__ Every year in North America, on February 13th, an annual ritual unfolds… one that sees large lines of feverish and frenzied men magically materialize in public spaces. Lined up to be the first to get their hands on the newest video game? purchase the latest smartphone? for the urinal at a rock concert?? … Continue reading »
Higher Unlearning is excited to share this guest blog piece by Joel Anderson originally posted by Stop Street Harassment. *click Joel’s picture for the original article* “As boys, we had to learn that all women and girls deserved better than our crude war-room banter, whether it came at camp or from our favorite musicians. We would need … Continue reading »
Jeff Perera reflects on the Newtown tragedy by sharing how violence factored into his three middle & elementary schools talks a week after a shooting in Toronto. The words ‘Hold’ and ‘Secure’ should be words of warmth that wrap around you, not words of fear that wrap around your ribcage so you can’t breath… ___ … Continue reading »
Jeff Perera looks at how sexism and homophobia in sport directly impacts heterosexual young men and boys and the need to create athletic spaces for everyone regardless of sexual orientation. ___ What a difference it makes when someone has your back. It is excruciatingly difficult to face everyday moments in the game of life if not … Continue reading »
Jeff Perera argues that the following video is actual footage of Tupac Shakur before he met his demise ** Many of us are familiar of this image of Tupac Shakur moments before he was fatally shot at 25 years of age. In the following excerpt, I explain how the video shown is footage of Tupac taken … Continue reading »
An excerpt from our friend Carlos Andrés Gómez’s blog Carlos Live exploring the hurricanes of emotions men conceal in their chest. “Today is a heavy day – mere hours removed from a scary shooting outside the Empire State Building and news just now coming in of another one just south of Mexico City where my sister lives. … Continue reading »
The waves made throughout social media when Frank Ocean came out on Independence Day were reflective of the conversations happening across North America and of folks slowly finding the voice to have these conversations. Higher Unlearning’s Jeff Perera looks back at some of the reactions via this Storify piece ___ Reaction to Frank Ocean’s post on … Continue reading »
The first in a Higher Unlearning special series ‘Father Figures’ looking at the bond and special moments between children and their fathers & father figures. Khaliyi Iloyi from London at the ripe age of 2 years old had a very special moment with London hip hop artist Alim Kamara in a freestyle session that warmed hearts … Continue reading »
