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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:Fiction Writing Workshop with Patti Flather “Dialogue that Leaps Off the Page”
DESCRIPTION:Bring your characters to life through dialogue. Discover their unique voices. Create compelling conversations that advance your story while revealing character. Whether you’re writing fiction\, plays or screenplays\, this workshop offers useful guidelines\, practical examples and writing exercises to help make your characters distinct and memorable and your scenes sizzle. \nAbout Patti Flather \nAward-winning author Patti Flather\, originally from North Vancouver and now based in Whitehorse\, Yukon\, has an MFA in Creative Writing from UBC. Such A Lovely Afternoon is her first fiction collection; her plays including Paradise andSixty Below have been shared on stages across Canada and published. www.pattiflather.com \nBooks by the author will be available for purchase: \nSuch A Lovely Afternoon (fiction) $23\nParadise (play) $20\nPayment accepted: Cash\, personal cheque or e-transfer \nYou may register for one or both workshops in this series: \nDialogue that Leaps Off the Page – Saturday\, September\, 23 at 2:00pm \nCreating an Evocative Fictional World – Sunday\, September\, 24 at 10:30am \nRegistration required. Register online or call 604-987-4471\, ext. 8175.
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LOCATION:North Vancouver Public Library – Capilano branch\, 3045 Highland Blvd.\, North Vancouver\, BC\, V7R 2X4\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Drug Tales: An Evening of Storytelling and Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:Join Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Get Sensible for a fascinating conversation with Caitlin Donohue\, author of Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas and Dr. Emily Jenkins in an enlightening conversation about weed and its impacts on young people. \nFollowing the conversation\, Healthcliff (Heath D’Alessio) from Get Sensible will facilitate an open mic\, Drug Tales\, where folks can share their drug related stories. This will be an opportunity for audience members to come up on stage and share a story of their own. We recognize the stigma surrounding substance use\, and know that healing can come through sharing our experiences. In order to build better drug policies\, hearing stories from the community is essential. \nThis event is held at Massy Arts Society and food and beverages will be provided! The event starts at 6:30pm. This is a by-donation event (PWYC)\, with the suggested amount starting at $10. However\, no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nAbout Caitlin \nCaitlin has been writing about marijuana for a decade. She started with her weekly column Herbwise at the San Francisco Bay Guardian alt weekly\, when now-legal California dispensaries’ battled with the federal government. She interviews figures from Mexico’s drug politics and culture every Monday for her Spanish language radio show Crónica. She has been a regular contributor to High Times and Snoop Dogg’s cannabis news website MERRYJANE. She sees cannabis as a way of understanding societal structures\, from international borders to health and wellness. \nIn Weed: Cannabis Culture in the Americas\, culture writer Caitlin Donohue crafts a comprehensive and thought-provoking review of cannabis in the Western Hemisphere. Donohue’s investigation spans from Vancouver\, Canada\, to Buenos Aires\, Argentina\, interviewing medical researchers\, educators\, activists\, artists\, business leaders\, and other experts to explore the long relationship between cannabis and the human race\, its almost universal prohibition in the twentieth century\, and modern efforts to legalize the much-maligned plant in all its forms. \nhttps://www.donohue.work/aboutcat \nAbout Emily \nDr. Emily Jenkins\, brings extensive clinical and research expertise from acute and community mental health and substance use settings. \nHer clinical training and experience informs her program of research\, which aims to enhance mental health outcomes and reduce substance use harms for Canadians through mental health promotion strategies and health services and policy redesign. She is recognized as a leader in the youth mental health and substance use field and has established policy\, practice and media channels that support knowledge mobilization and research impact. \nAbout Heathcliff \nHeathcliff is a people person who loves drugs\, which is why they’re thrilled to be hosting this Vancouver edition of Drug Tales! A performing artist\, facilitator\, community educator\, and all around pretty nice guy\, they’re passionate about harm reduction and storytelling and love facilitating safe spaces to talk about taboo subjects and bond over shared experiences while sharing knowledge and learning from each other \nExcited to see you there!
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