Let’s take a look at the Alabama Human Life Protection Act which was signed into law on Tuesday by Republican governor Kay Ivey. The bill takes a severe and zero tolerance policy on abortions (with very, very few exceptions) in the state of Alabama. The bill strips women of the right to make their own…
Escape rooms or locked rooms whichever name you prefer to give them is a fun way to test to see how smart your team, friend group, family etc. is. I love doing them because I get this rush of adrenaline as my friends and I try to gather the clues and figure out how to…
Earth Day Everyday.
Want to positively impact the lives of youth in Calgary? On Sunday, May 5, 2019 help BMO promote the Kids Help Phone by participating in a five-kilometer walk. Are you up for the challenge? You can either register, donate, fundraise or do all three. At the event, you will unite with thousands of Calgarians in…
In case the abundance of campaign signs adorning every lawn has yet to notify you; there’s an election today. That’s right today April 16, 2019, is Alberta’s provincial election, and it’s an important one. Perhaps you’ve heard some pretty crazy rumors flying around about parties and their platforms. I am here, however, to put the…
If you guys like binge watching Food Network shows like I do, you’d most likely have heard of Kids Baking Championship. You would also have known that season 6 just held its finale. If you don’t know what KBC is, it’s a show where kids bake to compete for the title of the KBC winner,…
The other day, I went to see kinky boots at the Jubilee Theatre. For anyone who doesn’t know, kinky boots is a Broadway musical about a guy, (Charlie) who takes over his dads shoe company and starts making high heeled boots for drag queens. I thought it was absolutely fantastic, and despite the lack of…
Have you every wondered what it would be like to have a friend in every city you travelled to? Have your voice heard in the House of Commons? Or simply just staying at Ottawa for a week? Well, if any of your reactions to these questions got you excited, Forum is the place for you. …
At long last: spring break. For those of us in school, this is a long awaited relief from the perils of second semester. If you’re stuck in Calgary (like me) during this break, here are 10 things to do to make the most of your free time, that you won’t need your parents for. 1.…
In 1980’s Harlem, the entirety of the queer community was hidden. In New York, the queer community survived in artful safe spaces of dance, creation, and expression. The drag ball scene is illuminated issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation faced by the marginalized communities of New York, and by extension, society as a whole.…
On March 14, 1979, Judy Chicago’s art instillation, “The Dinner Party,” was opened at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. That instillation pushed feminist art to the limelight, changing the lives of women, and forever defining Chicago as a legend. Now, “The Dinner Party” is permanently installed in the Brooklyn Museum, but the life…
Although, the exact date of her death is not definitely known; Anne Frank and her sister Margot Frank were spared immediate death in the Auschwitz gas chambers. Instead, they were sent to Bergen-Belsen, a concentration camp in Northern Germany where they died from Typhus sometime in late February or early March of 1945, just weeks…
This past weekend was one of the most exciting weekends of the year for NBA fans; All-Star weekend! If you’ve never watched, it’s basically a three-night event containing a rookie’s game, a skills challenge, a 3 point contest, a dunk contest and finally, the All-Star game–featuring the best/most popular players in the NBA. Held in…
Some people might be unaware of what Junior Achievement is, and why they should care about a tradeshow? Simply stated, Junior Achievement is a program which is typically signed up for during summer or September, and begins in October, lasting for around 5 months. Students from various High Schools meet up once a week at…
On January 31st 2019, Bell Lets Talk Day occurred in Canada. Bell Lets Talk is an advertising campaign created by the company Bell Canada in order to raise awareness about mental health and to end the stigma around it. By viewing their videos or using their filters or using the hashtag #BellLetsTalk on several different…