by susiehenderson | Aug 2, 2012 | We Remember
Church of the Holy TrinityAugust 2012 One Sunday at the Church of the Holy Trinity in Toronto I was able to reflect on a familiar passage, Isaiah Isaiah 61: 1-4, and I found a new connection in light of mourning and organizing. I’ve always found significance in public...
by susiehenderson | Nov 14, 2011 | We Remember
Silent Memorial RideNovember 2011 Tragically, in the fall of 2011, Advocacy for the Respect of Cyclists was active again in our own Parkdale neighbourhood. I joined with neighbours in an early morning memorial ride for Jenna a cyclist killed by a truck, just past the...
by susiehenderson | Nov 2, 2011 | We Remember
Dundas West Subway stationNovember 2011 In the fall of 2011, I was glad to attend a community memorial for a friend Matthew Dolmage. Neighbours, family, friends celebrated the opening of a small garden spot where Matthew liked to watch the trains and christened it,...
by susiehenderson | Oct 29, 2011 | We Remember
Night of Dread, Dufferin Grove ParkOctober 2011 If you walked down Roncesvalles Avenue in the last five years, you will likely recognize Tony who occupied a spot near the corner of Grenadier. As I walked by his lawn chair I would hear “Gday dear, spare any...
by susiehenderson | Dec 6, 2000 | We Remember
Winnipeg, December 6, 1989 The many vigils that rose up in the aftermath of the Montreal massacre in 1989, when 14 women were slaughtered in the Montreal school because they were women, were formative for me. In my hometown of Winnipeg, women gathered in the rotunda...
by susiehenderson | Sep 2, 1998 | We Remember
Bike Memorial RideSeptember 1998 My first encounter with an activist form of public memorial was after my friend John died in a bike accident on one of the highways in Toronto. A group of cyclists, known as Advocacy for the Respect of Cyclists, previously unknown to...
