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Image of part of a globe in the upper left hand side of the banner, against a dark brown background. White and green text reads: On belonging, hidden gardens and the Patron Saint of airports. Valeria Gascón,

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January 10, 2023January 13, 2023

On belonging, hidden gardens and the Patron Saint of airports

Blog by Valeria Gascon

Image of open books stacked on top of each other. Green text on a dark red background. Text: Finding community through the Readers of Colour group. Lesa Ng.

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December 13, 2022December 13, 2022

Finding Community and Empowerment Through the Readers of Colour Group

Blog by Lesa Ng

Black and white photo of a prison cell window, taken from inside the cell looking out. Text: “Why Do You Fear My Way So Much?" - A moment of crisis in publishing. Mridula Sharma.

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November 15, 2022November 14, 2022

“Why Do You Fear My Way So Much?”: A moment of crisis in publishing

Blog by Mridula Sharma

Image: green leaves of a tropical plant in shadow. Text: Tropical Creatures. Garen Abel Unokan.

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November 8, 2022November 14, 2022

Tropical Creatures

Blog by Garen Abel Unokan

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November 7, 2022November 14, 2022

A Space to Breathe: reflections on First Breath

Blog by Yemurai Chaza

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October 28, 2022October 28, 2022

A Change of Heart

Blog by Lubna Kerr

Black and white image of shoes standing in water with a person's silhouette reflected from them. Text: Imagining Us: Reflections on the 2nd ESEA Heritage Month. Arianne Maki.

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September 30, 2022October 1, 2022

Imagining Us: Reflections on the 2nd ESEA Heritage Month

Blog by Arianne Maki

Black and purple text over grey and white swirling marble background. Text reads 'Unapologetic Roots'

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September 7, 2022September 7, 2022

Unapologetic Roots

Blog by Nadia Maloney

White and yellow petalled pansy grows out from from black and white ground and background. Yellow text overlaid: 'The Radical Act of Protective Self-Care, Nikki Kilburn'

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August 9, 2022August 10, 2022

The Radical Act of Protective Self-Care

Blog by Nikki Kilburn

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July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

Resistance and community: Govanhill Pool and my mother’s fabric shop

Blog by Zamard Zahid

The side of a mountain (Lion Rock) at night against a lit-up cityscape. Text: Tongues on Rock: Home-Making in Parallel Languages. Tim Tim Cheng.

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June 14, 2022July 20, 2022

Tongues on Rock: Home-Making in Parallel Languages

Blog by Tim Tim Cheng

Photo of a cliff overlooking the sea. Text: Its Song is Returned: A poetic response to our 2021 Mixtape: Writers of Colour Anthology. Marjorie Lotfi.

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May 26, 2022August 8, 2022

Its Song is Returned – a poetic response to our 2021 Mixtape: Writers of Colour Anthology

Blog by Marjorie Lotfi

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