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7 stories to make you a smarter community member
Rev up your brain with these thoughtful pieces that explore issues people face across the GTA
Communities are made of humans, and humans have issues—that’s just a fact of life. It can be hard to be up-to-speed on everything affecting your neighbourhood or city, let alone the entire region. And with the population of the GTA pushing ever upward from the 6,417,516 people counted in the 2016 census, there’s more to know every day.
Maybe you’ve been to a concert or event and wondered about the origin of the Indigenous land acknowledgement offered at the beginning of the evening. Or you’ve seen a news item about a social problem, like poverty, homelessness or human trafficking that left you wanting to know more.
Perhaps you need to hear a smart argument for bringing more women into municipal politics or read about why we all need to check our racial biases. Or maybe it’s time to explore how the justice system is trying to better serve domestic abuse survivors.
These seven hard-hitting pieces will help you fill the knowledge gap on a wide range of issues that affect people in the GTA, and help to shine a little light on the subjects that require our collective attention and action.
> POSTED December 28, 2018