The Toronto festival screened a film by a survivor of the infamous “starlight tours” or “midnight rides” whereby Saskatoon police officers abandoned Native men and women outside the city limits in sub-zero winter temperatures, often stealing their shoes and forcing them to walk home in the snow.
Festival says action highlights power of film to ‘inspire discussion and dialogue.’
New Westminster celebrated its third annual Pride Aug 18, attracting the level of diversity organizers say they were hoping for.
Photograph published in Xtra! West weekly newspaper, on assignment
Anti-homophobia Policy 5.45 dominates Burnaby school board debate
After a five-month hiatus, Fag Fridays packed its new venue, The Helm, on Fri, Oct 7. DJ Adam Dreaddy kept the energy high and the crowd moving, including one dancer who was literally swinging from the rafters only metres from the turntables
Photograph published in Xtra! West weekly newspaper, on assignment
Photograph published in Xtra! West weekly newspaper, on assignment
Native people are more often killed or abused by police officers than are others in Canada, but police actions are more often than not chalked up to ‘bad apples’ on the force instead of symptoms of systemic problems within police ranks
Finalist, Canadian Association of Journalists 2012 Community News Award. Police across the country are seeking closer ties with gay, lesbian and transgender communities, but speakers at a recent international conference on policing questioned whether cops and queers make good bedfellows
David P Ball 