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Toronto: Standing In The Wake Of A Tragedy

“Are you at the hair salon?” my mother texted me while I was treating myself on a Monday afternoon off. “Yes, why?” I replied. I knew something had happened, across the country in Victoria B.C., she always seems to know city events before I do. “Look at Toronto news” With foils in my hair half done, I Google on my phone and this exact headline appears: “Bodies all over Yonge Street”. My heart stops. For those who don’t know, Yonge Street runs all the way through downtown north south, and…

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40 Feminist Gifts Under $25 For Every Fierce Woman In Your Life

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Isn’t about time the tireless women defending our rights got showered with feminist gifts that they’ll actually enjoy?! Let’s face it – 2018 was an EXHAUSTING year for women – BUT WE ROSE TO THE CHALLENGE. We have a more female Congress than we have EVER had and 2019 is going to look very different! This Christmas, treat the feminists in your life to something special. Something to remind the that they matter and how powerful we all are. Something that will revive them and get them ready to continue…

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Why There Is Absolutely NO EXCUSE For Sexual Assault – Dispelling The Myths

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I just came upon a great post by Laura Riva on The Dancing Grapevine about sexual assault that happens in the dance community. What Laura outlined was extremely important and could be applied in so many other situations, so I wanted to repost and share her words with you.  Despite how common-sense not assaulting someone should be, there are still a frightening amount of rape apologists and victim-blamers in the world (as well as people who are sexually assaulting others). This great post by Laura highlights why sexual assault is…

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My Relationship With My Body Is ‘Complicated’ (IMAGES)

Sixth grade was the worst year of my life. My family had moved from Brooklyn to Queens and I was entering the last year in elementary school. My teacher Mrs. Salt was sour. I sat next to a boy that delighted in making my life miserable. I walked by P.S. 189 the other day and the memories flooded in, and I knew it would be relatable. The last picked in gym class, the attempt to make friends was agony when everyone already had their besties; I was the outsider. In…

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30+ Ways Body Positivity Could Change Your Life For The Better (IMAGES)

Megan Crabbe, the kind soul behind the body positive movement @Bodiposipanda on Instagram, is a body image expert that discovered the movement through her own journey with an eating disorder and negative body image. Anyone who has battled an eating disorder or low self esteem knows that even if you have been body positive for years, every day is not a good body positivity day – especially when you are trying to help others stay uplifted in a society that continuously brings them down! Megan found herself having a “bad bopo…

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