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Obligatory New Year post 2/2: Year in Review

Posted on December 31, 2016 by msmarguerite

*EDITED, Jan. 1, 11:00 p.m.* 2016 was a tough year. Ever since the deaths of Alan Rickman, David Bowie and Prince practically coincided with the Brussels airport bombings, the Zika crisis and the Fort McMurray wildfires, everything is 2016’s fault. … Continue reading →

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Père Noël, Père Noël, achète-moi des bébelles…ou pas.

Posted on December 14, 2016 by msmarguerite

Père Noël, Père Noël, achète-moi des bébelles, J’en ai eu, j’en veux plus, traine-les dans la rue… Les variations de “traine-les dans la rue” sont nombreuses. Commençant avec “sacre-les dans ton cul…” Là, j’ai un autre: “On peut tous faire … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aleppo, animal rights, animals, aquarius, asylum seekers, burundi, burundi crisis 2015, cats, Christmas, crowdfunding, en francais, film, homelessness, isanganiro, lgbt, lgbt rights, migrants, press freedom, quebec, refugees, richard martineau, ricochet, sos mediterranee, syria, white helmets, you can help | 2 Comments

Loss, part 1 of 3

Posted on November 11, 2016 by msmarguerite

It’s barely November and I know what this year’s theme is going to be…loss. The losses of David Bowie and Gene Wilder and Prince, sure, I mourned with my friends, in much the same way I mourned Brexit with my British … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aquarius, burundi, canada, disability, election 2016, jean bigirimana, leonard cohen, loss, montreal, mortality, music, reflections, usa, usa politics, work | 1 Comment

Remembering/Se souvenir de Jean Bigirimana

Posted on September 6, 2016 by msmarguerite

A painful-to-read but important bilingual appeal from my former colleagues at Iwacu for the return of the abducted journalist Jean Bigirimana: http://www.iwacu-burundi.org/des-mots-pour-jean/ UPDATE: Reporters Without Borders has launched a bilingual petition calling for an independent official investigation into Jean … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged antoine kaburahe, burundi, burundi coup 2015, burundian politics, en francais, jean bigirimana, journal iwacu, journalism, journalists, press freedom, shared content | 1 Comment

Hommage à Jean Bigirimana

Posted on August 25, 2016 by msmarguerite

Je n’ai jamais pensé avoir besoin de partager un texte comme ça. Pas au Burundi. On n’était pas en Russie, on n’était pas au Mexique, on n’était pas au Soudan. J’étais énergisée par l’audace de mes collègues. Les journalistes … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged africa, antoine kaburahe, burundi, burundi crisis 2015, en francais, great lakes region, jean bigirimana, journal iwacu, journalism, journalists, press freedom, reportage, shared content | 1 Comment

Bélinda Munyana, 1987-2016

Posted on April 22, 2016 by msmarguerite

The members of the extended Isanganiro family are now scattered throughout Africa, Europe and North America. But whatever time zone we woke up in on Tuesday, we woke up with a piece of our world missing. Bélinda Munyana and her … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged burundi, burundi coup 2015, isanganiro, journalism, radiostage | 2 Comments

We have the keys!/On a les clés!

Posted on February 21, 2016 by msmarguerite

LE FRANÇAIS SUIVRA. OK, OK, I know I have put off writing a piece on my Manitoba life…to be brutally honest I’ve written hardly anything about Manitoba…but this is more important. This is the BEST Isanganiro update I have … Continue reading →

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“À toute personne qui s’y reconnait…”

Posted on December 18, 2015 by msmarguerite

Ce texte bouleversant sur la réponse à la situation au Burundi a été écrit par un Québécois du nom d’Alexandre Dugas et rendu public par l’Alliance des burundais du Canada. JE NE SUIS PAS L’AUTEURE DE CE TEXTE. Mais ça explique … Continue reading →

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Back to Earth/Isanganiro update

Posted on December 8, 2015 by msmarguerite

As soon as I get excited about something minor– and let’s face it, the holiday season is full of little tiny things to get excited about– new audiobooks, beautiful holiday light displays, picking out the perfect presents and perfect recipes…the … Continue reading →

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IWACU ciblé

Posted on November 18, 2015 by msmarguerite

Mon ex-patron Antoine Kaburahe du Journal Iwacu, le plus récent journaliste d’enquête burundais a être interpellé, tiré devant la justice, malmené et rélâché comme un chat errant que des garçons de 11 ans sont tannés à jouer avec. La personne … Continue reading →

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