Visitors have asked daily about the basement at the Alamo thanks to the 1985 movie “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure.” We're grateful for Paul Reubens' unforgettable contribution to pop culture. There is no basement in the Alamo Church, but there is one under our gift shop! Rest in peace.
Continuing our @mubicanada pairings for Pride, this week we’re reading Duct-Taped Roses by @BillehN and watching And Then We Danced, directed by Levan Akin!
Poets, if you've ever thought of coming to SiWC, this is your year. We have our first-ever master class getting published in poetry as well as amazing workshops and panels with several incredible poets including @BillehN, @toluOloruntoba, @reneesarojini and @yilinwriter. #SiWC23
Barbara Walters, the trailblazing television news broadcaster and longtime ABC News anchor and correspondent who shattered the glass ceiling and became a dominant force in an industry once dominated by men, has died. She was 93.
https://t.co/yh1zsZ3XW8
Entrancing, surprising, and memorable: The Poetry Bash on Oct 21 is an absolute must for poetry lovers. Featuring @ThreaWrites@ClaudiaC_L@ahfaulkner @paniaofthekeef @sawpoet + Alexandra Oliver, hosted by @BillehN.
https://t.co/m8kqZHvWWX
When we don’t go out of our way to be kind, what happens?
Ants put the colony before their own needs, so why won’t people wear masks or use a person’s correct pronouns?
@MichaelVeeSmith keeps returning to an anecdote of consequences:
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In Long Island there was a duck that participated and finished a marathon.
The duck was awarded a medal and a standing ovation
Olympics up next. https://t.co/2fYFPBdKWr
Arts invites applications from established or emerging Indigenous artists and writers, including First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, for two positions as an Indigenous Artist-in-Residence (https://t.co/0m0UKUxo52) and an Indigenous Writer-in-Residence (https://t.co/QLmNRVb9fv).
Don't miss PRIDE IN THE WORD hosted by @BillehN, author of Duct-Taped Roses. Also featuring Tawahum Bige, Robin Stevenson, Ali Blythe, Danny Ramadan, and Isabella Wang!
July 2
7 pm PT
Victoria Conference Centre
720 Douglas Street
Victoria, BC
More info: https://t.co/LPPpObSeeL
On this day in 1969, police raided the #Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in NYC.
The #LGBTQ rights movement began when the community, whose central figures were trans people of color, fought back against police for arresting them for living authentically. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#EqualityForAll
Delighted to see Plenitude by @JoyAndDefiance, Umbilical Cord by @HNamir, and Duct-Taped Roses by @BillehN on the CBC Books list of titles to read this Pride Month!