Last week I talked about the divide between those who have found the Covid 19 lockdown okay and those who struggle with it because of lack of space and lack of resources. I spoke of how privilged I am to have a big house and a lonely rural road to ...
In the fourth month of the time of COVID, in Louisville Kentucky, Breonna Taylor was shot by police as she lay sleeping. Her boyfriend was wakened by the ruckus of police busting down their door looking for drugs. He thought it was a home invasion and fired a bullet into a policeman’s leg. That triggered the hail of bullets that killed Ms Taylor.
Trouble was, the cops were 10 miles off target. . .
- by Rebecca Ironmonger
I am Rebecca, I am bi-racial and from Owen Sound, the end of the underground railroad, home of The Emancipation Day Festival which historically is our family reunion since 1862.
The words of Aaron Charbonneau apply to me. “I appear WHITE. I am not, but I appear white. . .
There were no new cases of Covid-19 reported in Grey-Bruce in the past 24 hours, and Public Health has shared lots of information to help keep community transmissions down as businesses and services slowly open up.
Considerations for the Public on Wearing Face Coverings , Guidelines for Grocery Shopping, and.. . .
Today I experienced prejudice while speaking French at a national chain store in Owen Sound. It was such a fraction of what I imagine a POC experiences every day that it’s hardly worth mentioning, but it made me realize that if a white, privileged woman such as myself can experience ignorance, I wonder what life is like for the George Floyds of this world.
I was speaking to. . .
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