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Farzana Doctor
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Author of 7 books: fiction, poetry, self-help
Activist and Reg Social Worker/Psychotherapist
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Farzana Doctor @farzanadoctor.bsky.social · May 21
I was on @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social The Next Chapter!

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Antonio Michael and I
talked about the thruline for my books (and our inner 11 year olds had a moment together) that began with my 1st poem and ended in my most recent novel The Beauty of Us. @ecwpress.bsky.social
Image is of me, a middle aged brown woman smiling, and the cover of The Beauty of Us. LISTEN 5 books that shaped author and activist Farzana Doctor Radio - The Next Chapter | January 26
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Celebrate my 100th episode on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social with me and Aamir Hussain! We chop it up about his beautiful debut novel, Under the Full and Crescent Moon (Dundurn, 2025).

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November 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Tonight! Join us to listen to poetry and raise funds for @gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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A snow plow operator drove her vehicle through a crowd of Palestine supporters in Toronto this week.

“This just seems like part of a pattern of violence against Palestinians that’s going unchecked,” organizer Omar Mahmoud told me.

For @thegrindto.bsky.social
Snowplow Operator Drives Through Pro-Palestine Demonstration
Despite videos of the incident being published and a photo showing the driver giving the finger to the pro-Palestine crowd, Toronto police say there was “no reason to believe there was any malicious…
www.thegrindmag.ca
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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www.torontotoday.ca/local/crime-...
Chow calls for investigation after snow truck drives through crowd of protesters
The truck appears to be owned by A & F Di Carlo Construction Inc., one of two companies which hold the majority of the city's snow-clearing contracts
www.torontotoday.ca
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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See you there!
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Join us this Saturday! In-person at Glad Day (32 Lisgar) and on FB Live:
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Poets for Palestine Jennifer Hosein EJ Kneifel Charlie Petch Giovanna Riccio Hana Shall Nadia Shammas Sanna Wani Sat Nov 22, 7-9 PM [doors will be open at 6:30 PM) Glad Day Bookshop 32 Lisgar (just south of Queen S10 or PWYC. A portion of the proceeds will go to Gaza Soup Kitchen. Livestream on Facebook
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Join us this Saturday! In-person at Glad Day (32 Lisgar) and on FB Live:
www.facebook.com/share/14SLGQ...

@sawpoet.bsky.social @nadiashammas.bsky.social @sannawani.bsky.social
Poets for Palestine Jennifer Hosein EJ Kneifel Charlie Petch Giovanna Riccio Hana Shall Nadia Shammas Sanna Wani Sat Nov 22, 7-9 PM [doors will be open at 6:30 PM) Glad Day Bookshop 32 Lisgar (just south of Queen S10 or PWYC. A portion of the proceeds will go to Gaza Soup Kitchen. Livestream on Facebook
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Tonight!
farzanadoctor.bsky.social Farzana Doctor @farzanadoctor.bsky.social · 14d
BOYCOTT GILLER BROADCAST

Join CanLit Responds and No Arms In The Arts for the Boycott Giller Broadcast on Nov 17 at 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT

More info www.instagram.com/p/DRAMZSVkW0...

Watch: twitch.tv/deltahead_

(You don’t need a Twitch account)

#NoArmsInTheArts #BoycottGiller
Black background, white black and red letters FEATURING PANELS, READINGS, COMEDY & MUSIC BOYCOTT GILLER BROATCAST STREAMING ON TWITCH NOVEMBER 17 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT NO ARMS IN THE TS BOYCOTT GILLER
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Tonight!
farzanadoctor.bsky.social Farzana Doctor @farzanadoctor.bsky.social · 14d
BOYCOTT GILLER BROADCAST

Join CanLit Responds and No Arms In The Arts for the Boycott Giller Broadcast on Nov 17 at 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT

More info www.instagram.com/p/DRAMZSVkW0...

Watch: twitch.tv/deltahead_

(You don’t need a Twitch account)

#NoArmsInTheArts #BoycottGiller
Black background, white black and red letters FEATURING PANELS, READINGS, COMEDY & MUSIC BOYCOTT GILLER BROATCAST STREAMING ON TWITCH NOVEMBER 17 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT NO ARMS IN THE TS BOYCOTT GILLER
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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BOYCOTT GILLER BROADCAST

Join CanLit Responds and No Arms In The Arts for the Boycott Giller Broadcast on Nov 17 at 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT

More info www.instagram.com/p/DRAMZSVkW0...

Watch: twitch.tv/deltahead_

(You don’t need a Twitch account)

#NoArmsInTheArts #BoycottGiller
Black background, white black and red letters FEATURING PANELS, READINGS, COMEDY & MUSIC BOYCOTT GILLER BROATCAST STREAMING ON TWITCH NOVEMBER 17 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT NO ARMS IN THE TS BOYCOTT GILLER
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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If you have a question you’re afraid to ask about female genital cutting (FGC), you can ask anonymously through Dear Maasi aka @farzanadoctor.bsky.social 💜

❓To ask your question, visit bit.ly/DearMaasi
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Take a moment to sign this letter against Bill 60. share.nwmd.social/s/VyZ5f7qh
FRPO: Hands off our rights!
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November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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BOYCOTT GILLER BROADCAST

Join CanLit Responds and No Arms In The Arts for the Boycott Giller Broadcast on Nov 17 at 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT

More info www.instagram.com/p/DRAMZSVkW0...

Watch: twitch.tv/deltahead_

(You don’t need a Twitch account)

#NoArmsInTheArts #BoycottGiller
Black background, white black and red letters FEATURING PANELS, READINGS, COMEDY & MUSIC BOYCOTT GILLER BROATCAST STREAMING ON TWITCH NOVEMBER 17 7:30PM ET / 5:30PM MT / 4:30PM PT NO ARMS IN THE TS BOYCOTT GILLER
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Prévisions de COVID pour le Canada : NOV 8 - NOV 21, 2025

ONTARIO

ÉLEVÉ [stable]

Environ 1 personne sur 133 est infectée

Par rapport au point le plus bas de la pandémie au Canada :

-Infections : 6.6 x🔺
-COVID longue : 5.9 x🔺
-Hospitalisations : 9.3 x🔺
-Décès : 11.7 x🔺
November 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Our next Brockton Writers Series literary event is on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new space at 32 Lisgar St.

Come listen to readings from some amazing authors!

We will also livestream the event on our YouTube channel.
October 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Meet guest speaker Farzana Doctor, who will discuss "Psych Hacks for Writer's Block" on November 12, 2025 at our next Brockton Writers literary series event, 6:30 p.m. at @gladdaybookshop's new Glad Day Lit space (32 Lisgar St) or live on YouTube.
October 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Join Lisa Baird (WHEN WHALES WENT BACK TO THE WATER) for the Brockton Writers Series on November 12 at 6:30 pm at Glad Day Bookshop! The event features guest speaker @farzanadoctor.bsky.social, followed by readings.
Livestreamed on YouTube: https://bit.ly/48QxgnD

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November 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Wordstock Sudbury is happening this weekend! Join us in-person or livestream.

Panels, readings, master classes:

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2025 Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival
Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival is thrilled to announce the dates of our 12th annual festival. Join us on October 24-25  for two days of conversations about writing and reading—and we’ll be joined...
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October 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Taxing the super-rich—more possible than ever www.socialeurope.eu/taxing-the-s...
Taxing the super-rich—more possible than ever
The concentration of wealth is a global issue and it is getting worse.
www.socialeurope.eu
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Toronto recognized a priest, Rev. Maggie Helwig, for her book on a church encampment. Then, it tore it down.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Toronto recognized a priest for her book on a church encampment. Then, it tore it down | CBC News
Dozens of people gathered outside a church in Toronto's Kensington Market neighbourhood on Thursday as city staff began clearing another homeless encampment, deemed to be a fire hazard.
www.cbc.ca
October 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Social Work friends: this new article is an important one: “Phenomenologies of Silence: On the Palestine Exception and the Complicity of Social Work Academe”

Thanks to Nuha Dwaikat-Shaer, Amilah Baksh, Siham Elkassem &
Bryn King

apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/article...
Phenomenologies of Silence: On the Palestine Exception and the Complicity of Social Work Academe | Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work
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October 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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‘Birch and Jay’ is not just another post apocalyptic adventure novel. It’s also about how we can heal instead of destroy, which is all modern human beings have ever done. We created this situation that will cause so much suffering, but do we have the courage and honesty to learn from our mistakes?
Decades after the world was levelled by the effects of human-made climate change, the scattered remnants of humanity have begun to pull themselves together. Birch and Jay are a young couple living in a small, idyllic community away from the ruins of one of Canada’s great cities. As a newly graduated Knowledge Seeker, Jay must leave Birch and their community to collect remnants of old wisdom from the dead world. Along the way, he comes across a mysterious elderly woman who offers to travel with him. He will receive more than a travel companion — she offers revelations about their town’s founding as well as knowledge of how to survive in a lawless world. Birch, seeking adventure, pursues Jay but finds more danger than she ever imagined. Will they find each other in the chaos and brutality of the city and get safely back home to tell the tale?
May 29, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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In 2025 we continue to hold the line. Boycott Giller. canlitresponds.ca/boycott-giller
CanLit Responds
Over 20 authors pull work from the 2024 Giller Prize
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October 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Canadian COVID Forecast Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

ONTARIO

HIGH [no change]

About 1 of every 62 people is infected.

Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada:

-Infections: 4.4 x higher
-Long COVID: 5.7 x higher
-Hospitalizations: 8.1 x higher
-Deaths: 6.4 x higher
This image describes Ontario's COVID Forecast for the fourteen-day period between Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 which is produced by COVID-19 Resources Canada. Ontario's COVID Forecast outlook is HIGH [no change] Ontario's COVID INDEX SCORE 6.3 About 1 of every 62 people is infected. Estimated infections this week: 244,150-382,025 What these numbers mean: MODERATE 1-5, HIGH 5-10, VERY HIGH 10-15, SEVERE >15 COMPARED TO THE LOWEST POINT IN THE COVID PANDEMIC IN CANADA How much higher are key indicators compared to the lowest point in the COVID pandemic in Canada? Waste water, infections: MODERATE; 4.4X higher Long COVID: HIGH; 5.7X higher Hospitalizations: HIGH; 8.1X higher Deaths: HIGH; 6.4X higher HOW TO HELP: EVERYONE: "UPDATE vaccines every 6 months WEAR N95-type masks" Who is HIGH RISK? People 60 and older, babies < 1 year, pregnant ALL AGES: immunocompromised OR medically at-risk OR no vaccine or infection in the last 6 months Recommendations are based on the COVID-19 Risk Index from the Peterborough ON Public Health Unit COVID-19 Resources Canada is a grassroots organization of volunteer scientists supporting Canadian COVID responses. Sources, data and methods for the COVID Index are available at www.Covid19Resources.ca
September 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Join Farzana Doctor, author of The Beauty of Us, at the 2025 Wordstock Sudbury Literary Festival!

Get your tickets today as tickets are limited!

Farzana is represented by Rachel Letofsky.
October 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM