Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists Have you heard of this book? If you’re looking for a crash course on the history of activism that brought us women’s shelters and transition houses in Canada, then this is the book to read! What it’s about: Published in 2017, Runaway Wives and Rogue Feminists tells the story behind …
COVID-19 and the possibility of a new future I don’t know about you, but lately, I have been talking to a lot of people about COVID-19, and more specifically, about what COVID-19 means for our world. The question of what things will look like after social distancing ends has been persistently on my mind, so …
OCTEVAW – A Connector in Anti-Violence Activism Before I started working on the smallest steps, I hadn’t really heard about most of the anti-violence organizations in Ottawa. But one organization I had heard of was the Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW). If you’re located in Ottawa and you’re trying to figure out …
It Takes A Village This morning I was reading Shoot from the Heart: Successful Filmmaking from a Sundance Rebel by Diane Bell. I’m at the part that talks about financing a short film, and it made me think about how incredibly grateful I am for YOU. Let me explain. A good book for aspiring filmmakers! …
Our final interview with Jade – December 15, 2019 That’s a Wrap!!! I can’t believe it. We have officially wrapped production on the smallest steps. A whole year spent following our four budding activists and on December 15, 2019, we pressed record on our cameras for the last time! But the process of creating this film …