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SUMMARY:WORD Vancouver
DESCRIPTION:WORD VANCOUVER READING & WRITING FESTIVAL\nSEPT 8TH – 23RD 2023 ONLINE AND IN PERSON \nMAIN HYBRID EVENT AT UBC ROBSON SQUARE\nSEPT 16TH 2023\, 10AM-5PM
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SUMMARY:Kids Book Launch: More Than Words by Roz MacLean
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 9th from 2-4pm\, join Massy Arts\, Massy Books and Henry Holt and Co. for the launch of More Than Words: So Many Ways to Say What We Mean by Roz MacLean. \nThis tender\, stunningly illustrated picture book explores and celebrates the many forms of expression—signing\, speaking\, singing\, smiling\, among others— and culminates in a poignant story about connection and understanding. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at the Massy Arts Gallery\, at 23 East Pender Street in Chinatown\, Vancouver. \nRegistration is free and required for entrance. \nThis event will include ASL interpretation. \nThe gallery is wheelchair accessible and a gender-neutral washroom is on-site. \nPlease refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nFor more on accessibility including parking\, seating\, venue measurements and floor plan\, please visit: massyarts.com/accessibility \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly. \nAbout the book: \nIn the tradition of All Are Welcome and The Day You Begin comes a touching picture book about the many unique ways we communicate\, and how we can better listen to and respect these different modes of expression. \nNathan doesn’t say much. \nHe sure has a lot on his mind\, though. \nAt school\, Nathan quietly observes the ways his peers communicate. Even when they’re not talking\, they’re expressing themselves in all sorts of ways! \nBy witnessing the beauty of communication diversity\, Nathan learns and shows his classmates the essential Not only does everyone have something to say\, but seeking to understand one another can be the greatest bridge to friendship and belonging. \nThis tender\, stunningly illustrated picture book explores and celebrates the many forms of expression—signing\, speaking\, singing\, smiling\, among others— and culminates in a poignant story about connection and understanding. \nAbout the author \nRoz MacLean lives on beautiful Vancouver Island where she loves to make art\, spend as much time as possible in the forest and near the ocean. While she now spends all her time writing and illustrating\, she worked for over a decade supporting students with disabilities and diverse needs in public schools. Roz incorporates her passion for inclusion and promoting positive mental health in her books.
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SUMMARY:Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott with Troy Sebastian
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 9th at 6:00pm\, join Massy Arts Society\, Massy Books\, and Knopf Canada for the launch of Helen Knott’s Becoming a Matriarch with host Troy Sebastian. \n“Becoming a Matriarch is a feast of remarkable\, colourful\, deep and profoundly raw storytelling. Helen Knott is one of the greatest Indigenous literary artists of our time.” —Brandi Morin\, author of Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising. \nThis project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada. \nRegistration is free/by donation\, open to all and required for entrance. \nPurchase Becoming a Matriarch at Massy Books in advance or in person at the event. \nVenue & Accessibility \nThe event will be hosted at the Museum of Vancouver’s Joyce Walley Room\, 1100 Chestnut St\, Vancouver\, BC. \nRegistrants can enjoy free admission to the museum all day\, at any time before the event [10am to 6pm]. Just show your ticket to the event at the front desk. To see which exhibitions are currently on view\, check out this link: https://museumofvancouver.ca/current-exhibitions \nPlease refrain from wearing scents or heavy perfumes. \nCovid Protocols: Masks keep our community safe and are mandatory (N95 masks are recommended as they offer the best protection). We ask if you are showing symptoms\, that you stay home. Thank you kindly. \nParking & Directions \nThe Museum of Vancouver website has detailed descriptions of how to reach the museum by bus\, ferry\, on foot or by car. Note that the MOV parking lot is an Easy park lot with Easy park rates and is strictly monitored by Easypark. A parking violation ticket can cost $80! \nPlease visit their site to find out how best to arrive. \nAbout The Book: \nBecoming a Matriarch (Knopf Canada\, 2023) \nWhen matriarchs begin to disappear\, there is a choice to either step into the places they left behind\, or to craft a new space. \nHelen Knott’s debut memoir\, In My Own Moccasins\, wowed reviewers\, award juries\, and readers alike with its profoundly honest and moving account of addiction\, intergenerational trauma\, resilience\, and survival. Now\, in her highly anticipated second book\, Knott returns with a chronicle of grief\, love\, and legacy. \nHaving lost both her mom and grandmother in just over six months\, forced to navigate the fine lines between matriarchy\, martyrdom\, and codependency\, Knott realizes she must let go\, not just of the women who raised her\, but of the woman she thought she was. \nWoven into the pages are themes of mourning\, sobriety through loss\, and generational dreaming. Becoming a Matriarch is charted with poetic insights\, sass\, humour\, and heart\, taking the reader over the rivers and mountains of Dane Zaa territory in Northeastern British Columbia\, along the cobbled streets of Antigua\, Guatemala\, and straight to the heart of what matriarchy truly means. This is a journey through pain\, on the way to becoming. \nAbout the author: \nHelen Knott is a Dane Zaa\, Cree\, Metis and mixed Euro-descent woman from Prophet River First Nations living in Fort St. John\, B.C. She is the author of the nationally best-selling book\, In My Own Moccasins. Her second book\, Becoming a Matriarch\, has been released through Knopf Doubleday Publishing. Helen has a bachelor’s degree in social work and has worked in advocacy and wellness with Indigenous communities for almost a decade. Helen has pieces published ranging from poetry to academic articles that focus on the connection between violence against Indigenous lands and violence against Indigenous bodies. She is currently taking time to work on her third book\, a fiction\, whose story will be rooted in her peoples territory. \nAbout the host: \nTroy Sebastian |nupqu ʔak·ǂam̓ is a writer from the Ktunaxa community of ʔaq̓am. He is a doctoral student\, Vanier Scholar and Sessional Instructor in the University of Victoria’s Department of Writing. His story tax niʔ pikak̓— a long time ago- was longlisted for the 2018 CBC Short Story Prize and the 2019 Writers’ Trust Journey Prize. In 2020 he was selected as a Writer’s Trust Rising Star by Lynn Coady and was longlisted for the CBC Poetry Prize. His story The Mission won the 2022 National Magazine Award Gold Prize for Fiction. His writing has appeared in Brick\, the Globe and Mail\, Toronto Star and The Walrus. He is represented by Rachel Letofsky at CookeMcDermid.
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