Happy International Women’s Day to all grandmothers, mothers, daughters, nieces, aunts, trans women, and women everywhere.
DAWN M. SANDERS
Political activist, proud mum, freelance journalist, budding singer/writer, founder, editor and chief of Barriers to Bridges Magazine.
Humour Versus Humility in Asserting Agency
Within the narrative of multifaceted issues surrounding people with visible or invisible additional needs and how we’re received by Jane...
December 2023 Editorial
Phew! This year has flown by at rocket speed, leaving a trail of bewilderment, yet we find ourselves at that...
In Their Thousands, In Their Millions, We Are All Palestinians: A truly Grounded People
Within every culture there are communities which generate different reactions or approaches throughout wider society.
September 2023 Editorial
Summer’s upon us and so is the tenth issue of Barriers to Bridges – a small but significant milestone ....
Woke Has Always Been Here: When Bad is Good and Wrong is Right, it Matters More than Ever
There has definitely not been a shortage of articles or discussions on the concept of ‘woke’ in the last few...
How Will You Receive Me: A Cultural Comparison
Within every culture there are communities which generate different reactions or approaches throughout wider society.
June 2023 Editorial
Summer’s upon us and so is the tenth issue of Barriers to Bridges – a small but significant milestone ....
Ignore the Precious Facade, Natural Therapies and Medicines are Created for us All
Natural therapies and medicines have been around for thousands of years and have originated from many cultures from every corner...
March 2023 Editorial
As I write, winter bites and the sparkling December sun is poring through my big window – I’m struggling to...
Breaking the Silence: On the Long Hard Road to Justice, we Walk Alone
Nearly a decade is a long time for any battle – especially if it’s for your human rights, autonomy and...
Follow-Up: A Parent’s Perspective on Their Changing Children
“It was like a rebirth – that’s how I would describe it. She had been reborn and wow, there was...
December 2022 Editorial
As I write, winter bites and the sparkling December sun is poring through my big window – I’m struggling to...
The Young People Left Behind: or are They?
Gone are the days of chanting, ‘education is the right of the privileged’ when students demonstrated the broken promise of...
Roy’s Story and the Hostile Environment Turned Toxic
This is one man’s story of getting caught up in the trickle-down ideological consequences of policy then cultural trends.
September 2022 Editorial
The magazine issue is a week late this quarter, due to illness and the sheer work involved in organising the...
There is Nothing Open About Open Rent or a Biased Private Housing Sector
Often, people are faced with going into the private sector, where stability is precarious – especially with the current climate...
Stitched up or Stifled: a Glimpse Inside, Coming Out and Considering Transformative Justice
This piece examines the use of punishment or its misuse and how or when rehabilitation is applied upon an inmate’s...
June 2022 Editorial
Alas, summer is here and solstice is just around the corner. This quarter we’ve got an issue packed with giving...
Fighting From the Fringes: Going it Alone in a Microcosm of Hell
For the last 6 to 7 years, I’ve been fighting a local authority surrounding my adult son who has complex...