Andrea Palframan

Nov 22, 2023 | gulfislandsdriftwood.com | Andrea Palframan

By ANDREA PALFRAMANWhen I arrived at last Saturday’s Middle Eastern dinner in support of Gaza citizens, my first conversation was with a friend who said, “I wasn’t sure I was going to come. I have terribly mixed feelings about this. But I’m here.”I thought, “Oh dear. This is going to be hard.” But how could an evening dedicated to dialogue about the war in Israel and Palestine be anything but hard? And it was. Hard, compassionate, messy: and transformative.

Oct 3, 2023 | gulfislandsdriftwood.com | Andrea Palframan

By ANDREA PALFRAMANFOR RAVENRAVEN and the Salt Spring Public Library are joining forces for an evening with journalist and author Angela Sterritt, in conversation with Cowichan educator Maiya Modeste (of the Stqeeye’ Learning Society) about Sterritt’s new book, Unbroken. The event is Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. at ArtSpring, with an option for livestream viewing from home.

Sep 12, 2023 | monitormag.ca | Katherine Scott |Andrea Palframan |Stephanie Ross |Erika Shaker

Barbie is the runaway blockbuster of the summer. By September 4, box office returns were closing in on $1.4 billion worldwide—and that doesn’t even account for the revenue from the countless licensing deals Mattel has signed, from Airbnb to Xbox. The company is laughing all the way to the bank, but women aren’t. There’s a lot to say about the Barbie movie and its take on the patriarchy. Greta Gerwig’s movie has resonated with a large audience.

Sep 6, 2023 | monitormag.ca | Erika Shaker |Andrea Palframan |Stephanie Ross

What’s behind Saskatchewan and New Brunswick’s targeting of queer and trans youth? In the sleepy days before the beginning of the school year, the government of Saskatchewan quietly made an announcement with significant ramifications.