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Sprouting seeds of hope: How a garden united Montreal’s Chinese diaspora
“Every time I interact with the city, I try to tell them that this was in Chinatown. We belong in Chinatown.” – May Chiu
It’s time to decolonize food
Decolonizing food means much more than being choosy about where you harvest and source your meats and veggies. It’s about being aware that every decision you make has an effect on everything, including what you choose to put in your body.
From rebels to hipsters: Former FARC guerrillas turn to craft beer
Following the historic ceasefire accord of June 2016, former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have faced stigma when reintegrating into Colombia’s formal economy. One solution? Microbrewing.
Back to basics
When it comes to how we approach food programming, we’re in dire need of a cultural overhaul.
The gentrification of food: A Mexican example
Mexico City’s Pujol is considered by international critics as one of Mexico’s most prestigious restaurants. But Enrique Olvera has built his prestige upon the appropriation of traditional Mesoamerican ingredients, making his dishes palatable to mainly white and international audiences.
Demanding justice: Can trade policy be fair?
What role can international trade agreements play in combatting climate change and closing gender gaps?
Five books to understand… Media democracy
In this new Monitor feature we invite a prominent Canadian to provide a reading list for better understanding a pressing topic.
Weaponizing fact-checking: What Canada needs to know
A strong fact-checking industry can stop the normalization of lying and advocate for policy changes. But the weaponization of fact-checking can cause irreversible harm.
The media hasn’t even begun to reckon with sexual violence and neither have we
For decades, the media has been circling the issue of sexual violence, mirroring society’s discomfort.
Why can’t we know more about what political parties know about us?
As it stands right now, political parties in Canada face little oversight or transparency requirements for the data they collect and create about Canadian citizens.
“Whoever controls the media, controls the mind”
Media concentration in [the U.S. and Brazil] has reached phenomenal levels, and it is compounded by the massive spread of pernicious fake news.
No matter what your first issue is, media democracy is your second
Canadians need to face our history of violence, and we need a mediascape that can help us do this complicated, messy work.
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