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, October 21, 2017

OK, #MeToo, and almost certainly #YouToo if you're female

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My old newspaper stomping grounds lured me out of column retirement this week to write a piece launching their #MeToo series. Here it is. ...
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Monday, October 09, 2017

An open letter to my Facebook friends on the occasion of this morning's bit of bother

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First, time to get honest about our relationship. Mostly we aren’t really friends, are we? I’m connected to 2,400 Facebook “friends,” and...
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Monday, August 14, 2017

Homelessness is still a problem. Gee, go figure

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Ten years ago now, I was part of a major initiative to address homelessness in Victoria. The Mayor's Task Force on Breaking the Cycle ...
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Thursday, July 06, 2017

Stop Operation Northern Spotlight. Stand up for sex workers' rights. Don't be the modern-day version of Martin Luther King's blandly dangerous 'white moderate'

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I'm adding my voice to what I hope will be an ever-larger chorus of British Columbians asking that police departments in BC refuse to ...
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Wednesday, May 17, 2017

The story of my mom

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Mom loved this 2015 photo from the Chow reunion, which miraculously captured all but one of her kids, their spouses and children in one...
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