Do Not Love Half Lovers
By Kahlil Gibran
Do not love half lovers
Do not entertain half friends
Do not indulge in works of the half talented
Do not live half a life and do not die a half death
Do Not Love Half Lovers
By Kahlil Gibran
Do not love half lovers
Do not entertain half friends
Do not indulge in works of the half talented
Do not live half a life and do not die a half death
JAYU Canada has announced its 12th annual Human Rights Film Festival+ 2023 (HRFF+). This year, HRFF+ will present 4 feature length documentaries and 4 short films.
HRFF+ is an initiative of JAYU, a charity that shares human rights stories through the arts. The Human Rights Film Festival is committed to values of inclusivity and accessibility for all guests, staff, volunteers and artists.
Colin Boyd Shafer is a Canadian documentary photographer and social sciences educator. I came to know Colin and his work through his previous projects, INTERLOVE which tells interfaith love stories in Ontario, and Cosmopolis Toronto, a project that features someone from every country of the world who now calls Toronto home.
His latest project, the hardcover book Finding American: Stories of Immigration from the 50 States has just been released by Figure 1 Publishing Inc.
The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) continues at Harbourfront Centre this week. This year’s Festival invites children and youth of all ages to TIFA Kids, with a vibrant programme the entire family can enjoy for free!
Here I highlight a couple of events along with the authors and artists bringing us superheroes, graphic novels, whimsical adventures and spooky stories. At TIFA Kids you can also enjoy arts & crafts, sing-alongs and baking activities. There are plenty of fun activities for all age groups.
From September 21 to October 1, the Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) will welcome story creators from over 20 countries and across the GTA to engage, excite and entertain audiences of book lovers of all groups.
TIFA provides us a chance to hear from and meet some of our favourite authors. One of my faves happens to be Vincent Lam, who will be part of three events at the festival.
The Toronto International Festival of Authors (TIFA) has announced the guest lineup and programming for the second annual MOTIVE, Canada’s largest crime and mystery writing festival. Bibliophiles can come together to enjoy over 40 in-person events at Harbourfront Centre and three free virtual offerings.
Toronto-based writer and filmmaker, Ann Shin, released her first fiction novel The Last Exiles earlier this Spring.
The novel is about a young North Korean couple whose love is put to the ultimate test when they are forced to flee their country. It is a story about love, family and the price of freedom as Suja and Jin end up deep in the heart of the Chinese underground. As they get separated, Suja’s true mettle shines through in her heroic fight for freedom.
Art Thing in association with Prairie Fire, Please and in celebration of National Poetry Month bring us a new production of Canadian poet and author Molly Peacock’s solo show in poems, The Shimmering Verge.
For many, Christmas is an annual celebration of goodwill and joy. For others, like yours truly, it’s a time to curl up on the couch in the dead of winter for a good old fashioned fright. Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television, the latest book by Canadian micro-publisher Spectacular Optical, offers an in-depth exploration of the history of these subversive film and television presentations that allow viewers to engage in different ways with the complicated cultural history of the Christmas season. Indeed, for many who want to learn more about how to watch these, said films are the hallmark of the season itself.
Ryerson University’s annual Social Justice Week Mandela ECI Lecture has always managed to capture the imagination of a wide variety of Torontonians by keeping its finger on the pulse of timely, topical issues tied to race, culture, and the African diaspora. This free event takes place Wednesday, October 25 at Ryerson University.
This year’s Mandela ECI Lecture Black Be/longing: At the crossroads of art, culture, and human rights will spotlight one of Canada’s most important contemporary writers and revolutionary thinkers, M. NourbeSe Philip.