The ridicule of entity; She claims to be an entity; yet as empty as a void. They call you an entity, yet your offspring you consume; An entity with no real identity. You bearers of the supposed identity, conceived in hades; Oh, what an identity ridicule, where human ridicule is overwhelmingly celebrated. The touch of times has kept its promise but startlingly vagueness completely rules their minds. The agony of many The Queen of the demon sons and daughters The looming doom shadows An entity long-dead, forgotten An entity that never existed yet amazingly sprouting arrows of hope. What Perpetual…
Author: Pride Team
Reading 1 Wis 9:13-18b Who can know God’s counsel, or who can conceive what the LORD intends? For the deliberations of mortals are timid, and unsure are our plans. For the corruptible body burdens the soul and the earthen shelter weighs down the mind that has many concerns. And scarce do we guess the things on earth, and what is within our grasp we find with difficulty; but when things are in heaven, who can search them out? Or who ever knew your counsel, except you had given wisdom and sent your holy spirit from on high? And thus were…
Mariana Brussoni, University of British Columbia “Be careful!” “Not so high!” “Stop that!” Concerned parents can often be heard urging safety when children are at play. Recent research suggests this may be over-protective and that kids need more opportunities for risky play outdoors. Risky play is thrilling and exciting play where children test their boundaries and flirt with uncertainty. They climb trees, build forts, roam the neighbourhood with friends or play capture the flag. Research shows such play is associated with increased physical activity, social skills, risk management skills, resilience and self-confidence. These findings make intuitive sense when you watch…
David W Scheifele, University of British Columbia The oxygen flow was at maximum but it wasn’t enough to keep Aliyah alive. Her measles-damaged lungs failed in the night. Aliyah was one of hundreds of children with measles that I looked after in a special ward of Kenya’s national hospital in 1972, before the measles vaccine was available. I saw all of the possible complications of measles, many of them life-threatening. They left me with a deep respect for this once-common viral infection of childhood. As an infection specialist, I celebrated the gradual disappearance of measles cases in Canada following the…
This week, we’ve curated our favourite fashion styled looks found on Instagram from the most stylish pages. Check them below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zainab Balogun-Nwachukwu |ZBN| (@zainabbalogun) on Aug 31, 2019 at 7:53am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by IDIA AISIEN (@idia.aisien) on Sep 3, 2019 at 1:24pm PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by LaNatria Renee’ Brackett Ellis (@caribbean_cowgirl) on Aug 30, 2019 at 6:36am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fisayo Longe |…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Eva (e25dresses) (@e25dresses) on Aug 20, 2019 at 1:07am PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ankara Styles And Inspiration…
Davina Jackson, University of Kent Bali’s Green School recently celebrated its first decade of educating toddlers through teenagers (and their digital nomad parents) about eco-ethical design and cooperative living. Set in a village near Ubud, this tropical jungle campus of quirky bamboo pavilions has become a globally influential exhibition of one of this century’s significant architectural trends. There is a major renaissance in correctly growing, cutting, treating, drying and laminating bamboo so it can be used with confidence for substantial and near-permanent structures. Much of the inspiration for this has come from Green School founders John and Cynthia Hardy and…
C. Nadine Wathen, Western University A woman or girl is killed in Canada every 2.5 days. In a recent interview with Maclean’s magazine, Maryam Monsef, Canada’s minister for women and gender equality, called the problem of gender-based violence a “four-alarm fire.” Gender-based violence happens everywhere, but certain places (like campuses, the military and RCMP) have especially high rates. And certain groups like women with disabilities and Indigenous women and girls face higher rates of violence. Economically, gender-based violence costs the Canadian economy billions per year. Gender-based violence is a “wicked social problem” that’s defined as difficult or impossible to solve…
Our Woman Crush Wednesday is none other than Nigerian musician, Tiwa Savage. The former Mavin Records first lady who recently bagged a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing lands herself on this list for her recent firm stance against the current xenophobic attacks against foreigners in South African. Calling the xenophobic actions ‘sick’, the brilliant artist took her official Twitter account to say that she would no longer be performing at a festival scheduled to hold in Johannesburg, South Africa, later this month. She tweeted, “I refuse to watch the barbaric butchering of my people in SA. This is SICK.…
My Dear Daughter, I believe you’ve heard the saying so many times, “Don’t bite off more than you can chew”. This is an important adage to add to the mantra you live by to serve as a reminder to take things easy; not to engage in tasks or relationships that you know you can’t handle. Superman and Super Woman are characters of fiction and we should avoid the temptation of thinking that we can be a Superman or Superwoman. We should always evaluate situations and events we are faced with to have better clarity on how to deal with them…