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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:Ghost Lake Book Launch with Special Guest Tyler Pennock
DESCRIPTION:Join Kegedonce Press\, Glad Day Bookshop\, Massy Books\, and Massy Arts in celebrating the launch of Ghost Lake\, a companion to Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler’s 2016 Indigenous horror release Wrist. \nIn Ojibwe cosmology there are thirteen moons… \nAnd in the pages of Ghost Lake are thirteen stories featuring an interrelated cast of characters and their brushes with the mysterious. Issa lives in fear of having her secret discovered\, Aanzheyaawin haunts the roads seeking vengeance\, Zaude searches for clues to her brother’s death\, Garion wrestles with his sexual inclinations\, Fanon struggles against an unexpected winter storm\, Kylie fights to make it back to shore\, Eadie and Mushkeg share a magical night\, Tyner faces brutal violence\, and Tyler\, Clay\, and Dare must make amends to the spirits before it’s too late. On the northern Ontario reserve of Ghost Lake the precolonial past is not so distant\, and nothing is ever truly lost or destroyed. Because the land remembers. \nRead more about Ghost Lake in this interview with Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler on Open Book. \nGhost Lake is available for purchase from Indigenous owned Massy Books. Purchase here.\n \nHow to Attend: \nLike and Follow the Book Launch page on Facebook. The event will be streamed on the “Ghost Lake Book Launch” page. Click here. \nOR Attend via Zoom. Zoom information is at the bottom of this page. \nAbout the Book: \nChilling\, mysterious tales of Anishinaabe culture and legend… \n“Adler gifts us with this collection of intense life and death stories that straddle the worlds of the everyday and the fantastic. These stories challenge the notion of default reality and Adler crafts them with a deft hand.”\n—Michelle Good\, author of Five Little Indians \nAbout the Speakers \nNathan Niigan Noodin Adler is author of Wrist\, (2016) and of Ghost Lake (2021). He is co-editor of Bawaajigan ~ Stories of Power\, a dream-themed anthology of Indigenous writers (Exile Editions). He is an artist and filmmaker who works in a variety of mediums including audio & video\, and drawing & painting. Nathan is first-place winner of an Aboriginal Writing Challenge\, and recipient of a Hnatyshyn Reveal award for literature\, he has an MFA in Creative Writing (UBC)\, BFA in Integrated Media (OCAD)\, and BA in English Literature & Native Studies (Trent). His writing is published in various magazines\, blogs\, and anthologies. He is two-spirit\, Jewish\, Anishinaabe\, and member of Lac Des Mille Lacs First Nation. Originally from Ontario\, he currently resides in Vancouver. \nTyler Pennock is a two-spirit adoptee from Lesser Slave Lake region of Alberta. Their biological family (Mailhot & Chalifoux) has grown roots in Grouard\, McLennan\, Prince George\, Seabird Island\, Faust and other communities throughout Western Canada. Their adoptive family (Sansome & Pennock) hails from Winnipeg\, and Ottawa. Tyler is a member of Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation. They graduated from Guelph University’s Creative Writing MFA program in 2013\, and currently live in Toronto. \nZoom information:\n \nTopic: The Ghost Lake Book Launch\nTime: Feb 6\, 2021 04:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)\n\nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://zoom.us/j/99657566383?pwd=RmZXYVpIcU9yeHFJUVlnbHcrWm5GUT09\n\nMeeting ID: 996 5756 6383\nPasscode: 574582\nOne tap mobile\n+16699009128\,\,99657566383#\,\,\,\,*574582# US (San Jose)\n+12532158782\,\,99657566383#\,\,\,\,*574582# US (Tacoma)\n\nDial by your location\n        +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)\n        +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n        +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n        +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n        +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n        +1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\nMeeting ID: 996 5756 6383\nPasscode: 574582\nFind your local number: https://zoom.us/u/abB7asLFTy
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SUMMARY:I Read Canadian Day
DESCRIPTION:I Read Canadian Day is a national celebration of Canadian books for young people\, with the goal of elevating the genre\, and celebrating their breadth and diversity. On that day\, all Canadians will be encouraged to read a children’s book by a Canadian author or illustrator\, for 15 minutes. I Read Canadian Day will take place in homes\, schools\, libraries and bookstores across the country. You can learn more at ireadcanadian.com/day. \nThis event is the perfect way for young readers to take part in I Read Canadian this year. All are welcome to attend and celebrate great Canadian literature/books.
URL:https://www.massybooks.com/event/i-read-canadian-day/
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SUMMARY:Ashley Audrain in conversation with Shari Lapena
DESCRIPTION:This spring\, we are pleased to be partnering with Penguin Random House Canada to bring you exciting events that gather bestselling authors. \nOur first event brings Ashley Audrain\, author of the much anticipated The Push\, in conversation with master of suspense Shari Lapena. \nHow to attend: Purchase a copy of The Push from independent bookstore Massy Books to receive your exclusive entry to the event!\nPurchase here: https://bit.ly/3iA76sX \nAbout The Push \n“Hooks you from the very first page and will have you racing to get to the end.”\n—Good Morning America \nA tense\, page-turning psychological drama about the making and breaking of a family—and a woman whose experience of motherhood is nothing at all what she hoped for—and everything she feared \nBlythe Connor is determined that she will be the warm\, comforting mother to her new baby Violet that she herself never had. \nBut in the thick of motherhood’s exhausting early days\, Blythe becomes convinced that something is wrong with her daughter—she doesn’t behave like most children do. \nOr is it all in Blythe’s head? Her husband\, Fox\, says she’s imagining things. The more Fox dismisses her fears\, the more Blythe begins to question her own sanity\, and the more we begin to question what Blythe is telling us about her life as well. \nThen their son Sam is born—and with him\, Blythe has the blissful connection she’d always imagined with her child. Even Violet seems to love her little brother. But when life as they know it is changed in an instant\, the devastating fall-out forces Blythe to face the truth. \nThe Push is a tour de force you will read in a sitting\, an utterly immersive novel that will challenge everything you think you know about motherhood\, about what we owe our children\, and what it feels like when women are not believed. \nAbout the Speakers \nAshley Audrain previously worked as the publicity director of Penguin Books Canada. Prior to Penguin\, she worked in public relations. She lives in Toronto\, where she and her partner are raising their two young children. The Push is her first novel. \nShari Lapena is the internationally bestselling author of The Couple Next Door\, A Stranger in the House\, An Unwanted Guest\, Someone We Know and The End of Her. She was a lawyer and an English teacher before turning her hand to fiction. She lives in Toronto
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SUMMARY:We All Go Back to the Land: Book Launch with Suzanne Keeptwo
DESCRIPTION:Land Acknowledgements often begin academic conferences\, cultural events\, government press gatherings\, and even hockey games. They are supposed to be an act of Reconciliation between Indigenous peoples in Canada and non-Indigenous Canadians\, but they have become so routine and formulaic that they have sometimes lost meaning. Seen more and more as empty words\, some events have dropped Land Acknowledgements altogether. \nMétis artist and educator Suzanne Keeptwo wants to change that. She sees the Land Acknowledgement as an opportunity for Indigenous peoples in Canada to communicate a message to non-Indigenous Canadians—a message founded upon Age Old Wisdom about how to sustain the Land we all want to call home. \nSuzanne will be in conversation with Brenda Leadlay\, the Executive Director of the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture. \n*Registration mandatory* Go to this link to register. You will be emailed a Zoom link before the event. https://bit.ly/2NQJ6Xj \nPurchase the Book: We All Go Back to the Land is available for purchase from Indigenous-owned Massy Books. Click here to purchase. \nAbout the Author \nSuzanne Keeptwo\, Métis (Algonkin/French and Irish) of Québec\, is both an artist and professional educator who merges traditional Anishinaabe Teachings and artistic expression to inform others about Indigenous historical truths and contemporary realities. She has worked across the country as a professional facilitator with host clients that include the Museum of Human Rights\, McGill University\, Full Circle: First Nations Performance\, and the College of New Scholars\, Artists\, and Scientists of the Royal Society of Canada. Suzanne is also a freelance writer\, editor\, and consultant\, with expertise in bridging cultural gaps of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples.
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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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