Guyleigh Johnson: Black people don’t get depressed
Poet and author Guyleigh Johnson on anxiety, depression, and being Black. ” I thought I was so strong, I could never break, until I reached my breaking point, and then I broke.”
Arts
PSA: Mayworks Halifax call for submissions for its tenth anniversary Mayworks festival, 2019
PSA: Be a Part of the 2019 Festival. Help us Celebrate our 10th anniversary! Mayworks Halifax seeks proposals that will speak of the working class experience. This can be extremely varied and can be contemporary or historical. Both amateur and professional performers may apply.
Cash–for–Gold, a poem by Tammy Armstrong
Cash-for-Gold, a stunningly beautiful poem by Tammy Armstrong, is the second of eight poems we will publish during the remainder of the year, selected as a result of the call for poems we issued a while ago.
Remembering, a poem by Killa Ch′aska Mitchell–Atencio
We’re very happy to present Remembering, a poem by Killa Atencio, a wonderful poet of Mi’kmaq and Quechua ancestry. It’s the first of eight poems we will publish during the remainder of the year, selected as a result of the call for poems we issued a while ago.
Molly Hurd: Who’s going to fight for arts education?
Educator Molly Hurd tackles the current threats to art education in Nova Scotia. “By reducing arts education, we are once again widening the gap between those who already have and those who have not. Rich parents will always be able to provide private lessons and classes for their children. Schools in wealthy neighbourhoods will always be able to fund-raise for extra artistic opportunities. Public education, to be truly equitable, needs to provide good arts education for all.”
Media release: Can Nova Scotia afford to cut creativity: paper-thin access to art education in Halifax
Important news release by the NS Art Educators Society: The Nova Scotia Art Educators Society is expressing its concern today about the loss of school-based art programs for elementary classes grades 4-6. “We wonder if kids in Nova Scotia can afford the loss of direct access to learning about creativity,” said Society President Robin Jensen.
The Nova Scotia Advocate is looking for poems. And we pay.
The Nova Scotia Advocate, in yet another bad business decision, commits to featuring (at least) one poem each month, for the next six months for sure, and hopefully for eternity. We pay, and we’re looking for submissions. Please help us spread the word.
Weekend Video – Matt: Forensic mental health success stories
This weekend’s touching video sends the message that people found “not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder” are human beings first of all, who, like everybody, get sick, and then get better again.
Paul Vienneau: Dreaming a new Pavilion on the Halifax Common
Paul Vienneau considers a new all-ages Pavilion on the Common, more accessible and even better than the current one, because live music matters.
Weekend video: Cyndi Cain – Stand up
Sure it’s Monday, but stuff happened over the weekend, and we’re running a bit late. Didn’t want to miss an opportunity to put a plug in for this year’s Mayworks Festival, which starts tomorrow .