
Trigger warning: Mentions of rape and death Editor's note: We are so excited to introduce our new poet-in-residence — Camille Hernandez! Camille is an abolitionist who uses her words, her imagination, and her body/mind/soul to unearth a decolonizing world. Poetry is a powerful medium for truth telling. We believe Camille is the perfect person to help the SheLoves community … [Read More]
A Ladder to the Light: A Conversation with Steven Charleston and Sarah Quint
"Darkness will not last forever. Together we can climb toward the light." Editor's note: When I received my copy of A Ladder to the Light: An Indigenous Elder's … [Read More]
Decolonizing a National Holiday
On July 1, the SheLoves community gathered to ask the question: How do we decolonize national holidays? For far too long, history has been whitewashed and the … [Read More]
Beyond Red Dresses and Orange T-Shirts
Nichole Forbes and Rachelle Fehr both live on Treaty 1 Territory in Manitoba, Canada. Tune in to their conversation on the challenges of being an Indigenous woman of … [Read More]
I Broke Up With White Comfort and It Cost Me
My ancestry runs both ways — the coloniser and the colonised. This has shaped the way I navigate the world. I am an expert in code-switching. I recognise the … [Read More]
The Red Couch: Practice Listening; Practice Being Wrong
A Note from Red Couch Book Club Editor Annie Rim: The way we're engaging with books here at the Red Couch has changed this year––you can read more about these changes over here at What's Next for the Red Couch? Instead of an introduction and discussion post, … [Read More]
For Our Children, For Our Ancestors
Written on May 29, 2021 in response to the discovery of the remains 215 children at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation. The walls are screaming With silent cries The ground is drenched With … [Read More]
“Let the Pandemic Catapult You Forward” with Rev. Catina Martin
Trigger warning: Mention of death and death of loved ones. Editor's Note: Hello, SheLovelys! I'm excited to share with you this conversation I had with Rev. Catina Martin. In the harshness of the pandemic, Catina felt like a gentle pause and a warm reminder … [Read More]
Jesus is a Hafu
I am a hafu (“haw-foo”). It’s a colloquial term used in Japan (it’s how they pronounce “half”) for someone who is mixed race with one parent being Japanese and the other from anywhere else in the world. My mother is Japanese and my father was Scotch-Irish … [Read More]
WEBINAR: Owning My Gay Christian Story with Stacey Chomiak
https://youtu.be/j3FSc0iDQes For 13 years, Stacey Chomiak, fought against her body, her heart and her innate desires. She didn't believe she could be good, because her evangelical faith taught her the desires of her heart were evil. Then her beliefs … [Read More]
LGBTQ2S+ Resources for People of Faith
SheLoves is proud to stand with our LGBTQ2S+ community. We hope these resources offer light along our paths of Love. This list was curated by Stacey Chomiak, author of Still Stace: My Gay Christian Coming-of-Age Story. WEBSITES: Q Christian … [Read More]
Tis’ the Season: Cultural Identity & Justice During the Holidays
What does it mean to celebrate the birth of Jesus in ways that are authentic and meaningful to who you are as a cultural being? How can you celebrate Christmas in ways that are whole, beautiful and just? Some of us may have never reflected on these … [Read More]
What Is Christmas?
Since her loss of power Since the first birth pains Since the glory left human bodies naked Since the birth of gender wars Brother against brother Since the suffering of all creation because of human rebellion Since the silenced rape of Tamar Out of … [Read More]
A Harvest Tale
By Sarah Quint | @quint_sarah When Nana gardened in her small city yard, Mama was required to wear a great big hat to keep the sun off of her face and shoulders. Nana didn’t want Mama to get too dark. That giant sun hat became her shield against UV rays and … [Read More]
Imagination Is Our Medium For Resistance
"As artists, imagination is our medium... When we create, we’re coming home to ourselves because it's part of who we are." Editor's note: Abby Bonilla shared with me a lesson she learned from Jarrod McKenna: Imagination is our medium — not only for … [Read More]
