This is the second installment of a three-part series on social stigma—a term that I would define as the negative connotations and prejudice people may have about an individual or specific group of people. This week, I wanted to write …
Two weeks ago marked the second annual Women’s March, and a number of Check Your Head’s finest came out to march in solidarity with millions of other women world wide.
Women’s March Global aims to promote social change in the …
This past May, after much deliberation with the Vancouver Police department (VPD), the Vancouver Pride Society (VPS) released a statement announcing their decision to allow uniformed police officers to march in the upcoming Vancouver Pride Festival 2017.
This announcement comes …
Labelled as an epidemic, sexual violence is an issue that has been garnering increasing attention in the last few years, especially at post-secondary institutions. Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz sparked a movement in 2014 when she began carrying her …
Labelled as an epidemic, sexual violence is an issue that has been garnering increasing attention in the last few years, especially at post-secondary institutions. Columbia University student Emma Sulkowicz sparked a movement in 2014 when she began carrying her …
We all recognize the importance of (inter)national observances that are celebrated annually: brimming with earnest intentions, these observances allow people to take a moment out of their days to recognize how far societies have progressed and how much further we …
Check Your Head’s Inclusion and Anti-Racism project aims to increase the understanding of race, migration, and issues of belonging among Metro Vancouver youth. This project serves to build the capacity of youth to facilitate dialogue and become active in community …
I was sitting in class once and the topic of gender inequality came up. Students were asked to discuss whether equality between genders could ever be achieved. Immediately, people began giving examples of differences between men and women in the …
NOTE: Spoilers below!
So ever since I saw Frozen last weekend, I’ve been raving about it to all my friends. It totally blew me out of the water and has made its place among my favorite Disney movies of all …
Blog post written by CYH volunteer Megan, originally posted at The Body is Not an Apology.
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