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Rana Abdo
Kirsten Abrahamson
“I selected Aug. 6 1945, because my father was a scientist in the USA and was drafted during the War to work on the bomb. He was hidden away with a group of scientists to develop the bombs that were dropped in Japan. He spent the rest of his life carrying the guilt and horror of that around in his heart. He could never reconcile it.”
Kirsten Abrahamson
“As one who immigrated to Canada, I am drawn to the irony of the image of "I live in Canada" . The legacy of pain, hurt, betrayal, suffering, and injustice in Canada's residential schools must be acknowledged by all Canadians as one of the most heinous acts in its history.”
Kirsten Abrahamson
“I feel that all images celebrating John A. MacDonald should be removed from public display, as it is wrong to honor and glorify a man who promoted such hatred and destruction of Indigenous lives and culture.”
Kirsten Abrahamson
“To see a child who has lost their life as a result of such brutal genocide when there should have been so much life in front of them is heartbreaking. The child could be her own, or that of one of her friends. It hits so close to home. It is a simple image of the grief from this genocide on a personal level.”
Kirsten Abrahamson
“Defending the house of faith for himself and others shows courage, and the willingness to stand strong against the atrocities being committed against the Armenian people. Standing there, he looks so alone but strong in his belief. He stands there alone, but he stands there for all the Armenians.”
Kirsten Abrahamson
“Armenians beheaded depicts the brutal disrespect for the dead, the life they once led, their culture, and their people. In being left to rot they lose their identities, and instead remain in place as a reminder of symbols of lesser beings.”
Tricia Aitken
Suzanne Aplin
Barbara Angeline
“This image shows a woman in distress, but I also felt an openness in her stance that shows resilience.”
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“The image looks peaceful and nostalgic.”
Mackenzie Baker
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Ulrike Balke
“I hesitated to choose this image. My mother was an eight year old village girl in Germany when Hitler happened. And a teenager when he ignited war in Europe. I was born and grew up in Northern Ontario in the early 50s. The impact of Hitler has vibrated within me invisibly for a very long time. Viscerally, mentally and intellectually. There was a moment when I tried to imagine what it must have felt like to grow up amidst the energy of the fear, the tidal wave of the collective supporting the crazy person who was in charge. I have had similar feelings of anxiety over the last few years observing the neighbours south of our border. How did it happen? How do people lose sight of what is happening? How does it affect the young and impressionable? How do we not let it happen again?”
Ulrike Balke
“World War II marked the life of my parents and in many ways my own even though I was born in Canada in the early 50's. Growing up in small northern community as a first generation Canadian born to post war German immigrants, there was an underlying feeling of shame, being the other or sometimes the enemy.”
Susan Balfe
“The war in Viet Nam was so utterly unnecessary.”
Sharon Barfoot
“This event was pivotal in changing our world in every way. I watched a newsreel where Oppenheimer was speaking about the reaction of those watching the first test of the bomb in New Mexico. He spoke with deep sadness and tearfully.
Christine Baudoin
Debbie Beaudoin
Kristine Berzitis
Kristine Berzitis
Krystal Bigsky
“I chose this image because my grandpa fought in WWII.”
Jena Blaylock
“I chose this image because my father was in the Vietnam War, and as an adult one of my good friends is from Vietnam. It hurts to see and dwell over the embroidery of some of the other more violent images. I think it is important to humanize these moments instead of sensationalizing them. This father fleeing with his children is a reminder of the resilience of human beings. It is a reminder that at the end of the day, the people this war hurt the most was families.”
Robin Body
Joanie Bolduc
“This image shoes that women are a part of a war, and not only as collateral victims.”
Joanie Bolduc
Joanie Bolduc
Donna Bolger
“I wish to honour the heritage of my 2 little great granddaughters. Sadly I fear they will never know the true history of their people.”
Isabella V Bontorin
“A flower image seemed like the most peaceful image to use in a workshop while meeting and getting to know new people.”
Ella Bos
“I chose this image because it reminds me of my little brother. He’s Indigenous and he has beautiful long hair that connects him to his roots.”
Ella Bos
“I recently lost my mother to breast cancer, and I felt a strong connection to her when I saw this pattern. My mother's love really has healed me and helped me through everything. It's devastating not having her physically here with me, but I still feel her love present with me every day.”
Sophia Boyadjian
“This image is striking as it exposes the harsh realities of human persecution. It reveals that even society's most vulnerable, including children, have been victims of violence and persecution during the Armenian Genocide of 1915.”
Laila Breger
"Marsha P. Johnson was a revolutionary trans-rights activist and a prominent leader of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. She frequently organized and attended protests alongside activist Sylvia Rivera, with whom she founded STAR (Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries) and opened the first shelter in the U.S. that housed homeless LGBTQ+ youth.
It is time we honor her legacy. We must remember and celebrate those who have fought for our communities' rights. "
Diana Brown-Woodbury
“It is important to me not to shy away from the darker side of humanity.”
Rosemary Burd
“I found this photograph both poignant and troubling. Two Inuit boys are being read a book about Eskimos. How much of this story actually resonated with their own experience? What was it like, in a hospital far from home, to be see their culture as something foreign, seen through another’s eyes?”
Renata Bursten
“(I requested) ‘1966 First Cavalry Division medic Thomas Cole, of Richmond, with one of his own eyes bandaged, continues to treat wounded staff - January 30’, a 1966 Vietnam war image. My parents were students at the University of Wisconsin - Madison when I was a child and I remember the war and protests as being omnipresent in my childhood. I was born in 1966. I like this image because it shows care and suffering and pointlessness. War in a nutshell.”