February 22, 2022 Newsletter

Clearing a New Path™ and Clearing a New Path Podcast™ are products of Radar Media, located in Dorchester, Ontario on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Neutral peoples who once used this land as their traditional beaver hunting grounds.  As a settler here I’m committed to deepening understanding of Indigenous communities and reframing responsibilities to land and community. I am grateful to Mother Earth for the opportunity for love and connection and to the spirits of the Elders and the Medicine People who still walk the Earth.

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The protest is over in Ottawa's downtown but what will happen next? I wrote about my thoughts here.

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On my mind this week:

1.

What has watching the protests across Canada opened up for you?

What will happen next?

I'm a white woman of privilege and I wrote some thoughts here.

I would love to hear your thoughts, so feel free to comment.

2.

 Does your town have a bylaw against flying the Confederate flag?

It might be worth asking. London, Ontario is about 20 min from where I live and a petition circulated (and I signed it)

trying to get the flag removed from a private residence

. Flying this flag actually isn't illegal until council makes it a by-law. Collingwood, Ontario's council voted unanimously to ban them. The Confederate flag was carried into battle by white soldiers fighting to preserve slavery during the American Civil War. It is now a recognized symbol of white supremacy. (Source CBC)

3.

I think this is so cool! An all-woman news team in rural India is thrilled a documentary about their work has been nominated for an Oscar. "'

Writing with Fire', a 93-minute film about the women behind the online news outlet 'Khabar Lahariya' - meaning News Waves in Hindi - was nominated in the Best Documentary Feature category for this year's Academy Awards." (Source: Saltwire.com)

4.

Have you heard of Kay Livingstone? 

Kay Livingstone devoted her life to empowering and networking with Black women. She went from being one of Canada’s leading Black actresses in the 1940s to becoming a popular broadcaster, humanitarian, and community organizer. In the 1950s, Livingstone worked to ensure Black students received scholarships, and after moving to Toronto from London, Ontario, she joined a social club of Black middle-class women and she changed the club’s name to the Canadian Negro Women’s Association, went to work, and shifted the focus to educating Black youth and fighting for the wellbeing of visible minorities. She’s even credited as 

coining the term

 “visible minority.” (Source: refinery29.com

Image

: Canadian Encyclopedia.ca)

5. There's nothing quite like seeing the celebration of the Canadian Women's Olympic Hockey Team win! A number of these women are from small-town Canada.

I am encouraged to see more women commentators throughout the NHL and women calling games.

More of this please.

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