Robert Pickton Guilty Verdict Anniversary

By Citizen Correspondent Trisha Baptie
How does one even begin a story that started 11 months ago, and in some ways began over 10 years ago? How does one encapsulate or find the vernacular to describe sitting through the trial of someone who not only killed your friend, but cut a deep swath of pain through an entire community? Being able to cover this trial has... Full Story »

A Tribute To Courage To Come Back Award Recipient Trisha Baptie

By Citizen Correspondent Amanda Goletto
It all began in 2000. Through a street outreach team associated with Union Gospel Mission in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver I met Trish Baptie when she was a prostitute. After 15 years of Trish working on the streets, she and I connected over a simple cup of hot chocolate and a discussion of her tattoos and piercings.... Full Story »

Family, Friends And Jury: Collateral Damage Of The Pickton Trial

By Orato Editor Holly Desimone
It’s difficult for anyone to make the choice of going public when they are the victim of sexual violence; there’s still a lot of stigma attached to it. When I went public, it was several years ago, when going public before a trial began and before the perpetrator was apprehended was unheard of. I’m definitely not an... Full Story »

Quiet Worm

By Orato Editor Heather Wallace
Murdered woman Sarah deVries had written about it in her journal – how folks were washing her pain down their throats with a cup of coffee and a piece of toast. Sarah’s words, published in a newspaper spread about the missing women, read like a posthumous prediction. The mess consumed me. I became a crazy writer lady,... Full Story »

Trisha Baptie: The Long And Winding Road To Courage

By Citizen Correspondent Trisha Baptie
I will stand on a stage and give a speech on May 8, 2008, but I will not be alone. In spirit standing with me will be a myriad of women - my friends who perished at Pickton's farm and those still trapped in prostitution whose freedom I fight for. Also on stage will be the amazing women who have been fighting the abolitionist... Full Story »