The mayor tries to leave a mark on Toronto that feels like it came from a heavy boot. Poet M. NourbeSe Philip reflects on this.
poetry
An Anishinaabe dream for the future
I have a dream that one day in our traditional territories coming generations will scarcely recall the time when sacred agreements of partnership and brotherhood faltered.
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An Anishinaabe dream for the future
Forty-seven years ago, a great American civil rights leader took the stage at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., in what has come to be remembered as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of the United States.
Citing the Emancipation Proclamation, a statement which served as a great beacon of hope for millions facing enslavement and flames of withering injustice, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. announced to 200,000 civil rights supporters, advocates, and allies sharing in the same strive for justice and purpose that although the United States had issued African-Americans a blank cheque of equality and freedom, the true spirit of the society was, in fact, not bankrupt of liberty and integrity, but instead stocked of opportunity.
Voices of dissent: International Festival of Poetry of Resistance
From Aime Cesaire and Pablo Neruda to Mahmoud Darwish and Wislawa Szymborska, poets throughout the world have raised their voices in protest against injustice in all its forms.
And poets, artists, musicians and social activists will gather in various Toronto venues later this month to celebrate the boundless capacity of verse to resist oppression and create links among diverse communities. The International Festival of Poetry of Resistance (From September 16 to 20) will feature readings, roundtable discussions, musical performances and a special "festivalito" for children.
Book Launch with Darren Bifford & Chris Hutchinson in Toronto
Apr 28 2012 - 5:00pm
Apr 28 2012 - 8:00pm
Location
Type Books
883 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON Canada
Phone:
416-366-8973
43° 38' 44.1132" N, 79° 24' 41.4108" W
See map: Google Maps
Join authors Chris Hutchinson and Darren Bifford for a book launch and readings featuring their new poetry collections, A Brief History of the Short-Lived and Wedding in Fire Country (Nightwood Editions), at Type Books in Toronto-883 Queen Street West-on Saturday, April 28th at 5:00 pm.
In his third poetry collection, A Brief History of the Short-Lived, Chris Hutchinson brings the full force of his linguistic dexterity to bear on the elusive subject of literature itself.
Contact name:
Type Books
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