https://www.kathryntoure.net Education, Research, Partnerships Sat, 20 Dec 2025 19:34:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2023/08/10/two-rich-days-of-solo-travel-in-halifax/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2023/08/10/two-rich-days-of-solo-travel-in-halifax/#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:35:24 +0000 admin https://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=2099 In this travel letter about two days in Halifax, I share about the roles of Viola Desmond and Carrie Best in the fight for civil rights in Canada, and about Pearleen Oliver who fought for Black nurses to be accepted into nursing schools in Canada. I describe my visits to the Black Cultural Centre and the former city of Africville, both of which are well worth visiting. I mention Faith Nolan, a Canadian folk and jazz singer-songwriter of mixed African, Mi’kmaw, and Irish heritage who works to prevent the erasure of Black experiences and contributions in Canada.]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2023/08/10/two-rich-days-of-solo-travel-in-halifax/feed/ 0 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2017/03/24/behold-the-dreamers/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2017/03/24/behold-the-dreamers/#comments Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:02:05 +0000 admin http://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1594 They had crossed the Delaware Memorial Bridge and were more than halfway back from Washington, D.C., cruising through New Jersey with turnpike signs appearing every few miles. “Tell me about Limbe,” Clark said. “I want to hear about this place where you grew up.” Jende smiled. “Oh, sir,” he said, his voice rising with nostalgia, [...]]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2017/03/24/behold-the-dreamers/feed/ 0 https://www.kathryntoure.net/2017/02/02/immigrants-we-get-the-job-done/ https://www.kathryntoure.net/2017/02/02/immigrants-we-get-the-job-done/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:34:44 +0000 admin http://www.kathryntoure.net/?p=1582 At a recent Women’s March in Kansas City, at Washington Square Park, I saw a woman holding a sign saying “Immigrants We Get the Job Done.” I have found this to be true, especially ever since I graduated from the University of Kansas in political science and started my professional life working in refugee resettlement [...]]]> https://www.kathryntoure.net/2017/02/02/immigrants-we-get-the-job-done/feed/ 0