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Rhea Rollmann

Rhea Rollmann is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John’s and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She’s a founding editor of TheIndependent.ca, and a contributing editor with PopMatters.com. Her writing has appeared in a range of popular and academic publications, including Briarpatch, Xtra Magazine, CBC, Chatelaine, Canadian Theatre Review, Journal of Gender Studies, and more. Her work has garnered three Atlantic Journalism Awards, multiple CAJ award nominations, the Andrea Walker Memorial Prize for Feminist Health Journalism, and she was shortlisted for the NL Human Rights Award in 2024. She also has a background in labour organizing and queer and trans activism. She is presently Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John’s.

Rhea's Latest Articles

Thousands of NL Liberals debate policy, leadership in telephone town hall

Virtual town hall allows supporters and public to weigh in on leadership candidates

A black-and-white photo of a hand placing a ballot (where the 'o' is the symbol for Venus, which is associated with women) into a ballot box.
Women being shut out of provincial election?

So far all three parties are seeing significantly lower numbers of women candidates coming forward for the October provincial election

This election could be our last chance

Enough vague promises. This is our last chance to get something right.

The Newfoundlander who builds robots

But these Kiss-Bots just want a whole lotta love...

God Help Thee: a night out in Toronto

Joel Thomas Hynes brings his manifesto to Toronto. Can T-dot handle it? (includes full video performance)

Oh, give it up already.

Time for the Employers' Council to stop attacking the province's workers, and focus on improving the province's employers

Training for an uncertain life

The complexity of predicting labour market shortages, and of matching training opportunities with labour market needs.

Newfoundland and Labrador women represent at Women’s Worlds

Voices and experiences of women in communities around the world

Dollars and Cents

A look at the increasingly polarized debate between business and labour about how best to attract and retain workers in the province.

Whale-watching in Toronto

Video footage of our whales swimming in the heights of Toronto