BA Writers Resist

Bay Area collaborative network of literary artists and organizations that views writing as an act of resistance to injustice. #WRITERSRESIST #WriteOurDemocracy

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Did you come out for our 1/15/17 event? We want to hear from you!

https://t.co/usNYaJXhV3

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Going to #AWP17? Writers March On Capitol Hill led by @erinbelieu & @Powell_DA happening Fri, 2/10. Meet @ 1pm in Marriott conf hotel lobby.

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If you weren’t able to attend our event in-person, you can listen + donate online thanks to our pals @Litseen https://t.co/FkdmAUvlWx

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In love & solidarity, THANK YOU! #writersresist #writeourdemocracy

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We’re absolutely thrilled by this @PasteMagazine piece on @writeRdemocracy and our Bay Area Writers Resist event! https://t.co/DyL7VdGrsU

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@bichminhnguyen it was such an honor to have you read. Thank you!

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Onward with the resistance (plus karaoke). Thanks for an incredible evening @BAWritersResist #writersresist

[MFA @ U of San Francisco @usfmfa]

Incredible turnout at #writersresist! Thanks for joining us and for being involved. @BAWritersResist

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Thanks for reading, MK! You were phenomenal. https://t.co/77RViIEbzl

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Thank you! We're so glad you came. https://t.co/q5eisNODqk

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"Did we hit a child?"
"No, a dog," they will say.

Solmaz Sharif
-@nsabugsme

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"Today I watched capitalism walk on water and people played dead so they could be part of America." -@tongoblackfire

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Tongo Eisen-Martin (@tongoblackfire) can't be captured in a tweet. Here's a snippet.

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I grew up a child of refugees, trying to forget the war, the language, the families we lost."

-Bich (Beth) Minh Nguyen @bichminhnguyen

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"Papa's fingers would be left on our doorstep"

-@ingrid_rojas_c

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"There were terms for what we had become: refugees, destitute."

-@ingrid_rojas_c
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@MelJBry our livetweets are as live as it gets - we don't have anyone doing a livestream, sorry

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"It is not enough to know that in the dark days ahead great art will be made, but it is something."

-@natashatansey7
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"Most of the dying happens on the inside." -@jasonbayani

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Baruch's advice: make a list of something you're gonna do every week to make things better for folks in this country. And do those things.