Jessica Ruano

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  • In support of Ottawa’s anti-renoviction bylaw

    In support of Ottawa’s anti-renoviction bylaw

    I was invited by ACORN Ottawa to deliver the following statement at City Hall on Wednesday April 24th. Councillor Ariel Troster’s motion for city staff to study the possibility of an Ottawa anti-renoviction bylaw was passed by city council today. This is an important step towards preserving existing affordable housing in Ottawa. Congrats to everyone… Read more

  • United Way: Jessica is healing from suicide loss

    United Way: Jessica is healing from suicide loss

    Originally published on United Way East Ontario, February 2024 In the weeks after my girlfriend died by suicide, I recognized I needed support in managing my grief. I was especially concerned about how I would continue to care for my then-two-year-old daughter as a solo parent while dealing with the complex rollercoaster of emotions that… Read more

  • REVIEW Apt613: Skin Songs

    REVIEW Apt613: Skin Songs

    By Sarah Crookall. Originally published on Apt613.If you happened across Strathcona Park without headphones last week, you might have seen four graceful figures in red moving in front of a captivated group of onlookers. Actually, the dance-theatre experience Skin Songs was a performance made whole through on-site Wi-Fi and Zoom. With this virtual accompaniment, the formative tales of… Read more

  • REVIEW Exeunt Magazine: Sappho in 9 fragments

    REVIEW Exeunt Magazine: Sappho in 9 fragments

    Written by M.F. Jones. Originally published by Exeunt Magazine. I think I fancy a lesbian from the 7th century BC. If she was anything like this shapely seductress swinging from a scaffold, then I definitely would. And don’t think me inappropriate for saying so – the character in question, the queen of erotic poetry herself,… Read more

  • Ottawa Citizen: Motherhood during a pandemic

    Ottawa Citizen: Motherhood during a pandemic

    Written by Lynn Saxberg. Full article published in Ottawa Citizen. Jessica Ruano intends to introduce her adopted daughter, Joy, to all of the friends, family members and activities that make up a rewarding life, and make sure she stays connected to her Inuit roots.  They’ve had a good start. In the first few months of… Read more

  • Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa playwright fights back against online harassment

    Ottawa Citizen: Ottawa playwright fights back against online harassment

    By Evelyn Harford. Originally published by Ottawa Citizen, September 2016. An Ottawa playwright received an onslaught of online harassment after applying for a grant for her dance-theatre production on sexual violence in Canada, called The Ghomeshi Effect. Now, after receiving thousands of upsetting messages, Jessica Ruano has decided to fight back. A sampling of the tweets Ruano received since applying… Read more