Michael DeForge
@michael_deforge
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new book announced - Holy Lacrimony, out later this year.
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RT @dgrdon: Our government still hasn't gone beyond the level of issuing statements as Israel starves Gaza. Global Affairs Canada told @T….
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Forced starvation is widespread in Gaza and the death toll is rising, caused by Israel withholding food at the border. Still, Canada maintains a free trade agreement with Israel…
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RT @mar80549: I have launched my new campaign on Chuffed after my GoFundMe campaign was closed. Please never let me down and support my art….
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My name is Elena, and I am managing this campaign for my (very young) artist friend Marah Khaled from Gaza, Palestine, who is living under unimaginably hard conditions because of this merciless and...
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RT @DavideMastracci: NEW: Subsidizing The Occupation is a major project from The Maple explaining how you and other Canadians have helped f….
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Discover how charitable donations and tax breaks in Canada are subsidizing the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
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"And I think that's all we can do" really neatly sums up a particularly Canadian brand of cowardice in this moment. Elbows Up, everybody.
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Lederman closes by saying "We've already seen some terrific books about this situation. I think there will be more. I look forward to reading the work and, I hope, responding to it. And I think that's all we can do.".
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Indigo's ties to the HESEG Foundation.- The Giller's role in suppressing pro-Palestinian speech, including pressing for criminal charges against protestors, censoring mentions of Gaza in their book clubs, and their executive director publicly harassing pro-Palestinian authors.
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- the material impact pressure campaigns against Scotiabank have had on its Elbit investment.- the strategy behind boycott campaigns designed to set international standards around companies directly tied to the genocide.- the Azrieli Foundation's ties to illegal settlements or.
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after penning this dehumanizing, mealy-mouthed editorial, Marsha "Is 'Karen' a slur?" Lederman was invited onto Commotion (with @glasneronfilm filling in for @elamin88) to comment on the Gillers. the interview neglects to bring up a number of points, including:.
The soullessness required to describe the Giller Prize's hypothetical demise as a "casualty" in the context of a genocide.
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RT @enoughformethx: Setting that aside, in any case, people in Gaza are starving to death as we live and breathe. You tell me what the appr….
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the "drama" in this case is:. - Scotiabank's investment in Israel's largest arms manufacturer.- the Azrieli Foundation's ties to illegal West Bank settlements.- Reisman and Schwartz's sponsorship of IOF mercenary soldiers, alongside their other far right "charitable" donations
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let's be clear about what these people are mourning: a yearly prize that benefits an extremely small number of authors, and a ceremony predominantly attended by corporate sponsors who, i guess, need to make up for not being asked to prom in high school or something.
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The soullessness required to describe the Giller Prize's hypothetical demise as a "casualty" in the context of a genocide.
This speaks to how ridiculous it is that these literary prizes try to advertise themselves as these load-bearing pillars of the arts ecosystem. We're not actually beholden to this sort of winner-takes-all prize culture, but corners of the industry are cowed into thinking we are.
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RT @anna_lippman: Interesting how NPR is covering this story but not a single Toronto media outlet is 🤔
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Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation amid calls to boycott his businesses.
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I guess it’d be one less venue for Heather “Don’t Ask Me About Why I Donated $15,000 Homophobic Christian Scam College” Reisman to cosplay as Oprah at.
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like, what normal person, in the publishing world or otherwise, would care about a "famous gala dinner" as though that's something worth saving
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This speaks to how ridiculous it is that these literary prizes try to advertise themselves as these load-bearing pillars of the arts ecosystem. We're not actually beholden to this sort of winner-takes-all prize culture, but corners of the industry are cowed into thinking we are.
A bit confused. Why should GoC give $5M over 3 yrs so Giller could award $100,000 each year to a winner. Am I missing something?. Giller Prize says it will be forced to cease operations without federal funding /via @globeandmail
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RT @DhillonHariGTA: A bit confused. Why should GoC give $5M over 3 yrs so Giller could award $100,000 each year to a winner. Am I missing s….
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In a drafted letter to Ottawa, the Giller Foundation is asking for $5-million in funding over three years, starting in 2025
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RT @sahouraxo: BREAKING:. This is not Gaza. This is not Beirut. This is Damascus. Israel is raining bombs on Syria’s capital, targeting….
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