Monthly Archives: May 2013

EXPERIENCING A LACK OF MOTIVATION

Experiencing A Lack Of Motivation By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’m sitting at a long wooden table at my local library.  My laptop is at 32% power.  My buddy is sitting next to me doing schoolwork.  DJ Tiesto’s Adagio For Strings … Continue reading

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ACCEPTING OPINION EDITORIALS AND LETTERS TO BCP

Monday May 20, 2013 Dear Readers, Do you have something to say about activism, academia, blackcoffeepoet.com, current events, literature, life, or politics?  Is there something on your mind that mainstream media is not covering?  Have you written something that has … Continue reading

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VLOG: PROBLEMATIC RAPE PREVENTION TIPS

In my last post, Problems With Sexual Assault Prevention Tips, I wrote a 7 point critique of tips sheets floating around the internet like the one to the left. I also broke down a popular tip sheet tip by tip. … Continue reading

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PROBLEMS WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION TIPS

Problems With Sexual Assault Prevention Tips By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’ve been seeing a lot of these types of lists (seen on the left and below my 7 point critique) floating around Face Book.  Some have good info but many … Continue reading

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THE WHITENESS OF REMEMBRANCE: TIM BOSMA, REHTAEH PARSONS, AND JANE CREBA

The Whiteness of Remembrance: Tim Bosma, Rehataeh Parsons, and Jane Creba By Jorge Antonio Vallejos “They’re looking for that white guy who’s disappeared but the 800 Missing and Murdered Aboriginal women in Canada don’t matter,” said my friend  Stefoknee while … Continue reading

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MY SISTERS, MY SOUL, MY HEART: A POEM FOR NATIVE WOMEN

This Sunday (Mothers Day) in Toronto, Canada there will be a vigil for Cheyenne Fox (20) and all Aboriginal mothers who have been murdered or gone missing in the land now known as Canada. Did you know that 800 Aboriginal women … Continue reading

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SEXUAL CONSENT CHART: SEXUAL VIOLENCE K[NO]W MORE!!!!

May is Sexual Violence Awareness Month! Activists say Sexual Violence K[NO]W More!  See my previous post for some resources. Here is a chart about consent put out by queeringsexed.com: Educate! Share! Act!

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SEXUAL VIOLENCE K[NO]W MORE!!!!

I recently noticed this poster (see left) on Face Book by Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women about the month of May being Sexual Assault Awareness Month.  The slogan is Sexual Violence Know More.  Catchy and well put. Wikipedia … Continue reading

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BCP READS @ POVERTY TO POWER 2013

Poverty to Power Reading By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo by Gerardo Correa This past Monday I presented 3 poems about racism in the workplace, violence against Aboriginal women, and the prison industrial complex at the Colour of Poverty 2013 conference: … Continue reading

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A POET’S POINTERS ON PUBLIC READING

A Poet’s Pointers On Public Reading By Jorge Antonio Vallejos In my last post, Preparing For A Poetry Reading, I wrote about my process of preparing for a public reading.  That day I was reading at a conference called From … Continue reading

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