kalli anderson

documentarian + sound artist + writer/editor

Providing Care, Barely Getting By - The Local: A feature article about the low pay and poor working conditions faced by home-care personal support workers. Gold award winner, Digital Publishing Awards; Finalist, CAJ Awards

No Rooms Available - The Local: A feature article about how Parkdale's affordable housing crisis has become a public health crisis and one community organization's  plan to take-over a rooming house. 

Cannabis Kids - Today's Parent : A feature article about parents of children with severe epilepsy who turned to medical marijuana against their doctors' advice in a desperate attempt to find relief for their kids. Nominated for a National Magazine Award.

Yes, "People Like Me" Can Have Babies - Today's Parent: A feature article about the pregnancy and birth experiences of women with physical disabilities.

How Do I Talk to my Five-Year-Old About White Supremacy? - The Walrus: A reported personal essay about how to teach young children about racism and white supremacy. Gold award winner, Digital Publishing Awards.

Starting Over - Today's Parent: A series of interviews with Syrian mothers who were pregnant when they came to Canada as refugees in 2015 and 2016.

Quebec Politics Column - The Globe and Mail: For two years, I wrote a weekly column for the Globe's Politics site on political coverage in the francophone Quebec press. Here are some favourites: 

Creating a Crisis

'Federalist extremist' heads for Rideau Hall

Mo' ministers, mo' problems for Charest Liberals

A shoe-tossing MNA's moment of glory

How to Build a Village - Today's Parent : A feature article about how parents create "the village" it takes to raise a child.

The doctor said, 'You don't have a uterus.' - Chatelaine : An as-told-to feature article about a woman living with MRKH syndrome.

One Contraction at a Time - Today's Parent : A comprehensive guide to labour pain management. Nominated for a National Magazine Award. 

Keeping the Beat - The Walrus : A short feature about a musician in Northern Ghana defying a ban on traditional drumming and dancing to keep his cultural traditions alive.