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Cultural Worker | Arts Leader | Proud Queer | West Coast | Canada | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonjdubois
“Vancouver is a confluence of every single capitalist engine of misery, and that’s leading people to die on the streets. And that makes people uncomfortable. Which they should be,” www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...
‘Who wouldn’t want pure cocaine?’: the radical plan to prevent overdoses with better drugs
Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front believes we shouldn’t blame users for the ills of capitalism: if so many people are self-medicating, why not give them the clean stuff?
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Artists Judith Colibrí, Sudhesna Mohapatra, Ysadora Dias, and Punit & James are performing at the upcoming edition of New Works's All Over the Map.

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All Over the Map brings capoeira moves, traditional Nahuatl songs, and more to Granville Island, August 17 — Stir
Part two of New Works series highlights artists Sudhesna Mohapatra, Judith Colibrí, Ysadora Dias, and Punit & James
www.createastir.ca
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“People need off-ramps: treatment, long-term care. But we don’t offer them any of that.”

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May 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“We’ve got to learn to differentiate between good ideas that we disagree with and downright foolish talk. … those notions that are patently ridiculous need to be set aside.” Peter L. Biro

Ideas w/ Nahlah Ayed: Democracy needs 'heroic citizens' to defy autocracy, www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2025. All rights reserved.
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May 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Enjoyed this review on many levels:
“Maybe this is what happens when the arts are decimated, when funding is stripped from vital, high-quality spaces. It leaves a vacuum that invariably gets filled with rubbish, …” www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Robbie Williams: Radical Honesty review – ‘Tone deaf, self-important, incredibly bad art’
The former Take That singer’s show features line drawings filled with therapy speak, greeting-card banter and meaningless affirmations. Can this really be presented as art?
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Well this pretty much explains why we’ve landed in this mess:

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The Politics of “Common Sense” Is Making Us Meaner
Podcast Episode · Voices of The Walrus · 2025-04-15 · 26m
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May 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
No surprises here. Hoping that the American majority finds the will to fight back.

“Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage”

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Republican state lawmakers galvanize to attack same-sex marriage
The recent wave of GOP-led bills comes as Trump becomes emboldened in orders against LGBTQ+ communities
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#Terrifying ‘The greatest propaganda op in history’: Trump’s reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... @theguardian.com
‘The greatest propaganda op in history’: Trump’s reshaping of US culture evokes past antidemocratic regimes
The president’s full-court press to dominate media and control cultural institutions is straight out of the authoritarian playbook
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 2:43 PM