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How brands and social media platforms benefit from activism and trauma Viral violent videos have become tools for change, but the footage can also affect our mental health By Radheyan Simonpillai May 20, 2021 Trigger warning: Tuesday, May 25 is the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, which was recorded by then 17-year-old Darnella Frazier on her cellphone. That devastating 10-minute video would circulate online and instigate a global movement. “We would not have seen the extent of support for #BlackLivesMatter had that video not been taken and had that form of witnessing not been possible,” says University of Toronto’s Megan Boler. She is professor in the Social Justice Education department and co-editor of the book, Affective Politics Of Digital Media: Propaganda By Other Means. She connects the response to the video of George Floyd’s murder to the 1991 video of Los Angeles police attacking Rodney King. “There’s a long history ....
COVID-19 in Canada: How the pandemic made sleeping even more complicated People struggling to sleep tell us how COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem or disrupted their path to healing by Radheyan Simonpillai on March 11th, 2021 at 7:30 PM 1 of 5 2 of 5 Tom Alexander used to sleep just fine before the COVID-19 pandemic. A year ago, the lockdown set in motion events that would lead to a struggle with insomnia. As with so many people, the pandemic introduced new stresses for the film industry executive. But it had a more significant impact on Alexander’s personal life. “My relationship with my girlfriend started to disintegrate and physical and mental health became difficult,” says Alexander. ....
How the pandemic made sleeping even more complicated in Toronto People struggling to sleep tell us how COVID-19 has exacerbated the problem or disrupted their path to healing By Radheyan Simonpillai Jenn Woodall Tom Alexander used to sleep just fine before the COVID-19 pandemic. A year ago, the lockdown set in motion events that would lead to a struggle with insomnia. As with so many people, the pandemic introduced new stresses for the film industry executive. But it had a more significant impact on Alexander’s personal life. “My relationship with my girlfriend started to disintegrate and physical and mental health became difficult,” says Alexander. ....