Samara O'Gorman Samara O'Gorman is a Montréal based actress, writer, and founder of the kindness initiative, 'Your Local Samaritan'. She is a mental health advocate and journalist, with articles on arts & culture. Journalist 7 posts
current events Chinese Rocket Crash lands west of the Maldives after Internet Panic The main source of speculation derived from social media, where many users were worried if the rocket might land in a populated area. A multitude of videos, tweets, and TikToks surfaced about the rocket after the situation was brought into popular media. Read more
Olympics THE FATE OF TOKYO 2020: Florida Volunteers as Quake Aftershock Looms Currently, there is no conversation that indicates the games being moved to Florida, or being postponed again. It seems like Tokyo is ready to compete with safety regulations in place. Read more
mental health Now More Than Ever Every Action Counts: Bell Let’s Talk Day & Breaking the Stigma for Good Bell with donate 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet or TikTok video using #BellLetsTalk, social media video view and use of our Facebook frame or Snapchat filter. On Thursday, Read more
trump Trump's Last Wicked Endeavour: Polar Bears & Tundra Threatened in Oil Exploits Wildlife protection activists and organizations are pleading with the Trump administration recently as the threat to polar bears becomes more severe. Trump is following through with allowing oil and gas Read more
2020 The elusive hope within 2020: 10 events that restored our faith this year On the surface, 2020 proved to be the most difficult and surreal year most of us have ever faced, in our lifetime. From a global pandemic, racial and social injustices, Read more
covid-19 Mental Health in a global pandemic: it's ok not to be ok this winter With winter just around the corner, and tightened restrictions in place, your mental health is to be taken very seriously. Even in a regular winter, our mental health is at Read more
scotland Scotland ending menstrual poverty for good – period > “The point I made is that during a pandemic, periods don't stop, poverty is increasing, this is needed more than ever.” - Monica Lennon, Scottish Politician & Read more