As some of you may already know I am on the editorial collective at Ricochet, a new independent media project for progressive voices. For those who know me personally or […]
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Melissa Fong: “I’m speaking with you as a human being and you’re talking at me as a politician.”
"I'm speaking with you as a human being and you're talking at me as a politician."— Melissa Fong (@internationalmf) April 21, 2014 When you ask me to open up […]
Continue readingMelissa Fong: FAQ Part 1: ASIANS, White guys, Sex, etc.
This is one of my favourite segments to read on blogs- a FAQ section for all the weird google searches that lead to your blog. This week? We have questions […]
Continue readingMelissa Fong: On #Marxism, #intersectionality & building meaningful solidarity w/ #PoC #WoC
On Class-wars, intersectionality and building meaningful solidarity from PoCs This is an appeal to activists, allies and future activist/allies to figure out how we can do some coalition building in […]
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Housing in Vancouver #VancouverManifesto
I’m going to start a series called “Vancouver Manifesto”. They are going to be my general beliefs about Vancouver city-building. They might be in the form of starting a conversation, answering a question or just a quirky statement from an urbanist. The best housing in #YVR is in S. False
Continue readingMelissa Fong: I like Miley Cyrus’ unapologetic style
Okay, this is going to be incredibly out of character for me. But I am going to join the celebrity trash and write about my slight admiration for Miley Cyrus. I’m of the generation that knew her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, much better. I don’t care for critiquing young Hollywood
Continue readingMelissa Fong: On becoming LESS high-maintenance…
Friends… and readers, Let’s have a moment on minimalism. And getting older. I’m not sure what the deal is with people accumulating more stuff as they get older as if it is the “adult” thing to do. I mean, I’m positive it distils down to some capitalist ideology, but I want
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Why you should choose Sound in Motion for your EDM fix in Toronto
I’m not gonna lie. I’m pretty excited that Toronto is getting it together with more electronic music festivals. Last year was the first mainstreaming of multi-day electronic music festivals with pretty big names coming to entertain hundreds. Digital Dreams and VELD are the big ones. And I’m glad they exist.
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Eliminating clubland: Planning for the right dance & social spaces in the city
Eliminating clubland: Planning for the right dance & social spaces in the city I’m going to respond to this article from an Urban Planning point of view, but also from a Feminist and “dance-positive” point of view [2]. This month I have been dreading my move back to Vancouver –
Continue readingMelissa Fong: Open letter to Canada Goose Haters
Open letter to Canada Goose Haters (Inspired from more than one instance- but you know who you are if you did make a comment and you are welcome to confront me about it- but it’s not JUST you- so don’t think you’re special in that way). Judgment. I am the
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