BackPacWhy My 4-Year-Old Daughter Is More Than Your Son’s Future WifeMy name is Shannon Cain and I am the mother of 4-year-old twin girls. I am passionate about examining unhealthy societal roles imposed on…Sep 23, 2020Sep 23, 2020
BackPacOn Our Social Dilemma (and what to do about it)While tech platforms make billions of dollars, keeping us clicking, scrolling, and sharing, social media remains addictive, polarizing…Sep 14, 2020Sep 14, 2020
BackPacStories Start FiresArtists have the unique power to criticise the systems that prevail and inspire people to introspect or to look more closely at society’s…Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
BackPacOn a potential cure for the current loneliness pandemicAlthough written well before the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Zygmunt Bauman’s theory can be an essential tool for reflecting on…Aug 24, 2020Aug 24, 2020
BackPacActivist Spotlight: Eve Ensler“[An] activist is someone who cannot help but fight for something. THat person is not usually motivated by a need for power or money or…Aug 18, 2020Aug 18, 2020
BackPacHere’s Your Opportunity to Make History by Participating in the World’s Biggest ProblemThe vaccines require undergoing significant human trials before being rolled out to a wide public user base. These studies are necessary…Aug 12, 2020Aug 12, 2020
BackPacAffect and effect: what is Artistic Activism, and why does it matter?What do the Guerrilla Girls, Pablo Picasso, Ai Weiwei, and Banksy have in common?Aug 3, 20201Aug 3, 20201
BackPacNot All Animals Are Experiencing the High Life During Covid-19. Here’s Why.The real story beyond Insta puppies and kittensJul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
BackPacWhy ICE’s Reversal on the Policy to Ban International Students is Incredibly Important to the US…A few weeks back I had written a response to the ICE’s announcement on their policy to ban international students — and how this would in…Jul 22, 2020Jul 22, 2020
