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Brenda Sailsman is a Jamaican residing in Toronto, Canada. She cares deeply about making the world a better place, particularly in the areas of racial, gender, economic, and social inequality. She comments on women’s rights issues such as abortion, and domestic violence in Jamaica and the diaspora.
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The Three Little Pigs Retold

June 6, 2023
Brenda

Manny, Mello and Millie sat under the mango tree wondering what’s going to happen now that their mother lost her job in the worst economic crisis the world has ...

Health and Wellness/Kidney Disease

An Open Letter to Jamaica’s Minister Of Health

October 24, 2020
Brenda

Hello Mr. Tufton, I hope you’re well and having a good day. I see that you’re fighting the good fight with regards to COVID-19 and appreciate your efforts....

Women's Issues

Abortion: Public Policy Is Not the Dominion of Priests

September 14, 2020
Brenda

“I didn’t want you to judge me,” was the reply I got from an old friend upon inquiring a few years ago, why she’d had an abortion. I had known her since primary...

Women's Issues

‘Cockroach Nuh Business Inna Fowl Fight’: Violence against Jamaican Women

July 19, 2020
Brenda

Last year a former colleague; daughter, friend, mother, sister, aunt was violently taken from us by her partner of more than ten years, who subsequently took hi...

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  • The Three Little Pigs Retold
  • An Open Letter to Jamaica’s Minister Of Health
  • Abortion: Public Policy Is Not the Dominion of Priests
  • ‘Cockroach Nuh Business Inna Fowl Fight’: Violence against Jamaican Women

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