
Jean-Paul Bedard will run a Triple Toronto Marathon to “show the resilience of sexual assault survivors.” He wants to raise awareness about sexual abuse — and recovery.
“My name is Jean-Paul, and I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and rape”
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Every place, as with every person, has its own story to tell. For “A place is a story that happens many times,” as the Oregon writer Kim Stafford reminds us. [Cascadia Institute]
Victoria’s poet laureate to mark mental health & substance use wellness day
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The City of Victoria’s poet laureate Yvonne Blomer will lead an event on May 7, 2015, sponsored by Island Health, marking the first annual Mental Health and Substance Use Awareness Day
Cascadia festival will celebrate deep connections, draw hundreds to Nanaimo
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The Cascadia Poetry Festival is an international event which seeks to bioregionally animate and culturally construct Cascadia by gathering writers, artists, scientists and activists to collaborate, discover and foster deeper connection between all inhabitants and the Cascadia region itself.
[Image: American poet Joanne Kyger at the 2014 Cascadia Festival in Seattle]


