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SUMMARY:CBC "The Bridge"
DESCRIPTION:Fred Anderson will join host Nantali Indongo “The Bridge” CBC on 19 July for a discussion of His memoir “Eyes Have Seen: From Mississippi to Montreal (Baraka Books).
URL:https://qwf.org/event/cbc-the-bridge/
LOCATION:Quebec
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SUMMARY:Shut Up & Write! with QWF (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, July 19\, 2025\, 10:00 am–12:30 pm ETOnline via Zoom—RSVP below to receive the Zoom link\n\n\n\nLooking for some dedicated\, quiet writing space? \n\n\n\nRegister below to do all that writing you’ve been meaning to do. Using the Pomodoro technique\, participants write in 25-minute bursts\, with 5-minute breaks in between. \n\n\n\nThis event is for QWF members only. Not a member? Learn about becoming a member.  \n\n\n\nThe Zoom link will be sent out a day or two before the session. \n\n\n\nPlease note that these sessions are designed for silent writing\, rather than discussing or getting feedback on work. \n\n\n\n10:00–10:25: Writing 110:25–10:30: Break10:30–10:55: Writing 210:55–11:00: Break11:00–11:25: Writing 311:25–11:30: Break11:30–11:55: Writing 411:55–12:00: Break12:00–12:25: Writing 5 \n\n\n\nTo receive the Zoom link\, RSVP below. You will receive the Zoom link a few days before the session. \n\n\n\nNote: RSVPs for virtual Shut Up & Write! sessions close 24 hours before the session begins. If there is no option to RSVP\, RSVPs are closed.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/shut-up-write-with-qwf-virtual-39/
LOCATION:Online – Please RSVP to receive a Zoom link
CATEGORIES:Shut Up & Write!
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SUMMARY:Embodied Writing - Outdoor Summer Edition
DESCRIPTION:~Writing\, breathwork\, meditation & optional sharing circle~ \n\n\n\nSaturday\, July 19\, 2-5pmTeesri Duniya Theatre\, 251 Des Pins WestOutdoor summer edition (sheltered outdoor location with backup indoor location on-site). \n\n\n\n*** \n\n\n\nWriting happens in the body. The more you engage your senses\, the stronger your language. Whatever emotions you spill onto the page are deeply rooted—at the cellular level. \n\n\n\nWe contort ourselves into painfully disembodied shapes in order to summon words\, and yet the body remains our deepest source of truth. What if we gave in to our bodies instead? What words might surface? What untapped potential might emerge? \n\n\n\nGet out of your head and into your body so you can write with vital presence. Our bodies hold so many stories that long to be told. Breathing life into those stories has the potential to be a deeply empowering and healing act. \n\n\n\nIf you’ve never done breathwork or meditated before\, it really doesn’t matter. If you’re not a writer\, that’s ok too. This workshop is for writers wanting to enhance or expand their practice\, non-writers interested in exploring their potential\, and anyone who feels called to investigate the relationship between body and language. \n\n\n\nOur practice will interweave: \n\n\n\n-Kundalini breathwork-Stretches & movement-Creative writing prompts & exercises-Meditation-An optional sharing & discussion circle-Iced tea & a sweet treat \n\n\n\nWhat to bring: \n\n\n\nYour journal\, a pen\, comfy clothes & an open mind. Yoga mat optional. \n\n\n\nWhat to know: \n\n\n\nPens & paper will be available\, as will some floor mats/blocks/cushions if needed. Seating options will include: benches\, chairs\, floor mats\, floor\, grass\, etc. There will be space to move around and shift positions as needed. \n\n\n\nAbout the facilitator: \n\n\n\nMaya Khamala is a lifelong writer of many stripes. From poetry to grassroots journalism to creative nonfiction\, word is her bond. She has collaborated with visual artists at a loss for words\, and has worked as a freelance copywriter and editor for close to a decade. She has a shiny little MA in Creative Writing to list among her credentials\, and is an emerging novelist to boot. Maya has an extensive background in feminist\, anti-racist\, climate justice and Indigenous solidarity movements—work that has deeply informed the way she wields words. Aside from being a writer\, she is also a Kundalini Yoga teacher offering regular Montreal classes in NDG and the Plateau. She got into Kundalini as a way of healing from childhood trauma and its many lifelong manifestations in her body\, as well as to counteract being a writer who sometimes forgets to step away from the keyboard…and simply breathe. \n\n\n\nCost: $85All are welcome! Limited spots.Book here: linktr.ee/heartfire.kundalini \n\n\n\nIf you want to attend but are struggling financially\, please email maya.khamala@gmail.com to discuss options.
URL:https://qwf.org/event/embodied-writing-outdoor-summer-edition/
LOCATION:Teesri Duniya Theatre\, 251 avenue des Pins Ouest\, Montreal\, Quebec\, H2W1R5\, Canada
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