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Coast Salish Territories
Joined January 2015
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Carla Bergman on groundbreaking “radiant” voices that “entwine the everyday thriving amid the realities of suffering, struggle & hardship." @joyfulcarla @TouchWoodEd @greystonebooks @flett_julie @HariAlluri @PortageMainPres @AmadahyZ @bookhugpress @MaracleLee @Columpa #INDIGENOUS
"The stories in #RadiantVoices urge and coax us to soften ourselves to one another and the planet...a chorus of gorgeously diverse voices that share personal glimpses of their lives and remind us of what it’s like to be human. —@DaniBurlison Get you copy this Oct @joyfulcarla
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Indeed! Visit events.nfb.ca and our Facebook page for screening info!
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Another fabulous EMMA talk is online, "Excerpts from Mixed Vegetable" by @the__noush. Thank you @TalksEmma for making this available to the world! vimeo.com/301474431
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If you were disappointed that @TalksEmma was full last night, you still have a chance to see @vivekshraya in person! She will give the 2018 Jim Douglas Lecture at @SFUVan tonight at 7pm. @learnpublishing. ow.ly/94tU30lSoa9
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The inimitable @vivekshraya will be at @SFUVan Oct 1st and 2nd and we’ll be there selling books. Check out sfu.ca for more info, and we’ll see you there! #massybooks #booksales #offsite #emmatalks #jimdouglas
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“What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” —Muriel Rukeyser – at Boston, MA
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BUFFY SAINTE-MARIE: THE AUTHORIZED BIOGRAPHY by @_AndreaWarner is now available, via @greystonebooks! Get your copy in stores or online today: greystonebooks.com/collectio…
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Did you miss out on registering for the sold out @TalksEmma? Artist and author Vivek Shraya will be delivering the Jim Douglas Lecture on Oct. 2, discussing mentorship in publishing. Admission is free with RSVP. Hosted by SFU's @learnpublishing. ow.ly/94tU30lSoa9
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wow one more week until I'M AFRAID OF MEN is out and tour begins! hope to see you <3<3<3 pre-order: penguinrandomhouse.ca/imafra… #imafraidofmen
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Very cool opportunity to learn from Chief Janice George at the @museumofvan. Check out the video from the talk she gave at @TalksEmma last fall. ow.ly/DY3R30lmqMD teapawt.net/SFUPublicSquare/status…
Explore Indigenous knowledge and contemplate the power of nature in our lives as you examine nine early Salish blankets from the @museumofvan collection with master weaver, Chief Janice George. Be sure to get your early bird tickets! ht.ly/9Jvk30lj41t
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Our friends and community partners @TalksEmma & @KwiAwtStelmexw are supporting the production of the film @chenchenstway by Michelle Nahanee. Vote on Storyhive to help them explore cultural resurgence and decolonial approaches to "lifting each other up." ow.ly/d6Hd30lbQ7i
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Our sincerest apologies to those of you who showed up for Thursday night's @TalksEmma The event has been postponed - stay tuned for the new date/time! at.sfu.ca/onwuRY
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Haiti has been a beacon of freedom for Black people since they revolted against France in the late 1700s, fuck what anyone else says. bit.ly/2EBKS4G
Japanese installation artist Chiharu Shiota, In silence, 2008 #womensart
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Repost @harrietsapothecary: "We are a harvest of survivors." #OctaviaButler
i must go, my planet needs me
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The Women's Market is in full swing! Stop by, find a trinket or two, and say hello to the lovely women running it.
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Civil rights icon Angela Davis is getting a biopic
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