Mexican Visas
Suhail Abualsameed is a human rights advocate working with queer immigrant and refugee youth. He’s already seeing the tremendous emotional and logistical impact of the Canadian government’s new visa requirements for Mexicans travelling to Canada on LGBTQ youth.
Environmental Lessons from the Municipal Strike
This summer’s strike by municipal workers has left many Torontonians thinking about waste. From reducing garbage to installing low flow shower heads, environmentalist Yunis Kariuki has some practical tips on greening the earth – starting at home!
Camping
Forget the staycation, Angela Connors escapes her job in the non profit sector by exploring Ontario and Quebec through camping. She declares it is an important tool for restoring work-life balance, spending quality time with the family as well as a great way for newcomers to Canada to gain first hand knowledge of the country outside urban centres.
Toronto FC Soccer
Dalton Higgins feels that the “FC” in Toronto FC could stand for Futility Celebration. He claims Toronto FC gets away with fielding middling on-field talents, have yet to make the playoffs since their inception while stumbling into last place in the Eastern Conference last year, and are unable to snag talented A-list free agents (not to be confused with B-list, aging veterans who were once A-list), and still make handsome profits for its stakeholders!
Ramadan
From August 21st to September 19th, many of the world’s Muslims will begin observing the 9th month of their calendar, Ramadan. For those who fast, they will not eat or drink from sunrise to sundown for 30 days. Saira Zuberi, a specialist in Islamic law and women’s rights will be experiencing Ramadan in Syria for a few weeks before returning to Toronto where she plans to attend a Friday iftar at a refugee centre.
International Employment Contracts
Increasingly through globalization, more workers are moving between countries. The employment contract is central to determining the rights of workers and the obligations of employers. Toronto lawyer Sharaf Sultan can comment on how a well-drafted employment contract can define the relationship and ultimately avoid conflicts.
Post-Caribana Complexity
Now that Toronto’s 42nd Caribbean Carnival – Caribana is over, community activist Stachen Frederick is looking beyond the 3-day festival and is ready to comment on the complexity of the relationships between people of different regions in the Caribbean.