<description>&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;On this episode of Inspired Word Café, we sit down with poet-scholar Rita Wong to talk about writing in activism.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Find Rita:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Twitter: @rrrwong&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Instagram: @mycorrizhalwong&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Other links:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;@1308trees on Twitter&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://raventrust.com/"&gt;https://raventrust.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Link to to Rita’s essay: &lt;a href="https://rabble.ca/indigenous/stand-in-solidarity-with-wetsuweten-on-world-water-day-and-everyday/"&gt;https://rabble.ca/indigenous/stand-in-solidarity-with-wetsuweten-on-world-water-day-and-everyday/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Ashlee Cunsolo’s work with climate grief: &lt;a href="https://ashleecunsolo.ca/2020/02/04/we-need-to-talk-about-our-ecological-grief/"&gt;https://ashleecunsolo.ca/2020/02/04/we-need-to-talk-about-our-ecological-grief/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;Find more IWC at&lt;a href="http://www.inspiredwordcafe.com"&gt; www.inspiredwordcafe.com&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;We recognize that this podcast is made on the unceded traditional territory of the syilx Okanagan nation. For more information about the Okanagan Nation Alliance at&lt;a href="http://www.syilx.org"&gt; www.syilx.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"&gt;This podcast is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and in part by the City of Kelowna.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Inspired Word Café

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Season 2 Episode 7 - Rita Wong's Writing in Activism

MAY 26, 202254 MIN
Inspired Word Café

Season 2 Episode 7 - Rita Wong's Writing in Activism

MAY 26, 202254 MIN

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<p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On this episode of Inspired Word Café, we sit down with poet-scholar Rita Wong to talk about writing in activism.&nbsp;</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Find Rita:</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Twitter: @rrrwong</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Instagram: @mycorrizhalwong</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Other links:</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">@1308trees on Twitter</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://raventrust.com/">https://raventrust.com/</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Link to to Rita’s essay: <a href="https://rabble.ca/indigenous/stand-in-solidarity-with-wetsuweten-on-world-water-day-and-everyday/">https://rabble.ca/indigenous/stand-in-solidarity-with-wetsuweten-on-world-water-day-and-everyday/</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Ashlee Cunsolo’s work with climate grief: <a href="https://ashleecunsolo.ca/2020/02/04/we-need-to-talk-about-our-ecological-grief/">https://ashleecunsolo.ca/2020/02/04/we-need-to-talk-about-our-ecological-grief/</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Find more IWC at<a href="http://www.inspiredwordcafe.com"> www.inspiredwordcafe.com</a>&nbsp;</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">We recognize that this podcast is made on the unceded traditional territory of the syilx Okanagan nation. For more information about the Okanagan Nation Alliance at<a href="http://www.syilx.org"> www.syilx.org</a></p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This podcast is funded by the Canada Council for the Arts and in part by the City of Kelowna.</p>