“In order for there to be any meaningful change, we need to listen to the people who are directly impacted.” theresolve.ca/confronting-th…

“Indigenous people are often seen as disposable in order to advance exploitive projects like the oilsands,” says Annysa Baldeo. theresolve.ca/the-impact-of-…

“When you look around and see where all of these cancer-causing plants are located — they’re located in communities that don’t have the power, the strength and the support to be able to fight against them,” says Corey Beals. theresolve.ca/nova-scotias-l…

“It is even impacting our reproductive health. And we have respiratory problems, and we have high cancers. You would never see this kind of refinery in Justin Trudeau’s backyard, or in Doug Ford’s,” says Beze Gray. theresolve.ca/living-in-the-…

“Eco-anxiety has to do with the understanding that the earth is being destroyed, particularly by the generations in power right now, and that there will be very little left to inherit as an earth,” says Dr. Farah Shroff. theresolve.ca/the-mental-tol…

The second day of the RISE Conference has begun and we are starting with a conversation about crime reporting in Canadian newsrooms and what needs to change with Negro Frolics and Matthew DiMera. #RISEconference2023 #RISE2023 #CABJ

“We don’t have a good practice in Canada of holding the police to account,” says Negro Frolics. Cole talks about how critiquing the police is a major but often overlooked part of crime reporting. #RISEconference2023 #RISE2023 #CABJ

“Corporate media doesn’t want to have an antagonistic relationship with the police that is needed to hold them accountable,” says Negro Frolics during the conversation about crime reporting in Canadian newsrooms. #RISEconference2023 #RISE2023 #CABJ

Meanwhile in another workshop, a conversation about Sinophobia in Canada’s mainstream media is ongoing with Joanna Chiu, Jan Wong and Jackie Wong. #RISEconference2023 #RISE2023

“We don’t need allies, we need good journalists,” says Jan Wong. Jan Wong stresses the need to have good journalists in newsrooms to avoid perpetuating anti-Asian hate while covering stories about the Chinese government. #RISEconference2023 #RISE2023

A major problem with environmental law is the significant degree of discretion involved, says law prof Angela Lee. “This perpetuates a system that ends up addressing symptoms in a reactive fashion, as opposed to targeting the root causes.” theresolve.ca/how-canadas-la…

“There’s always going to be something to mine, or something to harness, or something to dig up, where we’re often blamed for the places where we live, even though that’s where we were put,” says Sonya Ballantyne. theresolve.ca/how-manitoba-h…

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While the environmental impacts of plant-based foods are much lower than animal products, issues caused by intensive agriculture such as deforestation, land degradation, and worker exploitation remain unaddressed, reports Ximena González. theresolve.ca/can-plant-base…

We’re here! The Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging is based at Carleton J-School. Our Centre builds on the principles of her legacy. We focus on more inclusive journalism in Canada through research, education & more. shaddcarycentre.com

“There’s an incredible loss of culture,” says Ashley Cummings. “That is the fault of massive corporations polluting our planet. And mismanaged policy.” theresolve.ca/the-environmen…

Amazing vibes at yesterday's Toronto unrigged picnic w/ Midnight Sun Magazine's socialism or barbarism The Grind's Dave Gray-Donald The Hoser's Kevin Taghabon Cited Podcast's Gordon Katic Big Shiny Takes' Eric Wickham em The Resolve Canadian Freelance Union + Green Majority Radio's Steho_ 💕

“Some people may become whole without confronting their stories and identities. But I don’t know of any myself.” Essayist Lynn Lau writes about the year she became a person of colour. theresolve.ca/the-year-i-bec…

How do you create journalism that doesn’t cause harm? Matthew DiMera from The Resolve talks about doing things more slowly and respectfully! 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

31 per cent of respondents in a 2021 Toronto-wide homelessness assessment identified as Black, even though Black people make up only 7.5 per cent of the city’s population. theresolve.ca/toronto-plans-…