Category: In Perspective

The epidemic of loneliness and how Ottawa is combatting it by Olivia Barrett, Editorial Associate Sunday 26 November 2023 The epidemic of loneliness and how Ottawa is combatting it The…

Reflecting on the coming out experience by Olivia Barrett, Editorial Associate Saturday 28 October 2023 Right now, 2019 feels like a lifetime ago. In some ways it was. I was…

Black History Month in Schools by Ruth Aman As the New Year has approached, many Black students throughout Ottawa await February to openly celebrate their heritage and culture. Black History…

July 1, 2021 “We give them a ‘shvt’ load of money so what is their problem?” Confronting the ignorant and cynical narrative at the dinner table. by Andy Kusi-Appiah, QE…

“‘..I am very sorry masa’”: (de) stigmatizing Indigenous languages as a means of decolonizing the motherland.” by *Akrasinana & **Kwame Banson, —————————————— “…for I have reached a point in my…

“COVID-19 (mis)messaging: compounding mental health challenges in time & space.” by Professor Kusi-Appiah, QE scholar, 2019-2021 30 April, 2021 ——————————————————————————- “Confusion now hath made his masterpiece. Most sacrilegious murder hath…

“Sharing the vaccine is in our own interest: space/place, COVID-19 & global survival” by Prof. Kusi-Appiah, QE Scholar, 2019/2021 Introduction: Last week, I had a long conversation with a very…

by Prof. Kusi-Appiah, QE Scholar, 2019/2020 Introduction: On February 8, 2020 the premier of Ontario announced that the province will conduct a partial lifting of the lockdown put in place…

by Prof. Kusi-Appiah, “Informality & Transportation in the age of COVID-19: Is the African city safe?” by Prof. Kusi-Appiah, QE Scholar, 2019/2020 Introduction In spite of the numerous changes worldwide…

Travelling & the effects of COVID-19: codename for ‘huhuduous’ logistical nightmare. By Professor Kusi-Appiah, QE scholar, 2019/2020 Introduction: I am currently in Ghana visiting friends and family during the scariest…