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SpokenWeb Mourns the Loss of Ian Ferrier — Nov 6-30, 2023 (Events)

SpokenWeb mourns the loss of our brilliant community partner and loving friend, Ian Ferrier. Poet, musician, community organizer and activist, most gentle, bold, and deeply caring human being, Ian’s contributions to spoken word and all forms of creative performance in literary communities in Montréal and across the world, have been formidable.

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SpokenWeb Holiday Hiatus — Jan 16-14, 2021 (Events)

Concordia University

Thanks for your interest in SpokenWeb’s events! We’re taking some down time for the holidays to spend time with our loved ones, catch our collective breath, and to listen to all the crisp new winter sounds. We had a full and engaging Fall slate of talks, listening practices, workshops, and other activities, and can’t wait […]

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SpokenWeb August Hiatus — Aug 1-11, 2021 (Events)

Concordia University

Thank you for your interest in SpokenWeb’s upcoming slate of events! However, we’re taking a short pause for August to catch our breath and get some time away from the screen after a full summer schedule. Thanks to all the folks who have joined SpokenWeb over the last few months for our events: our Listening, […]

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SpokenWeb Statement in Condemnation of Racism and in Support of Black Lives Matter (Post)

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As a research network that involves scholars, students, artists and community members across North America, SpokenWeb condemns racism, and supports those who are actively protesting against structural anti-Black racism and violence.  We condemn the murder of George Floyd and the hatred and violence against Black communities that it represents. We support Black Lives Matter and believe it is crucial to amplify the conversation this movement has initiated.

SpokenWeb’s work in discovering, preserving, and sounding voices of the past is motivated in great part by the desire to challenge canons of literature, and reimagine Canadian and North American literary and cultural history by listening and attending to voices that had previously been silenced.  Our work has been and will continue to pursue the goal of providing support and platforms to artists of diverse backgrounds whose work helps us see and resist structural racism and other forms of violence and oppression.

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