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EDITOR’S NOTE: HOW SHOULD WE REACT TO LAST MONTH’S HATE CRIME?
“You know the student that stabbed the teacher last week worked with me?…I was traumatized.” “I can’t lose you so for fuck sake get out and go somewhere else.” […]
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LOCAL ACTIVISTS START TENANTS’ UNION WITH ACORN
The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Waterloo Region Chapter held its first meeting over zoom May 25. ACORN has chapters across the country, with each local chapter […]
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IZAD ETEMADI EXPLAINS ONCE AND FOR ALL
Izad Etemadi was born at 8:10 a.m. on Mar. 2, 1990, in a German refugee camp where his family was staying after fleeing from Islamic revolution in Iran. There are […]
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THE WORKING CENTRE HOSTS OPEN HOUSE FOR 21 NEW AFFORDABLE UNITS
The Working Centre’s Queen Street Apartments at 44 Queen St. S. opened their doors on May 26. The building includes 21 affordable housing units designed and built over 18 months […]
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COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE WRPS BUDGET IN LIGHT OF THE RELEASE OF THE KPMG REPORT
In February, the Region of Waterloo Council approved the Waterloo Regional Police Services Budget. The WRPS asked for an additional $18.3 million with the aim of hiring 19 new frontline […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: BEING TRANSPARENT
Over the last several months, the Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) budget proposal (and subsequent approval) has created considerable controversy. On pages 6 and 7, we have compiled an article […]
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BANKS MUST TAKE THE FIRST STEPS IN COMBATING THE CLIMATE CRISIS BY DIVESTING FROM FOSSIL FUELS
On Mar. 25, approximately 50 community members joined a protest organized by Fossil Free UW against investments into fossil fuels of the five major Canadian banks in. The group […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: SPEAK ONLY IF YOU WANT
As Black History Month draws to a close and Women’s History Month begins, it is important to not leave the conversations and lessons of the previous month behind. In the […]
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EDITOR’S NOTE: PREPARING FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
This month is Black History Month. It is the shortest month of the year and we regularly see a year’s worth of conversation, commitments and equity initiatives in these 28 […]
