A Closer Look: Jody Paterson

I'm a communications strategist and writer with a journalism background, a drifter's spirit, and a growing sense of alarm at where this world is going. I am happiest when writing pieces that identify, contextualize and background societal problems big and small in hopes of helping us at least slow our deepening crises.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

Early intervention changes everything for children with disabilities, health challenges

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Tytan Beckford's family had to make the horrific decision to ampute part of Tytan's feet when he was born without fibula in his ...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Nicaragua: Developed but unequal

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  It’s a typical Saturday afternoon at the flashy Metro Centro mall in Managua, Nicaragua, and the joint is jumping. As I watch a you...
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Monday, August 31, 2015

The life of an urban nomad

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     This new "homeless" life that my partner Paul and I now live is marked by many moves during our times back in Canada, wh...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Cue the triumphal chorus: Amnesty International passes policy supporting decriminalization of sex work

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    This is an amazing day for the sex workers' rights movement with the news that Amnesty International has approved its draft poli...
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Sunday, July 05, 2015

The day I interviewed to be a sex worker

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    One summer day when I was a young reporter in Kamloops, my bosses at the newspaper sent me off to pretend I wanted to get hired as ...
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