Arts & Culture

Council of Canadians Poetry Recital

On February 4, about 60 Londoners met at the Central Branch of the London Public Library to participate in “A Town Hall on the Future of Canada”, hosted by the Council of Canadians and the London and District Labour Council.  Speakers on organized labour, public health, the environment, and social justice and militarism presented the ongoing and interrelated crises facing people living in Canada today. But they also presented an alternative vision based on community connection and a call to action to change the trajectory of the Canadian state and its continual onslaught of policies and legislation against the working…

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Tatreez: Weaving Palestinian history

Originally published at NB Media Coop on February 11th, 2024 The Palestinian thobe fills my phone screen. It is black, originally indigo-dyed. It flares with orange, red, and jewel-coloured embroidery. The chest-piece is laden with intricate triangles, zigzags, and flower-like motifs. The front of the skirt bursts with a panel of squares bearing stars. The sleeves and sides are rich with greens, blues, and pinks that twine into branch-like patterns or descend in diamonds. The back is streaked with orange panels that border arching embroidery. In its entirety, the thobe is mesmerizing in the embroidery’s heaviness and vibrancy, handmade in…

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