Tag: FEATURETTE
Learning the social art of self-advocacy
Self-advocacy is an ability to understand your natural traits and needs, stand up for your rights and responsibilities, speak for yourself, make decisions regarding the way you want to live your life, and assertively communicate it all to others without being aggressive.
Remembering Jordan Kornberger
“It’s not what you’re willing to do that will make you successful; it’s what you’re willing to do without until you get there.”
Participating as a citizen in the city and beyond
With the municipal elections coming up this month in the greater Vancouver area, residents have an opportunity to have a direct say in how things are run. In addition to voting for the mayor, Vancouver citizens will elect city council members, park board commissioners, and school board trustees.
The height of Gamergate
We are now in the 12th week of the Gamergate movement. As stated in the last edition, Gamergate began after the combination of a multi-thousand-word blog post by one Eron Gjoni about his ex-girlfriend and game designer Zoe Quinn and the release of the sixth Tropes vs. Women in Video Games—a YouTube video by Feminist Frequency.
Support for dying with dignity on the rise
A controversial issue, long-debated, has risen again: the issue of euthanasia and assisted suicide. A few weeks ago, the story of Brittany Maynard went viral online.
A brief history of Gamergate
Gamergate is a movement-of-sorts that has been ongoing since mid-August. The term “Gamergate” was coined by actor Adam Baldwin, a vocal supporter of Gamergate.