WRCLS: PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE LEGAL AID TO LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME RESIDENTS Rachael MacIntosh·June 2, 2023Waterloo Region Community Legal Services (WRCLS) is non-profit community legal aid clinic that provides free legal services to...Features·0 Comments·0
LOCAL ACTIVISTS START TENANTS’ UNION WITH ACORN Harleen Kaur Dhillon·June 1, 2023The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) Waterloo Region Chapter held its first meeting over zoom...Features·0 Comments·0
QUEER WINE NIGHTS AT GOLDIE’S Alexandra Giovanatto·June 1, 2023Every Thursday evening, Goldie’s Convenience hosts Queer Wine Night, an event that gathers members of the queer community...Features·0 Comments·0
AND NOW FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE SILLY Rose Olesen·April 18, 2023While emerging from isolation after COVID-19, what Tuong La wanted most was an improv show that highlighted the...Features·0 Comments·0
CELEBRATING BIPOC-OWNED BUSINESSES IN KW H. Tooth·April 14, 2023After immigrating to Canada from Lebanon in 2012, Mohamad Abbas had his sights set on a future in...Features·0 Comments·2
HEALING AS A COMMUNITY GROWING AS A PERSON Nigel Gordijk·April 14, 2023As she sat at the table and began telling her life story, 67-year-old Lynda Chapman’s right leg shook...Features·2 Comments·0
DVVA’S RETAIL THERAPY: SUPPORTING SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THROUGH THRIFTING Rachael MacIntosh·April 13, 2023The Domestic Violence Victims’ Alliance (DVVA) was founded in 2022 by Amanda Kroetsch as an organization to support...Features·0 Comments·0
MENDING AND EXTENDING THE LIFE OF CLOTHES Anam Latif·April 13, 2023In the age of disposable fashion, Elysha Schuhbauer thinks it is a radical act to mend a piece...Features·0 Comments·0
SPORAS SCATTERED HOSTS WATERLOO REGION’S FIRST EVER LAND DAY Justine Rogers·April 13, 2023Mar. 30 marks the annual Palestinian Land Day. This year, Waterloo Region saw its first ever Land Day...Features·0 Comments·1
LIVE AFRO-LATINA MUSIC WITH CONEXION LATINA Alex Kinsella·April 6, 2023The music of Conexión Latina is heating up the dance floors of bars, restaurants and festivals across Waterloo...Features·0 Comments·0