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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

“‘Either Joly was lying to us when she said that she wasn’t going to let these types of weapons deals go through, or she’s incapable of implementing her promises elsewhere in the federal government,’ Bueckert told The Maple.”

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Available now via @uniongallery.bsky.social’s small + mighty silent auction. We’re celebrating 30 years as the little gallery that could with some of our most cherished artists who make the space what it is today. Check it out at uniongallery.ca! 🦋

A green line drawing with a slightly fuzzy quality depicting a butterfly milkweed plant with glinting gold flowers on a light warm paper.

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Union Gallery @uniongallery.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

We're closed this week and next while we install Nyssa Komorowski's 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘯 (Project Room) and Queen's graduate student group exhibition 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 (Main Space) 🌻 Opening reception: Saturday, March 1, 3pm (RSVP link below) Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, March 4!

Image detail from Kellyann Marie, 𝘞𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘨; 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘢 𝘢𝘪𝘯’𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘢 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘪𝘵, 2024, quilted second-hand and found textiles, applique, ink, ballpoint pen. Photo: Courtesy of the artist.

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Haley S. @mercutieo.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

on a related note, I love my day job! I get to tell people my silly ideas, and then they take those ideas and make them into silly + beautiful things 🪩🪜🌻🚿 (lino designs by @magpieprintshop.bsky.social + @wedderspoon.bsky.social for @uniongallery.bsky.social's fundraiser this weekend)

Two freshly-printed greeting cards sit on Union Gallery's Wandering Art Station next to two tubs of pink and green ink. The card on the left features a green print of a stair ladder with googly eyes and bushy eyebrows wearing a party hat next to a disco ball (his name is Eugene, after UG, and we love him). The card on the right features a pink print of a happy flower being watered by watering can, with the text "THANK YOU" written below.

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Saturday! Buy a ticket & take home an original artwork right off the walls of our gallery. Proceeds support our mission & pay our beloved community of artists. #ygk

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

“It’s wild that in an era where Canadians have never been more diverse, our cultural production has been crushed…replaced with nothing in an era where we’ve never had more talent and more stories that need to be told.”

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Finally reading “We Will Not Cancel Us” by @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social. Necessary reading for all of us today. “I have felt us losing our capacity to distinguish between comrade and opponent, losing our capacity to generate belonging.”

A screen cap of the Libby app displaying the bright pink cover of adrienne maree brown’s 2020 book, “We Will Not Cancel Us: and Other Dreams of Transformative Justice“

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Kingston city council just approved a bylaw to keep tenants’ units under 26C but here’s the catch—they have to *have A/C* and there’s no requirement to provide it. Those without are still going to roast. A toothless idea that does not protect our most vulnerable from increasingly hot summers.

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Andrew Sage (Andrewism) @andrewsage.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

NEW VIDEO: Can you imagine libraries of tools, clothing and even housing? The library economy can be the bridge to an entirely new world of human flourishing. Let's explore what the library economy is, what may and may not be included, and what it might take to bring it to life. youtu.be/vW5EVNT--DA

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How Library Economies Work

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Elad Nehorai @eladn.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The president calling for a complete and total ethnic cleansing of Gaza with full support from the Israeli PM. Absolutely beyond horrific.

Gaza’s future: President Trump declared Tuesday that all Palestinians in Gaza — some two million people — should leave, describing a permanent relocation to countries like Egypt and Jordan. As he hosted Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in the White House, Mr. Trump framed the relocation as necessary because of the devastation wrought by Israel’s war with Hamas after the terrorist attack of Oct. 7, 2023: “Gaza is not a place for people to be living,” he said. Read more ›

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

This episode is full of our burning questions—like what was that nonstatement from the NDP and why won’t the CBC actually try decent coverage/reporting of this issue? Sandy hooked me early in the ep. when she asked… 1/2 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/s...

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The cold tariff war

Podcast Episode · Sandy and Nora talk politics · 2025-02-04 · 45m

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

“The point is that the radical is today the only practical; it is the only hope.”

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Amanda Hu @amandalhu.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Gently: the Canadian flag continues to be a symbol of colonization. I wish Canada had stood against US Imperialism when it comes to the genocide in Gaza rather than being wholeheartedly complicit. As @laurieadkin.bsky.social pointed out, we actually survive if we rearrange what this country means

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Roberto Quinlan @robertoquinlan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Time for Gen X who grew up in 1980s blue collar income families to step up & give lessons. 1) No, you don't need strawberries in January. 2) buy the rice, potatoes, carrots & onions in the 10 kg sacks. 3) A lot of protein in beans. You don't need steak, dammit! Chicken leg quarters are a treat.

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IAF-FAI @iaf-fai.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

We must give people dreams instead of just resistance. Resistance is a survival state. Dreams are aspirational and that motivation drives revolution; they are the fuel for the amazing potential we all have to build a world that doesn't require you to survive, but rather to thrive!

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Cindy Barukh Milstein @cbmilstein.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

The new “Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism—Yes, You! Yes, Now!” zine makes a great gift for your liberal fam, friends, neighbors & coworkers! Read, print & distro freely! Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social: itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...

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artists4liberation.bsky.social @artists4liberation.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Read our statement about our peaceful demonstration at the Mayor's Arts Awards @cityofkingston.bsky.social January 27th, 2025 🍉PART 1 🍉

Slide 1: Red screenprinted banner that reads Liberation for All, with an olive branch within a Palestine sunbird. At the bottom on a olive green band in white text it reads Artists for Liberation, recap of January 27 demonstration

Slide 2: LAST NIGHT - JANUARY 27, 2025. The City of Kingston knew that a small group of local artists were planning a peaceful demonstration at the Mayor's Arts Awards at City Hall. The City knew some of these artists very well, in fact, and had worked with them in the past. Their response? Increased security, 2 police vans, and an RCMP vehicle at an event attended by members of multiple marginalized communities.

Slide 3: Artists for Liberation is a group of local artists and community members who gathered together with a collective ambition to address the ongoing genocide taking place in Palestine. Because Mayor Bryan Paterson and City stakeholders would be present at this year's Mayor's Arts Awards, we knew this would be an impactful platform to share our direct message. It was our intention to both celebrate the achievements of the artists receiving the awards as well as demand that Paterson make actionable steps to call for a permanent ceasefire. Celebrating the local arts community and fighting for rights of others are not mutually exclusive to one another.

Slide 4: On Sunday January 26, we were informed that our demonstration plans had been compromised: that the Mayor's Arts Awards team and City staff had seen our plans and knew exactly what we intended to do for our peaceful demonstration; we would rise from the crowd, stand along the walls of the room, and recite a speech. In a phone call with an Artists for Liberation member, an MAA organizer claimed, after speaking to the MAA Recipients about our plans, that our demonstration would make the marginalized MAA Recipients and attendees feel targeted, and that MAA recipients already felt "uncomfortable" and "wary of attending". Through our own connections, we know that this was not true, as the Recipients either did not know about our demonstration at all, or were already in support of our demonstration plan. The MAA team member advised us they would internally assess the risk to Recipients, which ultimately resulted in more security and police presence at the event. We now ask: how does bringing the police - an institution that historically and continuously harms marginalized communities - make the MAA Recipients and attendees feel more safe?

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artists4liberation.bsky.social @artists4liberation.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Read our statement about our peaceful demonstration at the Mayor's Arts Awards @cityofkingston.bsky.social January 27th, 2025 🍉PART 2🍉

Slide 5: Liberation for All pinnie safety pinned to a member of the Artists for Liberation. They are wearing a puffy black winter jacket and hold up a peace sign with their hand.

Slide 6: We are disappointed in Bryan Paterson for exiting the building, knowing we were going to ask for him to take accountability for his inaction. We are disappointed in the City for inviting the Police to a peaceful demonstration they knew every detail about. This gross overreaction proves that art that aligns with the personal comfort of City Stakeholders is priority. We affirm that art is a powerful vehicle for social justice, both on a local and global level. We dream of an arts community that is centred around decolonial, queer, anti-racist, and liberatory art-making practices. No one is free while others are oppressed.

Slide 7: Call for Action: Join us in addressing Mayor Bryan Paterson and demanding that he call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire. Mayor of Kingston - Bryan Paterson, Email: mayor@cityofkingston.ca, Phone: 613-546-4291 ext. 1400, Social media: @mayorpaterson

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Union Gallery @uniongallery.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

In other news, our 30th annual fundraiser party is coming up very soon! Join us on February 8 for 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 and support UG's not-for-profit work—local artists’ paid exhibitions, artist residencies, workshops, performances, educational opportunities, and more. www.uniongallery.ca/posts/side-b...

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side by side — Union Gallery

Fundraiser Exhibition Jan 14–Feb 8, 2025

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M. Wedderspoon @wedderspoon.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Just in case anyone was feeling nostalgic for the Harper years when faced with the prospect of Freaky Pierre—don’t.

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Nora Loreto @nolore.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Well, the United States has chosen fascism and Canada has two options: to also choose fascism or to choose anti-fascism. Antifascism is our only hope. So ask yourself: where are all the mainstream antifascists?

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 17/01/2025

Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.

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Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data

If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...

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adrienne maree brown @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

if those most affected by a crisis are celebrating some victory, join their joy, or witness it. a journey is made of steps, a change is made by moments, a worldview transformation must feel compelling, feel possible. a breath for joy, a second to touch the grief, don’t take it - join, or witness.

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