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Jun 17
1 min

The death of George Floyd inspired this powerful poem by Olive Senior.CBC Books · Posted: Jun 10, 20

This arrived in my mailbox, from Joy Gordon, Toronto Canada. B for Breathe is a poem by Olive Senior. It is part of Transmission, CBC Boo...

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Sienna Brown

Jun 15
1 min

Australian politics - Pat Dodson on Indigenous deaths in custody

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2020/jun/13/pat-dodson-on-indigenous-deaths-in-custody-australian-politics-live?

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Sienna Brown

Jun 13
1 min

Angela Davis on Democracy Now (1hr long interview)

https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/12/angela_davis_on_abolition_calls_to

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Sienna Brown

Mar 23
1 min

Bearing witness

Bearing witness is something I've associated with dance... sitting in a studio watching the choreographic process unfold, witnessing as ...

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FLASH BACK! Agony, Ecstasy and Nourishment

Sienna Brown

Feb 26
3 min

FLASH BACK! Agony, Ecstasy and Nourishment

August 2018, I spent a northern hemisphere summer in Toronto, Canada visiting family and friends while soaking up the heat. Born in Jamai...

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Sienna Brown

Feb 6
2 min

Waiting on the muse

Friday. I'm on the second day of a 7 day writer's retreat. Drove down on Wednesday, about 2 hrs south of Sydney, to stay in a little Airb...

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Sienna Brown

Jan 31
1 min

Transmission

On my way to work, I often listen to the Guardian books podcasts. It helps, to try anyway, to keep up with all the new books coming out. ...

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Sienna Brown

Jan 26
2 min

How We Tell Our Stories

My Mum sent me this post it's from the RSC Website about a new play called The Whip. https://www.rsc.org.uk/blogs/whispers-from-the-wings...

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Sienna Brown

Jan 15
4 min

Foragers in the landscape

A few years ago, my parents decided to escape the bone chilling Canadian winter by spending a few months on the sunny Caribbean island of...

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