Justin Beach
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Justin Beach is a Toronto-based freelance writer, political activist, web producer, agitator and sometimes final rinser at large. He has dabbled for more than two decades in theatre, television, politics and web tinkering. In 2009 he founded and remains the lead cat herder at the crowd sourced Canadian music site NxEW.ca.

Justin has written for a variety of on and offline publications, in Canada, the U.S. and England, primarily on politics, music, the arts, technology and media. In his spare time he enjoys parenting, live music, existential crises and contemplating novels he should write someday when there is more time.

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Dear Toronto Police, Stop Blaming Victims of Sexual Assault

7 Comments | Posted October 27, 2011 | 10:30:07 (EST)

In January of 2011, Toronto Police Constable Michael Sanguinetti told a York University safety forum that women would reduce the risk of sexual assault if they avoided dressing "like sluts." These statements sparked an instant outcry, and on April 3 the first SlutWalk was held in...

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Occupy Toronto: Memo to Police--"Oh Behave!"

15 Comments | Posted October 13, 2011 | 12:02:32 (EST)

In 2010 Toronto hosted the G20, to disastrous results. The protests began peacefully enough, but at one point a small group of people broke off, set fire to police cars and damaged private property. The police watched all of this and did nothing. Then the police started a riot of...

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Gay-Straight Alliances in Catholic Schools: A Matter of Rights

Posted September 16, 2011 | 10:35:50 (EST)

On Aug. 31 of this year I attended a meeting of the Toronto Catholic School Board. At issue was the question of whether or not Gay Straight Alliances (GSAs) would be allowed to exist in Ontario's Catholic Schools. I highly recommend that all Canadians who haven't been to one of...

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