Good News
Special Edition - Volume 55 | Issue 2
Editor's Note
With so much hurt and suffering on sour social media and newsfeeds, it often feels like we are staring down a good news drought.
Stories of hope and resilience can seem few and far between, and as a result, more and more of us are turning away from the news.
This special edition looks to spark joy and offer readers a chance to better understand the campus community, coming away from stories inspired or comforted.
From the origins of Carleton University's wheelchair basketball program to a zine project that looks to educate seniors experiencing homelessness, the cheerfulness contained in these pages is contagious.
Thank you for sharing the Charlatan's excitement about these stories
Elissa Mendes Editor-in-chief
Articles
Q&A: Meet the Carleton researcher tracing disability justice history — and proposing a brighter future
By Zayn Daureeawoo
Kelly Fritsch, an anthropology and sociology professor at Carleton University, is recording the history of Canadian disability justice. Her upcoming book, Broken Worlds, Disabled Kin: Strategies for Collective Survival, explores future possibilities of moving past systems disabling people, environments, ecologies and infrastructures.
How volunteering builds joy and connection in racialized Canadian communities
By Douaa Qadadia
Before volunteering, Khadija Bazza did not feel at home in Canada.
“I felt really isolated and I kind of hated it,” she said of her early days as a Canadian immigrant.
It was only when Bazza started giving her time that her experience transformed.
How Carleton students use art to make information on older adult homelessness accessible
By Alexa MacKie
Anne Perkins has lived alone in her Osgoode home for almost 40 years. She’s grown accustomed to the space she’s known for half of her life. For years, she welcomed Irish dogs and friends needing a place to crash. She re-did the house’s intricate trims herself and carefully tended to her garden for home-grown vegetables.
How Canada’s oldest wheelchair basketball club found a home at Carleton University
By Jake Steele
It all started with a small program at the Royal Ottawa Hospital 50 years ago. Now, the Ottawa-Carleton Wheelchair Sports Association is calling Carleton University home, rolling into the new year with five decades of achievements and milestones behind it.
