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Elliott Slinn reading poetry at our Dialogue

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h4>>Elliott Robert Slinn is a Canadian writer/poet from New Westminster, British Columbia. He attended Douglas College where he majored in creative writing and philosophy. He has one collection of poems to date, titled “Act like you’re carrying a weapon” and has recently had three of his poems published in Pearls (the Douglas College yearly anthology) and was awarded ‘poem of the …

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The 2012 Eastside Swarm

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h4>>    I just listened to an interview with Lou Reed, an old interview, some time in the 1970's where he has great fun with the journalists, all straight faced.  You can listen to it on uwall.tv.   Okay, so this is not what the headline to this post says, but thought it would be nice to see how hard I work to get this blog out:)  Oh, right, and I also listened to Jeff …

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Tweet for Community Art

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h4>>Come to the UBC Learning Exchange and participate in  a network of people using social media to promote community arts in Vancouver. FREE - MUST PREREGISTER. I've begun to think of social media as a form of democracy. Every time I retweet, like or share - it's a little bit like casting a ballot. For those who proclaim retweets do *not* constitute an endorsement, perhaps I should say, I'm …

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Community Arts Dialogue September and October

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h4>>We are planning for two Community Arts Dialogues for September and October - the last Saturday of each month, from 1-4pm. Watch this space for details but for now - SAVE THE DATE. You can register as below - details will be added as they are confirmed. change of heART: self-empowerment by design - Sat. Sept 29 1-4pm Art for self-expression and social justice - Sat. Oct. 27 …

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Mending and Darning Clinic in the Downtown Eastside

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h4>>Okay, so what does this have to do with art, you might well ask. Our lives are the greatest piece of art we can produce.  She declares.  Well, you can disagree, but please do it as a comment to this post. This is a link to a very brief, easy to read article that will make my point.  http://www.treehugger.com/style/darning-clothes-as-an-art-form.html So, bring your mending, bring your …

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