March/April 2005

table of contents

Instilling Gender
by Jessica Hanna

Which Side Are They On?
by Amber Shuba
The Saskatchewan NDP have an opportunity to enhance young workers’ quality of life, but the bosses say “no.”

Age as a Barrier
by Chelsea Jones
Teenaged girls facing violence need access to more information and services

Artists’ voices
Briarpatch salutes the creative ways that our cultural workers bring messages of social change to the people
An interview with Sarah Abbott about Tide Marks, her film on post-Apartheid South Africa

The Art of Communication
by Tracey Mitchell
Interactive theatre is being used to create community understanding and dialog on the issue of violence

Trade Jobs are for (Boys) Girls
by Valerie Overend

The Binary Hoax
by Amy Juschka
Orientalism is blinding us to the realities of patriarchy

Les Charred
by Ellen Quigley
Studying in Niger results in more lessons than were expected

Made You Look
by Nichole Huck
Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes take a look at racism in Regina

Culture and Reviews

Music:
Looysen on Jenny Gear and the Whiskey Kittens
Looysen on Sara Marlowe
Looysen on Sarah Harmer
Hansen on Ani Difranco

Books:
Silver on If I had a Hammer
Wolfwood on Missing Sarah

My Opinion
by Nichole Huck
Lets Fix it