The Valley of Remembrance

The Valley of Remembrance

Dufferin Grove Park, Toronto We made it to the Valley of Remembrance at this year’s Night of Dread, hosted by the marvellous Clay and Paper Theatre at Dufferin Grove Park here in Toronto, in time to visit the shrines before the rain poured down. This year I chose to...
Honouring Names and Stories

Honouring Names and Stories

Toronto Homeless Memorial, Holy Trinity I’m not always able to attend the mid-week Homeless Memorial on the steps of Holy Trinity to honour the memory of the people who die in the streets or as a result of being homeless, but I am always deeply grateful for the...
Remembering Names, Restoring Honour

Remembering Names, Restoring Honour

I was very honoured to walk with the survivors at the “Lost but not Forgotten” Memorial at the Huronia Regional Centre cemetery in May this year. The story of the graveyard mirrors the story of abuse and exclusion that surrounds the institution. People disappeared,...
A place to remember is an act of resistance

A place to remember is an act of resistance

Church Street, Toronto I regret only stopping by briefly to pay my respects at this memorial for the Orlando shooting that has been growing at the 519 Community Centre in the heart of Toronto’s lgbt village.   I was on my way elsewhere with a group of people and when...