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Throughout this global pandemic, essential workers have being going around the clock to provide the public with services that will help us get through COVID-19. But one of the most essential aspects of everyday life has been overlooked: movies. Throughout this long and hostile pandemic, filmmakers have been working tirelessly to both preserve the film […]

With my final Unsettled and Striving column I want to lay out a few ground rules I’ve learned about being a European settler striving toward allyship. 

 1. Indigenous voices are to be heard first Although you may feel passionately about an Indigenous-led project and be in complete disagreement with the opposing colonial side of […]

Some of you might remember Barack Obama’s speech where he walked on the stage and said “For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Michelle’s husband, Barack.” How seriously great was that? I applauded loudly; still do. Feminism isn’t something only females should practice; all of us can be a feminist. And there are […]

It’s not easy to get a student Visa issued for any developed country around the world. We need to be familiar with every rule and regulation. Every international student knows that getting a study Visa issued or stamped in your passport does not instantly mean we can take a breath of relief. I must tell […]

As I write my final Freedom from Addiction column, I feel somewhat thwarted by writers’ block. I want my 33rd and final submission to Nexus to be good, and I want it to be impactful. What can I say about addiction that will inspire or help others, or open people up to a different reality? […]

I’ve learned a lot about treaties lately. Too often when I’m advocating for Indigenous rights I get an uninformed settler telling me, “Well, they signed the treaties. They agreed to the way things are.” I know now that this rebuttal is completely irrelevant. During the time of early European settlement here on Turtle Island, the […]

Periods have a lot of stigma surrounding them. Even mentioning them can make people uncomfortable. For something natural to the human species, it’s odd that it’s been marked as a taboo subject. Before we start off properly here, it’s important to note that it’s not just women who menstruate. There are plenty of people who […]

Most international students took a breath of relief after being informed that this fall semester will be in person. I’m sure each and every one of us is looking forward to the day when we will be learning in person in classrooms. Even before the pandemic, it was predicted that future generations would possibly get […]

Addicts are masters of defense. We defend parts of our psyche that have been harmed and have not recovered. We, in turn, defend our addictions, which feel like integral parts of who we are and seem wholly necessary for our well-being, or even for our survival. All forms of addiction, arguably, have similar roots of […]

In September, when the editor of Nexus and I hashed out the details of this column, I realized that Unsettled and Striving would benefit me most of all. At that point I hadn’t written anything in 2020, and, like so many others, I was feeling lost and depleted with the strict social-distancing and isolation regulations. […]