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What does it mean to bear witness and refuse to scroll away?
What does it mean to stand for something no matter the cost to you personally?

Rumneek Johal
Nov 22, 20233 min read


Swifties vs. Football
Swifties and women taking an interest in sports has made men big mad.

Rumneek Johal
Oct 3, 20233 min read


Give People Their Damn Flowers
Give people their damn flowers. This phrase is frequently and sometimes frivolously thrown around, but this is something I’ve always...

Rumneek Johal
Aug 25, 20233 min read


Survivor's lived realities are not spectacles to be consumed
Content warning: Intimate partner violence, abuse Every day, there is a new story of a woman killed at the hands of her partner. This...

Rumneek Johal
May 30, 20232 min read


“There’s never going to be another Moosewala”
This blog was first published for 5XPress. The news of the tragic loss of Sidhu Moosewala shook the world this week and was yet another...

Rumneek Johal
May 30, 20235 min read


The first Monday in May: Best dressed at the 2023 Met Gala
It’s the first Monday in May which means it’s time to suspend any touch with reality I may have left and judge rich celebrities for their...

Rumneek Johal
May 1, 20233 min read


No, Sima Aunty, women do not need to be more flexible.
Compromise is Sima Aunty’s favourite word. On Indian Matchmaking, we see her setting the expectations of potential matches by reminding...

Rumneek Johal
Apr 30, 20235 min read


The night we danced
People often ask, "when did you know?" about when someone realized they had found their person. Ours is my favourite story to tell. The...

Rumneek Johal
Apr 24, 20232 min read


The fog always clears
A personal essay on navigating grief and difficult times.

Rumneek Johal
Apr 11, 20232 min read


Discourses I hated: Mean girls, alpha males and men who are unnaturally horny
Hello, I’m back with another round up of discourses I hated. This is my chance to take a break from the news and talk shit about the...

Rumneek Johal
Apr 2, 20236 min read


Discourses I hated: Karan Aujla is not your man
Alright alright alright. The interwebs had me feeling some type of way this week and Discourses I Hated is how I express my outrage, but...

Rumneek Johal
Mar 5, 20233 min read


Discourses I hated: Rihanna & A$AP, cheaters & learning to mind your damn business
I’m sorry, but it is time for me to talk my shit once again. Discourses I hated is where I round up discourses I quite literally hated or...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 20, 20235 min read


On "Pamela: A Love Story," and the scars we bear in order to be seen
I’m always amazed at the lengths women are expected to go to in order to demonstrate their humanity. This week, I watched Pamela: A Love...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 12, 20233 min read


Canada’s Immigration Rules are Leaving International Students Vulnerable to Exploitation and Abuse
Organizations representing international students in British Columbia are speaking out about immigration rules that leave them vulnerable...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 2, 20236 min read


Dozens of International Students Are Dying in Canada. The Federal Government Isn’t Doing Anything.
Dozens of international students between the ages of 18 and 25 have died in Canada in recent years, but the federal government has no...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 2, 20235 min read


International Students Are Dying From Overdoses at an Alarming Rate. But BC’s Government Isn’t
Local faith leaders and community workers say Punjabi international students in Surrey are dying at high rates from drug overdose, but...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 2, 20235 min read


Life lessons from a 26 year-old who knows nothing
I know, I know, I don’t think there’s anyone out there holding their breath for life advice from someone who's barely gotten their toes...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 1, 20234 min read


A brown woman's home is never truly her own
The world was taken by storm by Netflix’s hit reality show Indian Matchmaking, but for many of us, mainly the brown women whose entire...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 1, 20235 min read


Getting a seat at the table isn't an automatic win
When Nikki Haley, who was born Nimrata Nikki Randhawa, stands in front of United States citizens and addresses the nation, stating that...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 1, 20233 min read


A “Little Help Box” is located in Newton to provide free supports to vulnerable communities
While conversations about Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood largely focus on the negative, a deeper look will show you that mutual community...

Rumneek Johal
Feb 1, 20233 min read
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