Reflections from Hamilton on the 2012 US Election
By: Layla Mashkoor (This is Hamilton) In the wake of the reelection of US President Barack Obama an important lesson to take away, especially for a city such as Hamilton, is that the power of the manufacturing sector, the workers, and their unions, is not dead. Since the 1980s, the composition of the industrial sector … Continue reading
Got Consent?: Reflections on re-appropriation, sexism, and patriarchy
By: Nicole Rallis (This is Hamilton) Sunday, July 8, 2012, was the second annual Hamilton SlutWalk. Over a hundred local residents and activists gathered in solidarity at City Hall to address issues of victim blaming and (social) structures of patriarchy that stratify Hamilton and greater society based on gender, sexual orientation, racial, and economic lines. Formally … Continue reading
Inaccessible Potential: Transit, Mobility, and Street Infrastructure in Hamilton
By: Layla Mashkoor (This is Hamilton) Throughout the research process of creating this documentary, we have been searching for possible answers to the question “what barriers are holding Hamilton back from further development?” The answer to this question almost always drifts back to the transforming steel industry. An issue receiving significant attention this summer from … Continue reading
The End of Oxycontin: Drug Addiction and Rehabilitation
Our crew was out in Hamilton taking photos when we came across a rooftop that had obviously been turned into a meeting place for drug addicts to inject. This roof is located directly across from the Hamilton City Centre at James St North and Rebecca St. We came across roughly 50 used needles scattered around … Continue reading
