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Student debt is a gateway to lifelong financial instability
The structure of student debt forces debt-holders into precarious financial positions early in life—and its difficult to get out
Can’t afford the rent
There is no province in Canada where workers can afford an apartment at minimum wage. The neighborhood-level data paints a dire picture of out-of-control rents.
How Canada passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1923
1923 Chapter 6, The Chinese Exclusion Act and More | 1923
When it comes to higher education costs, tuition is just the tip of the iceberg
Making postsecondary education affordable means more than reducing fees
The Chinese Exclusion Act was preceded by a wave of racist backlash
1923 Chapter 5, Backlash | 1920-1922
The seeds of global decolonization were planted after WWI
1923, Chapter 4: Global Challenges to Racism, 1919 – 1922
Racialized workers helped drive the 1919 strike wave in Canada
1923 Chapter 3: The Revolts | 1917-1919
Manitoba Government Cuts Undermine Safety and Justice
As the Winnipeg Free Press reported on June 27, 2023, the Manitoba government has recently earmarked $3.4 million to add 19 Crown prosecutors and six…
Communities fought white supremacy during World War I
1923, Chapter 2: Anti-Racism and the War | 1914 – 1916
Before the Chinese Exclusion Act, anti-racists were organizing
1923 Chapter 1: Challenging Racism, 1912-1914
Our Schools/Our Selves – Summer/Fall 2023
They’re (still) alive: Classroom controversies & zombie narratives Like Twinkies and cockroaches, zombie ideologies seem to defy the laws of expiration dates, let alone logic,…
10 years later: Lessons from the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster have not been heeded
It’s been 10 years since an oil train killed 47 people in Lac-Mégantic. Decision-makers haven’t learned the lessons of the disaster.
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