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Sexual violence against indigenous women in Ciudad Juárez

by Mariah Grant | Jun 4, 2018 | Article, Rain Voices

Ciudad Juárez is a striking example of both the good and the bad that the economic opportunities inherent to urbanization can bring. This city of nearly 1.5 million inhabitants is situated on the Mexico side of the border with the United States, directly opposite its...

Bringing communities together at a time of division: the work of Milenio in Portland, Oregon

by Mariah Grant | Dec 14, 2017 | Article, Rain Voices

One of the most striking developments, since the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States in November 2016 and his assumption of office at the beginning of 2017, is the rapid mobilization of civic opposition to the policies of his administration....
Canada: misuse of indigenous symbols in costumes

Canada: misuse of indigenous symbols in costumes

by Mariah Grant | Oct 28, 2017 | Article, Rain Voices

In October 2015, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour walked into a Halloween costume shop in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada with his sister and teenaged nieces. McNeil-Seymour, an instructor of social work at Thompson River University and a Tk’emlups Tee Secwepemc, quickly...

The continued challenges of institutional discrimination for African-Americans

by Mariah Grant | Jun 4, 2016 | Article, Rain Voices

The death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African-American, shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August 2014, sparked protests and allegations of institutionalized racism in the country’s police force. Although witness testimony is...

Detroit – rebuilding the city from the bottom up

by Mariah Grant | May 24, 2016 | Article, Rain Voices

Throughout the recent recession in the United States, the city of Detroit, Michigan was seen as a cautionary tale of economic boom and bust within the country’s urban centres. Nicknamed Motor City, USA, Detroit was the thriving epicentre of the automobile industry...
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