The “Emergent Strategy” author on turning toward each other in moments of conflict, and getting to know her favourite tree
Syrus Marcus Ware
Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware is an assistant professor at the School of the Arts at McMaster University. A Vanier scholar, visual artist, activist, curator and educator, Ware uses painting, installation and performance to explore social justice frameworks and black activist culture. His work has been shown widely across Canada, and his performance works have been part of local and international festivals. He is part of the Performance Disability Art Collective and a cofounder of Black Lives Matter-Canada. Syrus is curator of the That’s So Gay show and a co-curator of Blackness Yes!/Blockorama. In addition to penning a variety of journals and articles, Syrus is the co-editor of the best-selling Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada. Syrus lives in Tkaronto and speaks English.
Miss Major—legendary activist, elder and Stonewall veteran—tells her story
“Miss Major Speaks” is part biography, part interview and full of Miss Major spitting truths and laying it down like it is
Toronto can’t afford a Mark Saunders mayorship
ANALYSIS: The former police chief is too polarizing to be a serious contender