Farzana Doctor
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Author of 7 books: fiction, poetry, self-help Activist and Reg Social Worker/Psychotherapist 🇵🇸📚🌈🐾
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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.
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Join me and Allyson McOuat, Jason Pearce and @lucian_childs for a night of readings organized by Emily Weedon -Dec 16, 6pm at The Caledonian (College/Ossington). Bonus: help me celebrate my birthday!
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Join me and Allyson McOuat, Jason Pearce and @lucian_childs for a night of readings organized by Emily Weedon -Dec 16, 6pm at The Caledonian (College/Ossington). Bonus: help me celebrate my birthday!
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Hollay Ghadery
9 days ago
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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Tonight! Join us to listen to poetry and raise funds for
@gazasoupkitchen.bsky.social
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Richie Assaly
11 days ago
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
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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…
https://www.thegrindmag.ca/snowplow-operator-drives-through-pro-palestine-demonstration/
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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
https://www.torontotoday.ca/local/crime-emergency-services/chow-calls-investigation-after-truck-drives-through-crowd-protesters-11514807
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Charlie Petch
12 days ago
See you there!
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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
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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
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Tonight!
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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
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Sahiyo
16 days ago
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
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Take a moment to sign this letter against Bill 60.
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FRPO: Hands off our rights!
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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
18 days ago
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Tara Moriarty
21 days ago
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🔺
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Brockton Writers Series
about 2 months ago
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.
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Brockton Writers Series
about 1 month ago
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.
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University of Alberta Press
25 days ago
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 @eramosageese.bsky.social
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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...
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/2025-wordstock-sudbury-literary-festival
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Taxing the super-rich—more possible than ever
www.socialeurope.eu/taxing-the-s...
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Taxing the super-rich—more possible than ever
The concentration of wealth is a global issue and it is getting worse.
https://www.socialeurope.eu/taxing-the-super-rich-more-possible-than-ever
about 1 month ago
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Heather J. "I Should Be Writing" Wood
about 2 months ago
Toronto recognized a priest, Rev. Maggie Helwig, for her book on a church encampment. Then, it tore it down.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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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.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ont-toronto-encampment-9.6941809
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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
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Phenomenologies of Silence: On the Palestine Exception and the Complicity of Social Work Academe | Abolitionist Perspectives in Social Work
https://apsw-ojs-uh.tdl.org/apsw/article/view/50
about 2 months ago
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Allister Thompson
6 months ago
‘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?
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In 2025 we continue to hold the line. Boycott Giller.
canlitresponds.ca/boycott-giller
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CanLit Responds
Over 20 authors pull work from the 2024 Giller Prize
https://canlitresponds.ca/boycott-giller
about 2 months ago
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Tara Moriarty
2 months ago
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
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Transatlantic Agency
about 2 months ago
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.
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World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now
Right now, the Sumud Flotilla is a few nautical miles away from Gaza, carrying doctors, journalists, politicians, and activists - all risking their lives to break Israel’s illegal siege on Gaza and de
https://action.eko.org/a/world-leaders-protect-the-sumud-flotilla-now?akid=153586.21623826.oEl_K4&rd=1&source=fwd&t=2
2 months ago
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PEN Canada
2 months ago
This event includes writers Farzana Doctor, Jamal Saeed, Mostafa Al-A'sar and Saima S Hussain at the Toronto Reference Library. 🎟️ Ticket registration is required:
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Protect Grassy Narrows: Reject Kinross Gold's Mine
Kinross Gold — the same company that violated U.S. clean water laws more than 3,500 times — is now trying to dump mining wastewater into rivers upstream of Grassy Narrows First Nation. This community ...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/rejectkinross?source=direct_link&
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PEN Canada
2 months ago
Upcoming free event 📅 On Friday October 10, Toronto Public Library and PEN Canada present an intimate literary evening that celebrates the rich diversity of Islamic perspectives and experiences through the power of storytelling and verse.
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As long as the Giller Prize maintains Indigo and the Azrieli Foundation as sponsors, the boycott continues.
Canlitresponds.ca/boycott-giller
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Carceral Abolition
3 months ago
Gaza aid flotilla is hit by second drone attack against one of its ships The projectile fell on the deck next to a crew member and started a fire. Leaders of the Global Sumud Flotilla called it ‘pyschological warfare’
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Gaza aid flotilla is hit by second drone attack against one of its ships
The projectile fell on the deck next to a crew member and started a fire. Leaders of the Global Sumud Flotilla called it ‘pyschological warfare’
https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-10/gaza-aid-flotilla-is-hit-by-second-drone-attack-against-one-of-its-ships.html
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Tara Moriarty
3 months ago
Canadian COVID Forecast Aug 30 - Sep 12 2025 ONTARIO High [No change] About 1 in 74 people in ON are CURRENTLY infected. Compared to lowest point of pandemic in Canada: -Infections ~6.8 higher -Long COVID ~7.8 higher -Hospitalizations ~9.6 higher -Deaths ~9.9 higher
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Tonight’s Poets for Palestine event, 7pm at Tranzac Club and livestreamed. Fundraiser for
ElhamFund.ca
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Tonight’s Poets for Palestine event, 7pm at Tranzac Club and livestreamed. Fundraiser for
ElhamFund.ca
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⚠️ URGENT *Canadian Nationals* who participated in war crimes in Gaza must be held to account on return. We need *3* things from you 1️⃣ 📩 EMAIL YOUR MP
nccm.ca/canadiansafe...
2️⃣ CALL YOUR MP
www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
(use email as script) 3️⃣ After calling & emailing, share this with 10 people
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Take Action - Canada Must Recognize Returning IDF Soldiers As A Public Safety Threat - NCCM
Canada has historically prided itself on upholding the rule of law and safeguarding human dignity. Yet, we cannot ignore a stark reality.
https://nccm.ca/canadiansafety/
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Demilitarize the Toronto Air Show - World BEYOND War
The Toronto air show is blatant advertising for militarism, war, and violence, it re-traumatizes victims of war, and its ear-splitting noise disturbs residents across the city over the Labour Day long...
https://worldbeyondwar.org/torontoairshow/#act
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⚠️ URGENT *Canadian Nationals* who participated in war crimes in Gaza must be held to account on return. We need *3* things from you 1️⃣ 📩 EMAIL YOUR MP
nccm.ca/canadiansafe...
2️⃣ CALL YOUR MP
www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
(use email as script) 3️⃣ After calling & emailing, share this with 10 people
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Take Action - Canada Must Recognize Returning IDF Soldiers As A Public Safety Threat - NCCM
Canada has historically prided itself on upholding the rule of law and safeguarding human dignity. Yet, we cannot ignore a stark reality.
https://nccm.ca/canadiansafety/
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Demilitarize the Toronto Air Show - World BEYOND War
The Toronto air show is blatant advertising for militarism, war, and violence, it re-traumatizes victims of war, and its ear-splitting noise disturbs residents across the city over the Labour Day long...
https://worldbeyondwar.org/torontoairshow/#act
3 months ago
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Tara Moriarty
3 months ago
Canadian COVID Forecast: Aug 16-Aug 29, 2025 SEVERE: none VERY HIGH: none HIGH: AB MODERATE: CAN, BC, MB, NB, NL, North, NS, ON, PEI, QC, SK About 1 in 121 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.
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Authors: you may have heard about the Bartz v Anthropic class action re authors' works being illegally used to train AI. If you had a book published before Aug 1, 2022, you’re eligible to register basic info with the attorneys involved in the class action.
www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au...
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Anthropic Authors’ Rights Class Action – Author Contact Page – Lieff Cabraser
https://www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-author-contact
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Report suggests arms still flow from Canada to Israel despite denials | CBC News
The government of Canada is adamant — with certain, shifting caveats — that it has not allowed arms shipments to Israel since January 2024, and yet Israeli import data and publicly available shipping ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/arms-ammunition-shipments-israel-canada-1.7596091?link_id=3&can_id=ebb5d358b748a5f9b9f10d821f0294e0&source=email-important-update-on-the-fight-for-an-arms-embargo&email_referrer=email_2834601&email_subject=important-update-on-the-fight-for-an-arms-embargo&&
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Mayor Chow: Tell Toronto Police to stop criminalizing residents demanding an end to Gaza’s starvation and genocide.
On July 19, Toronto Police once again attacked peaceful protesters demanding an end to the genocide in Palestine, arresting 11 people while dozens were shoved to the ground, tackled, punched, and pinn...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/mayorchow?fbclid=PAQ0xDSwLuYSdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp3j8k70WPxix23eNuCC1q3Rmb3fOeMPgQKBt6b3LAJub0CvltnyCubeimIVK_aem_bdrkURKTZYOPHXkghM7YjA
4 months ago
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An article about my great great grandfather (who was also the inspiration for a character in my novel SEVEN
m.thewire.in/article/cult...
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How One Man Single-Handedly Built a Paper-to-Print Conglomerate in Colonial Bombay - The Wire
Hussonally Abdullaly thrived In the face of stiff competition from the British presses and his own fellow, the Dawoodi Bohras.
https://m.thewire.in/article/culture/how-one-man-single-handedly-built-a-paper-to-print-conglomerate-in-colonial-bombay
4 months ago
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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
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Tomorrow on The Next Chapter
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@cbcbooks.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Nathan Whitlock
5 months ago
Leanne Toshiko Simpson's debut novel Never Been Better recently won the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize in the category of romance. Listen to our conversation:
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
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My novel ALL INCLUSIVE is 20% off until Aug 1st. Check out the book trailer, featuring music by Vivek Shraya
youtu.be/qqTStZedIao
Use code BEACHREADS25 at
dundurn.com
@dundurnpress.bsky.social
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All Inclusive Book Trailer
YouTube video by Farzana Doctor
https://youtu.be/qqTStZedIao
5 months ago
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My novel ALL INCLUSIVE is 20% off until Aug 1st. Check out the book trailer, featuring music by Vivek Shraya
youtu.be/qqTStZedIao
Use code BEACHREADS25 at
dundurn.com
@dundurnpress.bsky.social
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All Inclusive Book Trailer
YouTube video by Farzana Doctor
https://youtu.be/qqTStZedIao
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