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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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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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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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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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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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CHATTING UP UNIVERSITY CLASSES

Chatting Up University Classes By Jorge Antonio Vallejos I’ve got another speaking gig in 3 hours.  It’s my second speaking gig in two days.  Tonight is the Black Feminist Theory course at OISE (Ontario Institute for Studies in Education) at … Continue reading

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BROCKTON WRITERS SERIES TURNS 2: INTERVIEW WITH FARZANA DOCTOR

Farzana Doctor’s first novel, Stealing Nasreen, received critical acclaim and was nominated for Masala!Mehndi!Masti! People’s Choice Award. In June 2011, Doctor published her second novel Six Metres of Pavement to national acclaim and she received the Dayne Ogilvie Grant for emerging … Continue reading

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BROCKTON WRITERS SERIES TURNS 2!!!

The Brockton writers series turned 2 this month!  We’re celebrating all week with the article below, an interview with Farzana Doctor, and a video on Friday.   Farzana Doctor sees hyper-local reading series grow: Brockton Writers Series brings diversity to … Continue reading

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REMEMBER WHY YOU WRITE, AFFIRM YOURSELF AS A WRITER

Remember Why You Write, Affirm Yourself As A Writer By Jorge Antonio Vallejos Photo: Marilyn Dumont, BCP, Lee Maracle I was recently interviewed by two different publications about my 1 Year Anniversary of being online: Newz4U and Open Book Toronto.  The usual … Continue reading

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REMEMBERING YEAR ONE

Remembering Year One By Jorge Antonio Vallejos “It’s what you put your mind to.” – KR, childhood friend My NOT VANISHING t-shirt covers my chest as I listen to “Empire State of Mind” by Jay Z and Alicia Keys.  Both … Continue reading

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