Sameness, Hate Crimes and Blood Alley
I spent years in the DTES (downtown eastside) Vancouver. I committed a lot of hate crimes there. Blood Alley was a place I frequented. Now, at times, I am bothered by the recall of the feel, smells and...
View ArticleThe Organ of Hate & Love
The organs’ vibrations can be masked and braided or even twisted. Music is the structure of each organ’s function in the body of life that justifies and vacillates expression.
View ArticleSickness
I wrote this today after reflecting on the racism, and the complicity that validates it, which runs thick in my current environment.
View ArticleExtreme-Dialogue
Short Version This version of the film is my personal favourite. I believe this was one of the first cuts by Duck Rabbit. This one truly speaks for itself i believe. Extreme-Dialogue Recently I...
View ArticleAn open letter to Canada (RCMP and Peter MacKay) about white supremacist...
Bio I am a Registered Social Worker, with a Bachelor’s in First Nations studies and a Masters in Social Work that was partially funded by Public Safety Canada student research award; currently I am a...
View ArticleRape’s Seed and Canola
Supreme Court of Canada decision Monsanto Canada Inc. v. Schmeiser, 2004, was a patent challenge revolving around canola seed. Monsanto did alter the genetic make up of canola and subsequently patented...
View Article…good enough.
I hear when most people are kept up at night about stresses and worries it is about upcoming events. This is not so much the case for me, at least not typically. My chronic late nights come from the...
View ArticleCherry Docs
I have written many blog articles, academic pieces and many declarative poetic narratives about my time in the white supremacist movement. I have also read and watched the work of others related to...
View ArticleLaw School Pedagogy: Moving from the 19th Century to 2015
This is a paper I wrote in my first semester of second year law (2L). It has gained quite some traction on academia.edu First I reached the top 5% of reads within 48 hours. Then a few days later it...
View ArticleThere are those…Drastic Actions
There are those who get a foot in the door, towards their dreams. There are those who have much, and dreams are easy to achieve. There are those who have not and struggle in order to become a...
View ArticleThe TRUth about my law school (Part 1 of 6)
INTRODUCTION This blog series is about an ongoing campaign of harassment that I have endured from faculty and administration at my law school. I have been targeted with punitive measures that are...
View ArticleThe TRUth about my law school (Part 3 of 6)
This series is written to inform people of my experience at Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law. I am a practicing Social Worker and current law student. I am trained with an eye to structural...
View ArticleThe TRUth about my law school (Part 4 of 6)
As this read gets a little more tense I offer you this song to lighten the mood. This series is written to inform people of my experience at Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law. I am a practicing...
View ArticleSameness, Hate Crimes and Blood Alley
I spent years in the DTES (downtown eastside) Vancouver. I committed a lot of hate crimes there. Blood Alley was a place I frequented. Now, at times, I am bothered by the recall of the feel, smells and...
View ArticleThe Organ of Hate & Love
The organs’ vibrations can be masked and braided or even twisted. Music is the structure of each organ’s function in the body of life that justifies and vacillates expression.
View ArticleMedicine: Spirit of the Knife
Reflections of ourselves in those we love. Physical mirrors remind us that we are present, but the reflections of our strengths and struggles found in the healing of meaningful relationships are much...
View ArticleLaw v. Poetry (2012) ST 1983.
There is an old battle, between poets and law. This battle has not disappeared. Plato represents Law, and legal educators are proving to me that poetry is still perceived as a threat. (Please play this...
View ArticleMy First Book: Bruise Faced Child
(Photo by Brent Braaten – Prince George Citizen) As many of you know, my childhood and youth were fraught with abuse, violence and adversity. For the last fifteen years, I have worked my ass off and...
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