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From poverty tows to Palestine: The violence of settler colonial evictions across Mama Earth May 24, 2021 Poverty tows are parking violations, which are unethical detriments to houseless folks who rely on the shelter of their vehicles. Between this and the lack of adequate housing options, means of survival are limited. Shelters on Merlin Street, under the I-80 overpass in San Francisco, were cleared – swept away – on May 17, 2021. – Photo: POOR Magazine by Tiny Lisa Gray-Garcia “If the...

Hair and the ties that bind Reflections on Afro-Indigenous identity, motherhood and the power of hair April 25, 2021 There are many people on the Prairies who identify as Afro-Indigenous/Black-Indigenous, holding ancestry of both North American Indigenous people and the African diaspora. For Tasha Spillett, becoming a mother was an opportunity to pass on shared teachings, heal broken ties and create new memories. By Tasha Spillett, for CBC First Person Hair and the ties that bind Reflection...