Writing

My reporting puts people, communities and their experiences first.

I seek out stories about environment or human rights issues, and where they intertwine, and try to put the people and communities most affected by these issues at the heart of the story.

In 2021, I received a grant from the local TOA-GK (Todos los Ojos en la Amazonia) for In-depth Journalism in the Amazon, and in 2018 was a recipient of the Casa Socio-Environmental Fund for environmental reporting.

Some select publications:

  • Oaxaca’s Diversity at Odds with Mexico’s Education Reforms

    Oaxaca’s Diversity at Odds with Mexico’s Education Reforms

    Last week, students of Oaxaca, Mexico protested the new education reforms recently passed by Mexico’s new president Enrique Pena Nieto.  President Nieto has been very busy lately enacting new reforms.  Many international media have been hailing the education reforms as being a positive thing for the country, since Mexico’s public school system is largely seen…

  • Lucha Libre – Theatre, Sport or Critique of Capitalism?

    Lucha Libre – Theatre, Sport or Critique of Capitalism?

    Every Tuesday evening a group of men gather together to put on tight spandex pants, form fitting masks, bright capes, and in some cases lather themselves with oil and enter a ring to try to pin each other down for three seconds.  Welcome to Mexican Wrestling, known in Spanish as Lucha Libre. Lucha Libre differs…

  • Love, Loss and the Mexican Border

    (From my ‘travel blog’ series, documenting by trip from Toronto, Canada to Mexico City by land.) The bus was more full than all the other transit I had taken so far.  We were on our way from San Antonio, Texas down to Mexico.  I was feeling anxious because I felt that I didn’t have space…

  • Austin at a Glance

    Austin at a Glance

    (From my ‘travel blog’ series, documenting by trip from Toronto, Canada to Mexico City by land.) I woke up on a Texan’s couch in Austin at 10:00 am to these words: “You ready for some bar-b-q?” We arrived in the line up at Franklin’s Barbecue at 11:00 where a staff member told us that we…

  • Tales from the Dining Car. Chapter 2.

    (From my ‘travel blog’ series, documenting by trip from Toronto, Canada to Mexico City by land.) About half way through Missouri a whole new set of heads emerged in the dinning car.  That’s when I met Buzz.  Buzz was sitting with a man that he clearly just met.  Much like the Texan earlier, Buzz was…