Sophie Jean

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Sophie Jean is a Cantonese writer, master’s student, and penal abolitionist.

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    Talking consent

    by Sophie Jean   Mar 3, 2022   13 min read

    An interview with Chantelle Spicer and Tashia Kootenayoo on rooting our movements in consent.

  • A group of disabled queer Black folks talk and laugh at a sleepover, relaxing across two large beds. Everyone is dressed in colorful t-shirts and wearing a variety of sleep scarves, bonnets, and durags. On the left, two friends sit on one bed and paint each other’s nails. On the right, four people lounge on a bed: one person braids another’s hair while the third friend wearing a C-PAP mask laughs, and the fourth person looks up from their book. In the center, a bedside lamp illuminates the room in warm light while pill bottles adorn an end table.
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    Abolish long-term care

    by Sophie Jean and Megan Linton   Jan 25, 2022   7 min read

    We don’t need to confine elderly and disabled people to deadly and dehumanizing institutions. What if they lived in the community and received at-home care from a support worker?

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    Amber Dawn, jaye simpson, and Jeff Bierk on ethics, futures, and rejection in art

    by Saima Desai and Sophie Jean   Nov 5, 2021   7 min read

    An interview with the judges of Briarpatch’s 11th annual Writing In The Margins contest.

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    The labour movement is stronger without police in it

    by Sophie Jean   Nov 4, 2021   10 min read

    It’s time for unions to expel police from their membership, because a strong labour movement can only be built on a foundation of safety for Black and Indigenous members. 

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