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Monthly Archives: November 2011
INTERVIEW WITH ALEC BUTLER
Alec Butler is a 2Spirit playwright and filmmaker. He was a nominee for the Governor General Award for English Drama in 1990 for his play Black Friday. Butler has also worked on artistic projects with the 519 Community Centre as … Continue reading
MY FRIEND BRINDLEY
My Friend Brindley By Jorge Antonio Vallejos This story and photo originally appeared on xtra.ca on November 22, 2011 Toronto filmmaker Alec Butler met Kathleen Brindley in the 1990s while at a Village rally against racism and the white supremacist … Continue reading
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BLACK COFFEE POET INTERVIEWED ON INDIGENOUS WAVES RADIO
I had the pleasure of being interviewed on Indigenous Waves Radio this week. Good times! Lots of laughter, insightful questions, and a flow that lived true to the show’s name. I wrote about my time with Susan Blight and … Continue reading
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Tagged "I Use My Mothers Last Name" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, "Surfing Indigenous Waves" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, "They Still Around" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Black Coffee Poet, Black Coffee Poet interviewed on Indigenous Waves, Black Coffee Poet on Indigenous Waves, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2vhNeoTA4A, Indigenous Waves Radio CIUT 89.5, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Lindy Kinoshameg, Susan Blight
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SURFING INDIGENOUS WAVES
Surfing Indigenous Waves By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Is radio dead? Some think so. Many say so. I guess they haven’t listened to Indigenous Waves Radio on CIUT 89.5 FM. Even better would be for doubters to be on the show … Continue reading
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Tagged "After and Before the Lightning" by Simon Ortiz, "I Use My Mothers Last Name" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, "They Still Around" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Black Coffee Poet, CIUT 89.5 FM, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Indigenous Waves Radio, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Remembering Reena Virk Week, The Johnnys
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SHOWING UP PART 3: PUSHING THROUGH
Showing Up Part 3: Pushing Through By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’m listening to Bro Hymn by Pennywise while sipping on a hot coffee, black coffee of course. Bro Hymn pumps me up and coffee is now a staple for me. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Showing Up Part 3: Pushing Through", "Showing Up Part 3: Pushing Through" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, "The Buzz" by Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Black Coffee Poet, Clifton Brown Muay Thai Champion, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Lee Maracle
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REMEMBERING REENA VIRK: PROSE AND REFLECTIONS BY GITANJALI LENA
This week we’ve been remembering Reena Virk on blackcoffeepoet.com. Monday saw the 14 year anniversary of her murder. Reena was 14 and killed 14 years ago on November 14, 1997: 14, 14, 14. We had a very educational video roundtable and … Continue reading
REMEMBERING REENA VIRK: INTERVIEW WITH DR. MYTHILI RAJIVA, CO-EDITOR OF “REENA VIRK: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON A CANADIAN MURDER”
Mythili Rajiva is associate professor of Sociology at Saint Mary’s University (Halifax, Nova Scotia). Her research focuses on girlhood, the Canadian South Asian diaspora, and racialized identities. Her work has appeared in such journals as The Canadian Review of Sociology, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Reena Virk: Critical Perspectives on a Canadian Murder", "The Killing Season: Interrogating Adolescence in the Murder of Reena Virk", bell hooks, Black Coffee Poet, Chandra Mohanty, Girl Violence, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview with Mythili Rajiva, Judith Butler, Mean Girls, Michele Byers, Mythili Rajiva, Reena Virk, Remembering Reena Virk, Remembering Reena Virk Week, Sheila Batacharya, South Asian girls, Tara Atluri
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REMEMBERING REENA VIRK: VIDEO ROUNTABLE + REVIEW OF “REENA VIRK: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON A CANADIAN MURDER”
Reena Virk: Critical Perspectives on a Canadian Murder Edited by Mythili Rajiva and Sheila Batacharya Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos One Brown girl. Two killers with white privilege. Seven attackers. Twenty onlookers. This is the Reena Virk case. November 14, … Continue reading
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Tagged "Hootchies and ladies: Race, "Putting on Reena Virk: Celebrity, "Reckless eyeballing: Being Reena in Canada" by Tess Chakkalakal, "Reena Virk: Critical Perspectives on a Canadian Murder", "The Killing Season? Interrogating Adolescence In The Murder of Reena Virk" by Mythili Rajiva, "Under Whose Bridge? Race, and “girl violence” in a colonial white settler society" by Sheila Batacharya, and gender in Rebecca Godfrey’s book Under The Bridge" by Tara Atluri, and identity" by Michele Byers, authorship, Black Coffee Poet, class, gender, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoOrIiupjGM, Jorge Antonio Vallejos, Michelle Byers, Mythili Rajiva, Rebecca Godfrey, Reena Virk, Remembering Reena Virk on blackcoffeepoet.com, Remembering Reena Virk Video Roundtbale, Remembering Reena Virl, sexuality, Sheila Batacharya, Tara Atluri, Tess Chakkalakal
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MOHWAK POET JANET MARIE ROGERS READS FROM HER NEW BOOK “UNEARTHED”
Janet Marie Rogers is a sweetheart! I remembering reviewing her CD Firewater last year, and interviewing her, as great experiences. Meeting her for the taping below were even greater! Reading her book Unearthed blew me away. Janet is chill, … Continue reading
INTERVIEW WITH MOHAWK POET JANET MARIE ROGERS
Janet Marie Rogers is a Mohawk/Tuscarora writer from the Six Nations band in southern Ontario. She was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and has been living on the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people (Victoria, British Columbia) since 1994. … Continue reading
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Tagged "Glass Teepee" by Garry Gottfriedson, "Skin LIke Mine" by Garry Gottfriedson, "Unearthed" by Janet Marie Rogers, "Whisky Bullets" by Garry Gottfriedson, Black Coffee Poet, E. Pauline Johnson, Garry Gottfriedson, https://blackcoffeepoet.com/, Interview With Janet Marie Rogers, Janet Marie Rogers
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