At this time when the US president has signed an executive order that effectively declared himself and his government fascist... we might especially make use of this great info: How to fight fascism in Canada! www.antihate.ca/40ways #antifa #antifascism #fascism #canada

The more I use BlueSky, the more I don't like it, especially as it's filling with spammers/scammers, etc. Please do join me on Mastodon! It's so easy to join and use. No, there's no private messaging, but hey--we all have email, right? Mastodon is where I mainly post, and also where I read.

WEll I finally made my new channel, where I'll be publishing audio versions of the Dear Little Emily series! Here's the first instalment: makertube.net/w/4ikHDR1cK3... The story is also available in text form on my website: www.emilyartist.ca/2025/09/dear... #writing #art #artist #childhood #story

Dear Little Emily is a series of letters to my childhood self, exploring loss, love, and personal growth. I'm thinking of making it an audio series. Should I do it? www.emilyartist.ca/2025/09/dear... #writing #writer #love #parenting #education

Covid is surging along the west coast. It's not over. I thought I was invincible too, until my health & career were wiped out by Long Covid. 5 years, for me, so far. Please, stay home when sick, even if "it's mild". It may not be mild for others, or for you, later. #covid #longcovid #psa #health

I'm giving away veggie seeds on my local food-farming Signal group, & would love to grow the group to include more locals (Bowen/Nexwlelexwm) & share more resources. Please contact me if you'd like to join. Signal is exactly like WhatsApp, but without Meta/fascism/data-insecurity! And free.

"In such ugly times, the only true protest is beauty." ~Phil Ochs www.emilyartist.ca/2025/08/time... #gardening #beauty #life #resistance #loss #blog

HAPPY PRIDE!! It's Vancouver Pride weekend and I am SO PROUD OF MY CHILDREN AND ALL THEIR FRIENDS!!! And of me. 🤩 As an asexual neurodiverse person with a disability, it's hard to feel proud, but important, especially as a role model. I wrote this thing. Please do share it. #Pride #lgbtq #lgbtq+

New writing from me. Please do share. Or act in any way you feel called to do. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/07/we-m... #fascism #antifascism #bigtech #activism #socialchange

I did it again! That was fun! 🤠 www.emilyartist.ca/2025/07/labe... #art #artist #ecology #weeds #canadianartist #streetart #publicart #blog

This graph is stunning and yet we knew it already, of course. The whole article is worth reading. Also note it was published over a year ago. volewica.blogspot.com/2024/03/why-... #incomeinequality #fascism #peace

This is why we grow food in an ecologically integrated way; why we host tours to help others do the same. Fight fascism by growing diverse, resilient community from within. We need to do everything we can. www.cbc.ca/news/science... #climatechange #resilience #resistance #davidsuzuki #fascism

Right ON!!!!

🧡 all my non-fascist media!! No ads, great people, and ETHICS. Facebook/Instagram --> Mastodon WhatsApp --> Signal News sources --> Al Jazeera & Syrup Godaddy domain --> ?? Blogger --> Autistici/Noblogs Gmail --> Autistici Youtube --> MakerTube Chrome --> Firefox Google --> Ecosia Windows --> Linux

Thinking of this a lot right now. youtu.be/SrPBdLiqMb0?... #democracy #community #civilrights #peace #justice

Posting things like this frightens me. Like I'm scared of speaking up lest I make someone angry, or be called an anti-semite or anti-American. Why is my social comfort more important than the lives of millions?! Canada is no different. #nazis #fascism #uspoli #gaza #israel #iran #usa #canada

Really good. Chris Hedges. Have a listen youtu.be/gTduwS3Dz7Y #uspoli #canpoli #gaza #genocide #war

Tmrw is Indigenous Peoples' Day, & today our house passed the bill to fast-track resource development without environmental or indigenous consultation. I will be supporting Idle No More 2.0 with everything I've got: money, feet on ground, & amplification!! #indigenous #idlenomore #canpoli

What happened to us as humans that we became this way?! Translate this page if you need to. It's worth reading for a good understanding of what is happening in our world. www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2024/... #war #israel #gaza #idf #americantroops #usarmy #genocide

SO very well written and SO necessary. Eye opening for those who think Canada is free from this crap. I hope it get shared widely. zeroes.ca/@broadwaybab...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzji... #genocide #gaza #israel #gaza

www.emilyartist.ca/2025/06/its-... #art #artist #womeninart #canadianartist #war #socialchange #canadianart #artforchange

YES!!! The tide is coming in!!!

I consulted with a bunch of my family and others, to write this, and share it with their permission. 🧡 I hope you'll read and share it too. It matters so much. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/06/savi... #TransRights #transyouth #parenting #education #children #pride #lgbtq

Stop feeding the rich. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/01/my-g... #WWIII #nokings #nokingsday #NoKingsProtest #fascism #uspoli #canpoli

I joined BlueSky and Mastodon.social at the same time, and find the discussion on Mastodon to be MUCH better, and much less restrictive. And furthermore... BlueSky is, as predicted, trending towards feeding the fascist machine. So... I will be leaving. Please join me! I'm emilyvanartist on Mastodon.

I've been watching Al Jazeera today, getting updates on what I think we can now definitely call WWIII. It matters, in these times, to find news sources that are not complicit. Had you hear of the Office of Remigration? #news #WWIII #ethniccleansing #trump #remigration #politics #fascism

This fragment of this man's experience is from WWII in Amsterdam. Well, here we are again. Is this WWIII we're living now? Or the fall of civilization into fascist insanity? I guess that will depend on how many of us recognize & stand up to stop it. #WWIII #fascism #nokings #nokingsprotests

The definition of terrorism: provoking fear in a population through unpredictable acts of violence and destabilization. Billionaires have been grooming us through media, social media, surveillance, etc. This will benefit the rich as all wars do, while we fight each other to survive. #protests

ICE wears masks to harass and apprehend innocent people, but innocent people are not allowed to wear masks to protest the assault and kidnapping of their neighbours. They can, however, be attacked by the national guard. Just who, exactly, is the national they are guarding? It's not civilians.

Would any Nexwlelexwm people like tomato seedlings? I have TONS. Grahams Good Keeper and Roma. I would love for them to get a home as they're already nearly a food tall and I don't have space for them. :-)

This makes me very happy!!!

I will never stop sharing this. I will never stop doing this. Happy Pride every day, lovely people!!! rickshawunschooling.blogspot.com/2020/10/why-... #pride #lgbtq #lgbtqia #parenting

I started a tiny farm/garden group on Signal a while ago, where we can share resources, extra seeds, plants, ideas, etc. Please let me know if you'd like to join us! (Nexwlélexwm/Bowen/West Van residents only!)

Wild greens (and wild edible flowers) season always reminds me how privileged I am. 💚

Yes I did! Super challenging and fun. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/05/i-ma... #artist #art #canadianartist #propmaking #theatre #rooster

All done! That was fun! Enormous thanks to all the Bowen Arts Tour organizers, plus my partner and brother who helped me set up and strike the installations, and of course to the many people who came and participated! #art #artist #artshow #installationartist #canadianartist

Videos of my new installations! :-) www.emilyartist.ca/2025/05/two-... #art #artist #canadianartist #installationart #installationartist #artforchange #climateart #westcoast #bowenisland #womeninthearts #ecology #biodiversity

Still working on this sculpture/installation for hub 21 at the #Bowen Art Tour this weekend! ... #art #artist #arttour #artinstallation #sculpture #poetry #canadianartist #wip

#bowenisland people: I'm looking for some large bubble wrap! Doesn't have to be in good shape at all, but must have some bubbles, still. Max 1-inch bubbles. 😃 Please let me know if you have some!

Ask yourself "what the hell?!" I'm asking myself the same!! 😂 This is part of an installation I'm creating for someone's swimming pool--part if the Bowen Arts Tour this coming weekend. It's called Átl'ḵa7tsem Promise. You'll have to come see it this weekend if you want to know more!! #art #artist

Some of the latest series of paintings that I'll be bringing to the art tour next weekend. :-) #artist #canadianartist #landscapepainter #art #painter

Between our massive garden expansion, usual spring wilderness tours, my prep for the upcoming studio tour, rain-proof pool installation for said tour, the stage floor and dead rooster prop for our amazing local theatre company... This month is intensely busy!!! But also fun. 😁 #art #artist #wip

There's nothing more nervewracking than doing political art in my own community!!! Here I go! www.emilyartist.ca/2025/05/on-m...

Mothers Day is coming up! youtu.be/bPu4kI7z5ls #mothersday #mom #art #wearableart #canadianartist

Happy May! (Siberian miner's lettuce greeting the first sun this morning!) #mayday #spring #flowers #wildflowers

Finished these & onto the next part of this series! Enjoying working with the idea of our connection to the sealife of our region, listening to the many songs that shape the background of my life, here. Titles in ALT texts. #art #artist #nature #sealife #pacificnorthwest #canadianartist #painter

Food Forest/Medicine Forest It's about how you look at things. www.emilyartist.ca/2025/04/the-... #farming #regenerativeagriculture #food #gardening #sustainableliving #resilience

Mostly finished the painting of those rainbow underpaintings I posted earlier! Bull kelp forests! These paintings will be available at the Bowen Arts Tour, May 24-25, as part of an installation I'll be doing about our local ecology. #wip #sciart #art #artist #painting