By: Miguel Padilla “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” Though Martin Luther King Jr’s words can travel far through time, they often crash at people’s ears. January 20th—a day to celebrate King’s triumph for civil rights, coincided with a triumph for the far right. They celebrated with Nazi salutes. Those who didn’t tried to justify the ones who did. While January 20th was...

By: Lynette Yang “Baobei, I’m heading out now,” Jade’s mother called out from the entrance to the small apartment, the keys jingling in her hand as she pulled on her reflective teal work vest, the back emblazoned with the company’s logo. “Warm up the leftovers from last night—that should be enough for our dinner.” Upon hearing her mother’s voice, Jade placed down her yellow PaperMate pencil, and her projectile motion homework was put on hold...

By: Yegor Kulichenko As Jonas left his apartment, he pushed his earbuds into his ears, and walked down the stairs before bumping into his elderly neighbor. He paused, watching the frail woman struggle to pull her grocery bags up the flight of steps. “Do you need any help with that, Ms. Morgan?” asked Jonas as he took out his earbuds. The old woman looked up at him. “Why, that’d be great, dear! Thank you.” Jonas...

By: Jisara W Did you know that nearly 1 in 4 people globally have a close friend or family member living with a disability? While some are visible conditions like limb loss and others are invisible like autism, it is undeniable that disabilities have touched countless lives in profound ways. Despite this, misconceptions and lack of awareness often create barriers for inclusion. Therefore, this article aims to explore some of the most common disabilities people...

By: Daniel Che Each year, International Women’s Day serves as a reminder for all people to acknowledge and celebrate the achievement of female scientists across the globe and highlight the work still needed to achieve gender equality. In the world of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (or the so-called STEM area), women have made extraordinary contributions despite historically having faced systemic barriers such as sexism and racism.The journey of women in STEM has been marked...

By: Jasper Jose As a sliver of the sun broke through the horizon, Maria Marcelo Ejercito Cruz hopped off the ferry, the salt of the sea stinging the scent of the air. She had no idea what the future would hold, only that her parents had finally gotten a job here in Montreal and that she was to rendezvous with them at a café whose name she had forgotten. She had flown in later so...

By: Joy Fan Early Civil Rights Movements (19th Century) In the 19th century, signs of nondiscrimination movements started to emerge, marking an important transformation in the society towards a more inclusive and equal society. A major event that happened included the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act passed by the British Parliament, which ended slavery in most of the British colonies and set a precedent for the abolitionist movement globally. Following, in 1848, the Seneca Falls Convention,...

By: Dharaneeswar The old cuckoo clock had been sitting on the workbench for years, gathering dust in the corner of Maya’s family shop. Its face was cracked and the cuckoo mechanism jammed, while the intricate carvings on its wooden surface were dulled by time. Maya’s father had always promised to fix it, but he never got around to it. “That one’s a lost cause,” he would say, shaking his head. But she had always been...

By: Khaliya Rajan Celebrated from 624 CE – Present Ramadan – The ninth month in the Islamic calendar. Eid al-Fitr – “Festival of Breaking the Fast” (“Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr”)

By: Anna Li On March 13th, there is a very important yet overlooked holiday… It’s… Good Samaritan Day!  In honour of this event, here’s a list of 10 nice things that you can do to be a better person:   (because it’s really not that hard to be a good person)  Has anyone ever said anything to you that has stuck with you even after years? Well, if you say just one nice thing to a...