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Here at the Pod, we share thoughts and opinions about the growing need for diversity in
children’s literature. As we get rooted, we will feature stories about Mighty Girls and Gentle Warriors of Change. Please stay a while, and join the conversation.
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July 20, 2024
Some personal thoughts… In a speech, at “The Personal and the Political Panel” at the Second Sex Conference in New York, September 29, 1979, Audre Lorde implores the audience […]
July 20, 2024
When words are spoken directly from the mouths of children, there are few, if any other words that can compare. Recent reports provide proof of the […]
June 2, 2024
This June, 2024 is the 40th year of remembrance. Forty years of waiting for justice. Forty years of yearning for the Disappeared. Forty years of collective […]
April 16, 2024
ALT TEXT included for all images. Narratives about marginalized communities are often packed into dense textbooks, making them inaccessible to young minds, or the stories are […]
April 12, 2024
For literature enthusiasts, a bookshop evokes the kind of emotion that can lift you off the ground and transport you to places familiar and unknown. They […]
December 6, 2023
This is not just another book list. Like you – the people who are raising their voices, condemning through protest, shouting, screaming and/or conveying through art […]
December 6, 2023
In moments of deep grief and overwhelm, Guru Ji’s hukam guides us. Recently, the katha of Sant Singh Ji Maskeen gave me pause. This moment was […]
April 28, 2022
SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE: WARRIORS OF CHANGE Gurjot “Jo” Kaur’s advocacy as a civil rights lawyer was redirected to finding a cure for Cockayne syndrome when her […]
March 4, 2022
March 3, 2022 is World Book Day. Created by UNESCO on the 23rd April, 1995, World Book Day was designated as a day to celebrate books […]
March 3, 2022
SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE: WARRIORS OF CHANGE Over the last 11 years, our readers have contributed to Seva Canada‘s commitment to offering sight to the over one […]
February 3, 2022
Our stories can be interpreted through all forms of art, which in turn become historical references to moments or movements in time. Art can be found […]
January 17, 2022
SEEDS OF KNOWLEDGE SERIES: SOLUTIONARIES The issues faced by farmers did not end with the repeal of the 3 farm laws. As a larger Sikh […]