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Laurence LeBlanc

Laurence LeBlanc is in her MA in Political Science with a concentration in International Development Studies. She is interested in Indigenous resistance to institutional racism, environmental rights activism, and social protection for marginalized and displaced groups. She fluently speaks English, French, and Spanish, and is currently learning Portuguese.

The Amazon Rainforest and Arctic Circle are on Fire. Your Hashtags Won’t Help.

Laurence LeBlanc Aug 29, 2019

We're not just talking about polar bears anymore. We are talking about catastrophic environmental events putting human lives at stake across the globe.
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Is Pride for Sale? Fierté Montréal 2019

Laurence LeBlanc Aug 20, 2019

With an increasing number of corporations joining LGBTQ+ celebrations across the map, one is forced to question the omnipresence of rainbow-themed corporate marketing at Pride events.
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Living Where Your Sexuality is Illegal

Laurence LeBlanc Aug 17, 2019

Living in a country where your sexuality is illegal is kinda off-putting, at least when you're from a place where the Prime Minister attends Pride parades. I lived in Kenya for three months doing an internship with IMPACT, the Indigenous…
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