Globally, payouts to corporate shareholders increased on average 14 times faster than worker pay since 2020. Over the same period, across 30 countries, wages have fallen by 3%.

We must #FightInequality by rewarding work, not wealth. oxf.am/WorkersDay24

While receiving an honorary degree from Acadia University today, El Jones praised students across the country who are “standing against a genocide” in Gaza.

“Over the past few months, we have been told that it is our words and not bombs that are harmful and violent.”

Congratulations to those Columbia University students celebrating their 'People's Graduation' at St. John's Cathedral. Try as they might, the overpaid administrators of your universities cannot force you to choose between standing up for Palestine human rights and the fruits of

In solidarity with @AMPL/AMPD we call on the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences to move all events from McGill University campus. CAUT #Congress2024

Having a lot of fun planning for the third season of Opaat Press. Four or five more poetry pamphlets coming your way this June.

For more on the press, and/or to sign up for updates, visit the link below.

annickmacaskill.com/one-poem-at-a-…

This is tomorrow!!

'SHE is joy's pronoun!' Erín Moure (Хамуляк) 'SHE is Kirby. The book is SHE.' Kathryn Mockler 'A delight.' Annick MacAskill 'Breathless & Breathtaking.' Michael Prior

SHE is here. #KFB
Asterism Books

Ask for 'she' at your local independent & library homebranch.
asterismbooks.com/product/she-ki…

Inspired and moved by the young people setting up encampments on their campuses in solidarity with Palestine. Resilience and clarity.

Sinéad Morrissey on Belfast's Europa Hotel, bombed 33 times between 1970 and 1994.

gaspereau.com/bookInfo.php?A…

It is a truth universally acknowledged that riot grrrls sure know how to make a (re)entrance!!!! We can't wait to announce our 10th szn, which is absolutely chock full to the hilt with gorgeousness & grit. Stay tuned & get ready to mind that gap, y'all!💋

You can now read the winners of ARP's 2024 Poetry Contest, judged by Annick MacAskill!

Christopher Green’s 1st Prize poem, 'Parkinson's: A Petrarchan Sonnet,' is on our website:

antlerriverpoetry.ca/#2024contest1s…

I started a GoFundMe to help with the children's education. Some details about Greg, here: gofundme.com/f/gregory-j-si…

'Bird Suit is filled with deeply observed, profoundly flawed characters, and compels to the very end, through tragedy and hard-earned moments of levity.'

Deeply moved by h f chau bradley's thoughtful review of Bird Suit in Xtra. ❤️🐦‍⬛

xtramagazine.com/culture/bird-s…

we’ve donated these signed copies of some of our favourite books to the Obeid Family Fundraiser to try and get 15 people out of Gaza, auction starts May 24th:

32auctions.com/GazaToCanada

please help spread the word ❤️

Not getting a single day of paid sick leave when I had my miscarriages.

Teaching 7 classes/semester on 3 different college campuses as an adjunct, and making less than $30k/year. One of those colleges didn’t even give me free parking pass.

It's #PoetryFriday , the perfect time to celebrate this news: THE ALL + FLESH by Brandi Bird is a finalist for the 2024 Indigenous Voices Award for Poetry in English! 🎉💛

NEW: Canadian Blood Services issued an apology on Friday to the LGBTQ2S+ community for what it now admits was a harmful and discriminatory blood donation policy that prevented sexually active men who have sex with men and some trans people from donating.

ctvnews.ca/politics/canad…

Toronto has been awarded a WNBA expansion taem, according to CBC.

The team will reportedly play out of Coca-Cola Coliseum and begin play in 2026.