Essays

“What does it feel like to make love in Spanish?”

March 24, 2019
Title of the play: ChichoWritten and performed by: Augusto BitterDirector: Claren GroszCompany: Pencil Kit Productions and Theatre Passe Muraille Written and performed by Augusto Bitter, Chicho is as much about the current turmoil in Venezuela as it is about Bitter’s growing up as a “queer-Catholic-man-boy” and his attempts to reconcile
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“The Colonizer is the Horizon of Our Struggle”

March 11, 2019
Professor Hayden King of Ryerson University welcomed Nick Estes at the Indigenous Celebrations Festival Monday night, sponsored by the Toronto Reference Library, which seeks to “celebrate First Nations, Métis and Inuit heritage by presenting Indigenous storytelling and literature, as well as discussions on history and current issues”. Nick Estes is
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Can the Greenbelt be Saved?

February 26, 2019
The Greenbelt is a conservation area that surrounds the Golden Horseshoe in Southern Ontario. It includes the Niagara Escarpment, stretching from Niagara to Tobermory, Cove, Flowerpot and Russel Islands. In it, one can find 36 species of reptiles and amphibians, 53 species of mammals, 90 species of fish and more
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