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SUMMARY:Black Youth Out Loud: Where They Stood
DESCRIPTION:Book cover for Where They Stood designed by Leila Marshy; cover illustration by Melis Karayusuf.\n\n\n\nJune 6\, 2024\, 7:00–8:30 pm ETAdair Auditorium\, Atwater Library (4023 Tupper St.\, top floor\, Westmount\, QC)In Person and Online via ZoomRegister for Zoom link\n\n\n\nPart of Writers Out Loud \n\n\n\nJoin us for Black Youth Out Loud: Where They Stood. Three young writers—Amanda Asomani-Nyarko\, Donna Fabiola Ingabire\, and Jessica Williams-Daley—sit down with moderator Ayana Monuma to discuss their work in Where They Stood: The Evolution of the Black Anglo Community in Montreal (Linda Leith Publishing\, 2023)\, an anthology produced by the Black Community Resource Centre detailing the cultural\, political\, and social history of Montreal’s Black Anglo community. A Q&A with the audience and a reception with refreshments will follow the discussion. \n\n\n\nDonations will be accepted at the door. \n\n\n\nTo attend online\, register to get the link to the Zoom Webinar. You do not need to register if you plan to attend in person. \n\n\n\n\nGEt the Zoom link\n\n\n\n\nThe Panelists\n\n\n\n\nAmanda Asomani-Nyarko is a Montreal-based communications agent\, poet\, and writer of Ghanaian and Jamaican descent. With a bachelor’s in English literature and a minor in law and society\, as well as a post-graduate degree in public relations and communications management\, she combines her passion for words with strategic expertise. Through her creative practice\, Amanda is committed to inspiring connections and leaving a lasting impact. In addition to appearing in Where They Stood\, her work has also appeared in Font magazine. Through her diverse background and creative expression\, Amanda seeks to inspire connections and leave a lasting impact. \n\n\n\n\n\nDonna Fabiola Ingabire is a Montreal-based feminist writer and policy analyst. Born in Rwanda and raised across Africa\, her experiences as a refugee and immigrant drive her interest in uncovering stories of those pushed to the margins of society. With a background in Public Policy and International Affairs\, she aims to amplify diverse voices in diplomacy and policymaking for more effective solutions\, believing in centring marginalized perspectives. Fabiola is currently completing a master’s in Public Administration and International Affairs at ENAP\, and holds a college diploma in Law\, Society and Justice\, as well as a double major in Political Science and Public Affairs and Policy Studies from Concordia University. \n\n\n\n\n\nJessica Williams-Daley is a second-year McGill University student majoring in psychology with a double minor in behavioural sciences and anthropology. She hopes to pursue a career in the mental health and criminology sector as a clinical or forensic psychologist. She is also a published poet and research author\, most known for her chapter\, “Silenced Voices: The Road Towards Recognition\,” in Where They Stood. Jessica also has a diverse background of skills in the military\, musicianship\, education\, child care\, health\, and the social services sector and prides themself on volunteering and disseminating the voices of those who are often silenced and unheard. \n\n\n\n\nThe Moderator\n\n\n\n\nAyana Monuma is a project coordinator at the Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC). She played a vital role in creating Where They Stood. Outside of the BCRC\, Ayana is a full-time Concordia student completing a Bachelor’s in Child Studies. She aims to pursue a Master’s in Educational Technology the following year. Prideful of her Haitian heritage\, her ultimate goal is to give back to Black students by equitably impacting the current pedagogical educational curriculum.  \n\n\n\n\nAbout Where They Stood\n\n\n\n\nProduced by the Montreal-based Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC)\, Where They Stood: The Evolution of the Black Anglo Community in Montreal is a collaborative anthology detailing the history of Montreal’s Black Anglo population. Nine writers explore the rich histories of the immigrants\, labourers\, and activists who built the cultural\, social\, and  political community that exists today\, all while reimagining what possibilities may lie ahead. As a project of BCRC\, the work was designed to strengthen community engagement and create an increased sense of belonging\, all while educating audiences on a commonly untold history.  \n\n\n\n\nAttending in Person\n\n\n\nThe Adair Auditorium is located across from the QWF Office on the top floor of the Atwater Library and Computer Centre. \n\n\n\nNote: Because this event will take place after the library’s opening hours\, the main entrance to the library will be closed. Please use the Tupper Street side entrance (4023 Tupper Street) to enter and exit. \n\n\n\nAddress: 4023 Tupper StreetWestmount\, QC H3Z 1X4 \n\n\n\nClosest Metro: Atwater Station \n\n\n\nClosest Bus lines: 24\, 63\, 90\, 104\, 138\, 144\, 150 \n\n\n\nVenue Accessibility\n\n\n\nThe Adair Auditorium is accessible via the library’s side entrance at 4023 Tupper Street. (The main entrance on Atwater will be closed after 6:00 pm.). There are two steps leading to the entrance and\, once inside\, 23 more steps up to the auditorium. A wheelchair-accessible back entrance can be reached from Tupper Street. To access it\, follow the blue demarcation lines from the street sidewalk\, then press the buzzer at the door. Once inside\, there is an elevator to the top floor\, where the auditorium is. For more information\, including a video tour of the accessible entrance\, visit our Accessibility Policy. \n\n\n\nAttending Online\n\n\n\nThe event will be livestreamed on Zoom. Register to get the Zoom link. You do not have to register if you plan to attend in person. \n\n\n\n\nGEt the Zoom link
URL:https://qwf.org/event/black-youth-out-loud-where-they-stood/
LOCATION:Adair Auditorium\, Atwater Library\, 4023 Tupper Street\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H3Z 1T4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Black Writers Out Loud at the Read Quebec Holiday Book Fest
DESCRIPTION:Black Writers Out Loud is a series of QWF events celebrating Black literary arts in Quebec.  \nThis fourth event in the series is co-produced with the AELAQ\, and features Kaie Kellough in conversation with Canisia Lubrin. These two award-winning authors from the worlds of poetry and prose come together to speak on their craft and all matters human. \nThe conversation will take place on November 27\, 2020 at 7 p.m. EST via Zoom. \n  \nPlease CLICK HERE to RSVP and receive the Zoom link via email.\n========================================================== \nFEATURED ARTIST  \nKaie Kellough is a novelist\, poet\, and sound performer. His work emerges at a crossroads of social engagement and formal experiment. From western Canada\, he lives in Montréal and has  roots in Guyana\, South America.  \nHis books include Dominoes at the Crossroads (short fiction\, Véhicule 2020)\, longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and recent winner of the QWF Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize\, and Magnetic Equator (poetry\, McClelland and Stewart 2019) winner of  the Griffin Poetry Prize. His novel Accordéon (ARP\, 2016) was a finalist for the Amazon/Walrus  Foundation First Novel Award.   \nKaie’s vocal performance\, recorded audio\, and electronic narrative explore migration and the  suspension of arrival. Since 2011 he has created mixed media compositions with saxophonist  and synthesist Jason Sharp.   \nKaie’s work has traveled internationally\, notably to festivals in the UK\, Australia\, Asia\, the Caribbean\, and continental Europe. He continues to craft new passages.  \nPhoto credit: Kevin Calixte  \n  \nHOST  \nCanisia Lubrin is a writer\, critic\, editor\, and teacher whose most recent book is The Dyzgrapxst (McClelland & Stewart\, 2020) as seen in The New York Times\, Quill & Quire\, Jewish Currents\,  Humber Literary Review\, and elsewhere. Lubrin’s international publications include translations of her work into Spanish\, Italian\, French\, and German. Her writing has been recognized by\,  among others\, the Toronto Book Award\, Journey Prize\, Gerald Lampert\, Pat Lowther\, and the  Writers Trust. Her debut\, Voodoo Hypothesis (Wolsak & Wynn\, 2017)\, was named a CBC Best Book and her writing has appeared and is forthcoming in Room\, Brick\, Joyland\, Poetry London\, Poets.org\, blackiris.co\, and elsewhere. Lubrin’s debut collection of short fiction is forthcoming.  She has an MFA from the University of Guelph.  \nPhoto credit: Samuel Engelking
URL:https://qwf.org/event/bwol-4/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
CATEGORIES:Community Events,Read Quebec Book Fair,Series,Writers Out Loud
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SUMMARY:Black Writers Out Loud - Spoken Word Edition
DESCRIPTION:Roen Higgins\, Fabrice Koffy\, and Faith Paré in conversation with Jason “Blackbird” Selman.\n\nThis fantastic group of spoken word artists sit down with guest host Jason Selman for a conversation about their arts practice\, the Black Lives Matter movement and current pandemic. This is the second in a QWF series of online events celebrating black literary arts in Quebec. \n\nThe conversation will take place on September 24\, 2020 at 7 p.m. EDT via Zoom. \nPlease CLICK HERE to RSVP and receive the Zoom link via email.\n==========================================================\n\nROEN ‘BLU RIVA’ HIGGINS – From a hyper\, at-risk youth entangled in the system\, to an active community change agent\, Roen is a committed educator\, coach\, speaker\, and event producer. She is known to flip words and paint pictures through her diction and uses her-story to help others “Elevate Impact.”  Her community service and creative accomplishments have been recognized by Montreal Community Care Awards\, Black Theatre Workshop\, and Fonds 1804. In the ring of Improv & Slam poetry\, she echoes the realities of society yet never leaves the mic without a solution. Dubbed as ‘Blu Riva\,’ her unique style\, flow and delivery has gained her opportunities to perform before different audiences in different time zones. Her current projects are coaching multi-passionate creatives to get unstuck and tap into their creative potential\, and releasing a Poetry Project this year. \n\n \n\n\n\nFABRICE KOFFY – Originally from the Ivory Coast\, Fabrice Koffy settled in Montreal in 1998 to pursue university studies. This is where his journey of artistic expression begins\, as he joins the infamous Kalm Unity Vibe Collective\, with whom he collaborates for several years. In 2006\, he meets guitarist Guillaume Soucy. Grounded in a growing complicity\, their prolific union breathes life into a series of performances and the album Poésic is released in 2009 and selected by the Vue sur la Relève festival and the Montreal FrancoFolies. In 2016\, the album receives the Prix Coup de Coeur award from ICI Musique\, Diversité artistique Montréal (DAM) and La Vitrine during the 6th edition of the Vitrine des musiques locales et métissées (Local and Cross-Cultural Music Showcase) presented by Vision Diversité.  His poetry speaks of life through history where the human being is center stage.\n\n \n\nPhoto Credit: Isobel Rose Carnegie\n\nFAITH PARÉ – is a poet and performer of Afro-Guyanese and Québécois ancestries. Her writing is forthcoming in Carnation\, and has previously appeared in GUTS \, Ossa \, and Shameless Magazine. Faith is a proud alum of Our Bodies\, Our Stories\, a creative collective for queer\, trans Black\, Indigenous\, and People of Colour artists mentored by Kama La Mackerel\, and she recently completed the Quebec Writers’ Federation’s 2020 Mairuth Sarsfield Mentorship for Underrepresented Writers under the guidance of Dr. Gillian Sze. She is studying for her Hons. B.A. in English and Creative Writing. Find her @paretriarchy and faithpare.com.\n\n \n\nJASON “BLACKBIRD” SELMAN – Jason “Blackbird” Selman is a Montreal born poet\, trumpet player and community worker. He is the author Africa As A Dream That Travels Through My Heart (2016\, Howl)\, The Freedom I Stole (2007\, Cumulus Press)\, and co-editor of the poetry anthology Talking Book (2006\, Cumulus Press) which chronicles the writings of Kalm Unity Vibe Collective (of which he is a founding member). He has done extensive poetry workshops across the Montréal area in schools and community groups. His work is grounded in the themes of ethno-musicology\, surrealist expression\, love and the intersection of masculinity and emotional vulnerability.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/bwol-2/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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SUMMARY:Black Writers Out Loud
DESCRIPTION:Diane Roberts\, Tali Taliwah (aka Nantali Indongo)\, and Nigel Thomas in conversation with Deborah Forde. \nThis extraordinary group of artists sits down with guest host Deborah Forde for a conversation about their arts practice\, the Black Lives Matter movement\, and the current pandemic. This is the first in a series of four online events in 2020 celebrating Black literary arts in Quebec. Presented by the QWF. \nThe conversation will take place on July 30\, 2020 at 7 p.m. EDT via Zoom. \nPlease CLICK HERE to RSVP and receive the Zoom link via email.\n========================================================= \nDiane Roberts is an accomplished director\, dramaturge\, writer and cultural animator who has collaborated with innovative theatre visionaries and interdisciplinary artists for the past 30 years. Her directorial and dramaturgical work has been seen on stages across Canada and her reputation as a mentor\, teacher and community collaborator is nationally and internationally recognized. Diane is a 2019 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Scholar and current PhD Candidate in the Fine Arts Interdisciplinary HUMA program. Diane’s celebrated Arrivals Legacy Project has birthed new Interdisciplinary works across Canada\, throughout the Americas\, in the UK\, Europe\, Africa and the Caribbean. This work has allowed her to articulate\, cultivate and realize a vision for theatre that encourages Indigenous ways of knowing as a stepping-stone to creative expression.  \n  \nTali Taliwah (aka Nantali Indongo) is an emcee and vocalist in the Montreal Hip Hop supergroup\, Nomadic Massive. For the past 15 years\, be it at internationally renowned festivals or local community concerts\, the band has toured the world to connect with people. Part of her personal objective as a member of the group is to celebrate the depth of Afro-Caribbean-Canadian identity\, far from any Club Med image. In addition to recording and performing music\, Tali has also devoted 10 years demonstrating the educational potential of Hip Hop culture\, bringing a non-formal educational workshop series about the non-violent origins of Hip Hop culture into classrooms and communities across Quebec\, Canada and the world.\n \n  \nH. Nigel Thomas is a retired professor of United States literature. He has published dozens of essays in literary journals and anthologies as well as eleven books that include five novels and three collections of short stories. His novel Spirits in the Dark was nominated for the QSPELL Hugh MacLennan Fiction Award; and No Safeguards\, another novel\, was nominated for QWF’s Paragraphe Hugh MacLennan Prize for Fiction. His novel Easily Fooled will be published in 2021. He is the founder and English-language coordinator of Lectures Logos Readings.  \n  \nDeborah Forde\, host – In 1999\, after over 20 years in community development\, Deborah’s work led her to the practice of professional community-engaged arts through the study of Theatre for Development at Concordia. Emerging first as a director\, with Bryan James’s Terminal Terminal and Rahul Varma’s State of Denial\, Deborah went on to spend two years supporting other emerging artists through Black Theatre Workshop’s YouthWorks\, and three years serving the English-speaking theatre community as Executive Director for the Quebec Drama Federation. She then went on to serve as Fireworks Development Program Coordinator for Teesri Duniya Theatre. She recently directed The Domestic Crusaders\, the inaugural production of Canada’s first Muslim theatre company\, Silk Road Institute.  Currently\, Deborah is Administrative Manager for ELAN-Quebec\, while she continues to freelance with the Teesri Duniya Theatre family. 
URL:https://qwf.org/event/bwol/
LOCATION:Online via Zoom
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