By Trisha Baptie | Twitter: @trisha_baptie When I hear the word “territories,” I immediately think of the land, of earth. I think of the indigenous peoples of this land called Canada and how it was stolen from them and then divided as if a commodity and not a sacred life force. How Indian agents kept […]
Getting Real with Trisha: On Sweden and Experiencing the Effects of the Nordic Model of Prostitution Law
by on September 22, 2011 1 Comment
Thoughts and observations from a society where women and girls are not for sale. By Trisha Baptie | Twitter: @trisha_baptie __________________________________________________________ “We had an art show/contest with 200 pieces of art. There was a equal amount of men and women represented and no one knew who had painted what. There were no names on the […]
Getting Real with Trisha: On Laughing
by on August 25, 2011 3 Comments
I think if you’ve glimpsed at, resided in and intimately known well some forms of hell on earth, laughter … laughing, is a balm for the wounds that seep in deep. By Trisha Baptie | Twitter: @trisha_baptie Quite possibly my fave activity is … laughing. For me it feels like the most natural thing to […]
Women’s Worlds 2011
by on July 28, 2011 2 Comments
Advocating for equality as a unified voice at the International Women’s World Conference held in Ottawa By Trisha Baptie | Twitter: @trisha_baptie ____________________________________________________________ There’s a funny rumor going around that it is summer. For those of us living in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, it is easy to understand why this seems like a […]
