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SUMMARY:Nya Lewis for BlackArt Gastown: Quilt of Hope
DESCRIPTION:The Quilt of Hope is an installation that asks artists to consider their role in the movement\, and what art expression has to teach us about radical activism. It shares the perspectives of  practicing artists across  the Lower Mainland  in a collection of 25 quotes\, responding to the question “What is the role of Artists in dismantling anti-Black racism?” \nArtist and Curator: Nya Lewis for BlackArt Gastown \nAbout the Artist/Curator: \nNya Lewis’ practice is a culmination of centuries of African resistance\, love\, questions\, actions\, study\, embrace and exposure in the face of failed neo-colonial attempts at erasure. Nanyamka’s expression is powered by the perpetual engine of truth-explored\, uncompromised. It interrupts\, it educates\, it asks\, it unites\, it celebrates a Canada with all voices present\, with all voices heard\, with actions taken and commitment to justice declared. The artist sees her practice as a continuation of a long lineage of work undertaken by Black artists\, curators\, writers\, activists and thinkers who blaze(d) a trail of critical discourse surrounding the Black Canadian Experience. Lewis’ creative practice reflects upon the diversity of Black diasporic experiences and its many forms of expression. As such\, she works across the disciplines of art making\, curating and writing. Her work is multivalent in form and expression but is always driven by the reimagining and reclaiming of community. \nLewis is a MFA candidate at OCAD University\, an Independent curator currently serving as the Programming Coordinator at Vancouver Queer Film Festival and the founder and director of BlackArt Gastown. \nAccessibility\n \nThis exhibition takes place upstairs in the Massy Gallery\, which is only accessible by a flight of stairs. Unfortunately\, no audio or visual tours are available at this time.⁣\n⁣\nMasks are mandatory while in Massy Books.⁣
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LOCATION:Massy Books\, 229 E. Georgia St.\, Vancouver\, British Columbia\, V6A1Z6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Ijeoma Oluo in conversation with Cicely Belle Blain
DESCRIPTION:Join Ijeoma Oluo\, the author of the New York Times bestseller So You Want to Talk About Race\, in conversation with author Cicely Belle Blain.  Hosted by Hachette Book Group and Massy Arts\, this event celebrates the necessary new release Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America. \nHow to Attend:\nRegistration is mandatory for this event. Register through this link:\nhttps://www.eventbrite.ca/e/ijeoma-oluo-in-conversation-with-cicely-belle-blain-tickets-139121605467 \nChromeCast link to access the event will be emailed to you the morning of February 24th. \nMassy Books is offering 20% Mediocre for the month of February as part of their Black History Month reading list. Check out the full list here: https://t.co/rIisIWAwSz\nAbout the Book: \nWhat happens to a country that tells generation after generation of white men that they deserve power? What happens when success is defined by status over women and people of color\, instead of by actual accomplishments? \nThrough the last 150 years of American history — from the post-reconstruction South and the mythic stories of cowboys in the West\, to the present-day controversy over NFL protests and the backlash against the rise of women in politics — Ijeoma Oluo exposes the devastating consequences of white male supremacy on women\, people of color\, and white men themselves. Mediocre investigates the real costs of this phenomenon in order to imagine a new white male identity\, one free from racism and sexism. \nAs provocative as it is essential\, this book will upend everything you thought you knew about American identity and offers a bold new vision of American greatness. \nPurchase here.  \nAbout the Speakers: \nIjeoma Oluo is a Seattle-based writer\, speaker\, and Internet Yeller. She’s the author of the New York Times Best-Seller So You Want to Talk about Race\, published in 2018 by Seal Press. Named one of the The Root’s 100 Most Influential African Americans in 2017\, one of the Most Influential People in Seattle by Seattle Magazine\, one of the 50 Most Influential Women in Seattle by Seattle Met\, and winner of the of the 2018 Feminist Humanist Award by the American Humanist Society\, Oluo’s work focuses primarily on issues of race and identity\, feminism\, social and mental health\, social justice\, the arts\, and personal essay. Her writing has been featured in The Washington Post\, NBC News\, Elle Magazine\, TIME\, The Stranger\, and the Guardian\, among other outlets. \nCicely Belle Blain is a Black/mixed\, queer non-binary femme from London\, UK now living on the lands of the Musqueam\, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh people. Their ancestry is a mix of Gambian (Wolof)\, Jamaican\, and English. Cicely Belle spent their formative years between London\, the Netherlands\, and a small Catholic village in France – each home presenting a pivotal opportunity for awakening and growth. Cicely Belle is descended from a long line of feminist educators and developed a passion for justice from a young age. \nCicely Belle is noted for founding Black Lives Matter Vancouver and subsequently being listed as one of Vancouver’s 50 most powerful people by Vancouver Magazine twice\, BC Business’s 30 under 30 and one of Refinery29’s Powerhouses of 2020. Cicely Belle is an anti-racism consultant and also an instructor in Executive Leadership at Simon Fraser University\, the Editorial Director of Ripple of Change Magazine and the author of Burning Sugar (Arsenal Pulp Press and VS Books\, 2020). Purchase a copy of Burning Sugar from Massy Books here.
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SUMMARY:Dr. Ibram X. Kendi + Dr. Keisha Blain in conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud
DESCRIPTION:A chorus of extraordinary voices comes together to tell one of history’s great epics: the four-hundred-year journey of African Americans from 1619 to the present—edited by Ibram X. Kendi\, author of How to Be an Antiracist\, and Keisha N. Blain\, author of Set the World on Fire. \nPurchase a copy of Four Hundred Souls from independent bookstore Massy Books and receive access to this exclusive\, live event with the editors in conversation with Elamin Abdelmahmoud. Massy Books is pleased to offer 20% off this title\, along with all titles included in our Black History Month Book List. Just enter “Black History Month” in the “Instructions” box when placing your order and the 20% discount will be applied.  \nPurchase here: https://bit.ly/3sZmUu6 \nAbout the Speakers \nIbram X. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University and the founding director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a CBS News correspondent. He is the author of many books including Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America\, which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction\, and three #1 New York Times bestsellers\, How to Be an Antiracist; Stamped: Racism\, Antiracism\, and You\, co-authored with Jason Reynolds; and Antiracist Baby\, illustrated by Ashley Lukashevsky. In 2020\, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. \nKeisha N. Blain is an award-winning historian\, professor\, and writer. She is currently an associate professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh\, the president of the African American Intellectual History Society\, and an editor for The Washington Post’s “Made by History” section. Her writing has appeared in popular outlets such as The Atlantic\, The Guardian\, Politico\, and Time. She is the author of Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom and Until I Am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America. \nElamin Abdelmahmoud is the host of CBC’s weekly pop culture podcast POP CHAT\, co-host of CBC’s political podcast PARTY LINES\, and a frequent culture commentator for CBC News. He’s a culture writer for BuzzFeed News\, where he also writes Incoming\, the daily morning newsletter. His work has appeared in the Globe and Mail\, Maclean’s\, and Rolling Stone.
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