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Topics: Spirituality | Culture, LGBTQ2S+
A tale of two lives: Danny Ramadan on writing while queer and brown
By Sherlyn Assam |In his new memoir, “Crooked Teeth,” the Syrian writer takes us from hosting secret 2SLGBTQ+ groups to raising funds for queer refugees
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Topics: June 2024, Spirituality | Culture, LGBTQ2S+
‘Dayspring’ reimagines the Christ story through a queer, pop-culture lens
By Sherlyn Assam |Anthony Oliveira's stunning debut novel offers a bold and intimate take on Jesus
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Topics: Ethical Living | Culture
National poetry contest finalist Faith Arkorful talks family ghosts, love and womanhood in debut collection
By Sherlyn Assam |Despite feeling "pigeonholed" into writing anti-Black experiences, Arkorful explores life on her own terms in "The Seventh Town of Ghosts"
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Topics: Ethical Living | Broadview News
Broadview wraps up 7 great stories you may have missed this year
By Sherlyn Assam |Family letters from the Holocaust, building relationships during the Israel-Hamas war, nuns helping displaced civilians in Ukraine and more
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Topics: Ethical Living | Broadview News
Broadview’s top stories of 2023
By Sherlyn Assam |Readers were eager to learn about declining United Church membership, elevating marginalized women's stories, tackling homeless refugee crises, reconciliation through land acknowledgements and more
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Topics: UCC in Focus | LGBTQ2S+
These United Church members showed up to say no to anti-LGBTQ2S+ protests
By Sherlyn Assam |The counter-protests are in response to 1 Million March 4 Children rallies across Canada
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Topics: Ethical Living | Culture
Quilting exhibition celebrates Nova Scotia’s Black communities
By Sherlyn Assam |The curator of the Secret Codes show says it will give audiences a 'more intimate picture' of the Black experience in Canada
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Topics: Justice | Interview
Outreach worker on why money alone won’t solve Toronto’s homeless refugee crisis
By Sherlyn Assam |"We can get stuck in giving stuff and we need to focus on the other pieces around changing structures," says Lorraine Lam
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Topics: July/August 2023, Justice | Religion
Why this religious leader says white Christians must confront racial injustice in church
By Sherlyn Assam |Theologian Kelly Brown Douglas explores how Christian America can address anti-Blackness in her award-winning book
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Topics: Ethical Living | Religion
Tibetans and Buddhists say Dalai Lama controversy comes down to ‘unfortunate mistranslation’
By Sherlyn Assam |One community leader on how observers can look at the situation