Harm Reduction?
Written by Hannah McGechie & Benoît Allain-Melanson on 17/04/09
I follow the outreach worker into the parking lot behind the community centre where she works. We walk up to a subtly marked white van and she unlocks it, slides the door open and gets [...]
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How a Vacation Can Turn Into a Nightmare
Written by Lara Kinkartz on 08/04/09
When I graduated from school last year, I did what every student wants to do: I went backpacking in Europe for two months. It was definitely an adventure staying in hostels with people I’d never [...]
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Building Peace in the Minds of Men
Written by Hannah McGechie & Benoît Allain-Melanson on 03/04/09
In 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was created with the ambitious goal of promoting peace. For this organization, it isn’t enough to develop communities by building a school; instead, they [...]
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People for Sale in Canada?
Written by Stéphanie C. Houle & Benoît Allain-Melanson on 02/04/09
What is human trafficking? Under the Criminal Code, it’s when someone is being exploited by different means such as force, coercion, threat, fraud, or deception. Victims will often find themselves in prostitution, forced labour or [...]