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Tag Archives: Transphobia
READING AT SPINLAW 2013: SPREADING THE ROOTS AND REACH OF THE LIVING TREE
Reading at SPINLAW 2013: Spreading the Roots and Reach of the Living Tree By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Early this year I was commissioned to write a poem for the SPINLAW conference, 30 Years Under the Living Tree: Reflections on the … Continue reading
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Tagged poetry, racism, Violence Against Women, Transphobia, First Nations Peoples, Resistance Poetry, post colonial literature, Rebellion Prose, Rebellion Poetry, Resistance Prose, Idle No More, decolonization literature, Indigenous Feminism, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Human Rights, Decolonization, Commissioned Poet, Osgoode Hall, SPINLAW 2013, Missing and Murdered Abor, Indidgenous Solidarity, How To Write A Poem
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HONOURING THE FORGOTTEN WOMEN OF THE DECEMBER 6TH VIGIL: INDIGENOUS, OF COLOUR, DISABLED, QUEER, TRANSGENDER, SEX WORKER…
Every year in the land now known as Canada a vigil is held for the 14 white women killed in 1989 at Ecole Polytechnique in what is called The Montreal Massacre. These women should be, and are, remembered. So … Continue reading
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Tagged December 6th Vigil, Ecole Polytechnique, feminism, First Wave Feminism, Marc Lepine, Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women, Montreal Massacre, National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women, Racism in Feminism, Toronto Rape Crisis Centre, Transphobia, Violence Against Women, Women Won't Forget
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STEFOKNEE WOLSCHT READS A POEM
Stefoknee Wolscht is fun to hang out with and watch in action. The documentary based on her life, Living 2 Lives/Dying 1000 Deaths, sheds much light on who Stefoknee is and where she came from. My interview with Stefoknee … Continue reading
WE ARE WHO WE ARE
We Are Who We Are By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Tanis Dejarlais “I am my mother!” I said to the crowd before I read my poems at George Brown College last Wednesday. I was performing at an event called … Continue reading
LEARNING AS AN ALLY
This week has been a big learning week for me. On Monday I wrote a post about Transphobia on the T.V show “The View”. I received several comments; some were supportive and many were filled with info that taught me … Continue reading
WHEN A POET DIES
When A Poet Dies By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Last week today I found out Adrienne Rich, 82, the well-known American poet, past on (1929-2012). I read the thoughts of mourners posted on Face Book. Sadness prevailed. Adrienne Rich is someone … Continue reading
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Tagged "Not Vanishing" by Chrystos, "When A Poet Dies" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Adrienne Rich, Adrienne Rich 1929-2012, Adrienne Rich dies, Adrienne Rich is a transphobe, Black Coffee Poet, Chrystos, Free Books, http://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Transphobia, When A Poet Dies
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INTERVIEW WITH ELI CLARE
Eli Clare Talks Trans Pride, Disability and the History of the Freak Show By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Originally published August 12, 2010 in XTRA! As Eli Clare stood among a crowd on Church St at Toronto’s Trans March this year, … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Marrow's Telling: Words in Motion", Ableism, Black Coffee Poet, Descant, Descant 150: Writers in Prison, eli clare, Freak and Bodily Difference Using Disability as a Lens, G20, G20 Toronto, History of the Freak Show, http, Interview with Eli Clare, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Ryerson University’s Disability Studies Institute, Toronto PRIDE, Toronto Trans Pride, Trans march, Trans Pride, Transphobia, XTRA!
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