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SUMMARY:Ottawa International Writers Festival
DESCRIPTION:The second half of the Ottawa International Writers Festival Spring Edition is back this week! Here at MAX\, we’re especially interested in Baldwin\, Styron\, and Me. \n\n\n\nAn unlikely literary friendship from the past sheds light on the radicalization of public debate around identity\, race\, and censorship. Peter Schneider sits down with author Mélikah Abdelmoumen\, and translator Catherine Khordoc for a discussion on their acclaimed book\, Baldwin\, Styron\, and Me . \n\n\n\nIn 1961\, James Baldwin spent several months in William Styron’s guest house. The two wrote during the day\, then spent evenings confiding in each other and talking about race in America. During one of those conversations\, Baldwin is said to have convinced his friend to write\, in first person\, the story of the 1831 slave rebellion led by Nat Turner. The Confessions of Nat Turner was published to critical acclaim\, winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1968\, and also creating outrage in part of the African American community. \n\n\n\nDecades later\, the controversy around cultural appropriation\, identity\, and the rights and responsibilities of the writer still resonates. In Baldwin\, Styron\, and Me\, Mélikah Abdelmoumen considers the writers’ surprising yet vital friendship from her standpoint as a racialized woman torn by the often unidimensional versions of her identity put forth by today’s politics and media. Considering questions of identity\, race\, equity\, and the often contentious public debates about these topics\, Abdelmoumen works to create a space where the answers are found by first learning how to listen—even in disagreement. \n\n\n\nGet tickets to this event through the link below! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCheck out the full lineup here!
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/ottawa-international-writers-festival-2/
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SUMMARY:Queer and Trans Solidarity with Palestine
DESCRIPTION:🌈🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ Join us for a community event to learn about queer and trans solidarity with Palestine! \n\n\n\nFeaturing: \n\n\n\n🍉 Maša Davidovic (Ottawa) @masha_davidovic🍉 Maria Fakhouri (Ottawa)🍉 Natalie Kouri-Towe (Montreal) \n\n\n\nSpeakers at this event will address the following questions: \n\n\n\n🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ Why do so many queer and trans people identify with and support the struggle for Palestinian liberation? \n\n\n\n🇵🇸 What is pinkwashing and how does Israel use it to legitimize apartheid\, occupation\, and genocide? \n\n\n\n🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 Why is connecting the queer\, trans\, and Palestinian struggles a powerful strategy for building an even stronger liberation movement? \n\n\n\nℹ️ Accessibility Information \n\n\n\n• This will be a masked event in order to support community health and safety. Masks will be provided free of charge.• The amphitheatre is a sloped space which is entered from the back. There are two stairway steps between each row in the amphitheatre.• There are four dedicated spaces for wheelchairs at the back/top of the amphitheatre.• The last row of seats will be reserved for participants with mobility limitations; as mentioned above\, it is necessary to take two steps down to sit in this row. \n\n\n\n✨ Looking forward to seeing you on May 16! \n\n\n\nThis event is part of the Punchup Collective’s Month of May Day 2025 event series. More info at www.maydayottawa.org \n\n\n\nThis event is endorsed by•Faculty for Palestine Ottawa @f4p.ottawa•Independent Jewish Voices Ottawa @ijvottawa•Labour for Palestine Ottawa @labour4palestineott •Ottawa Trans Library @ottawa_trans_library•Queers for Palestine Ottawa @queers4palestineott \n\n\n\nREGISTRATION\n\n\n\n✨Register for IN-PERSON:https://QTsolidarity.eventbrite.ca \n\n\n\n💻 Register for ONLINE:https://tinyurl.com/QTSolOnline
URL:https://maxottawa.ca/list/no-pride-in-genocide/
LOCATION:St. Paul University Amphitheatre\, 233 Main St.\, Ottawa\, Ontario\, K1S 1C4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Advocacy & empowerment,Educational
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