Dan Carkner
@alte.klezmor.im
Klezmer music history researcher, library technician from Vancouver BC. Doing research into klezmer musician biographies & immigration, Indonesian left-wing history, music manuscripts, compositions & copyright etc. Wikipedia editor. Social justice minded.
the very self serious original
1950 HITS ARCHIVE: The Cry Of The Wild Goose - Frankie Laine (his original #1 version)
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November 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
the very self serious original
This old Kwantlen University one always made me chuckle/cry
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Kwantlen rattled by another scandal
A he-said-she-said controversy alleging Kwantlen Student Association (KSA) connections to former KSA officials under investigation for possible mismanagement of over $2 million of student fees has esc...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This old Kwantlen University one always made me chuckle/cry
www.richmond-news.com/local-news/k...
www.richmond-news.com/local-news/k...
thinking of making a risograph info zine about this topic to go with the talk but we'll see if I get my act together on that.🤔
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
thinking of making a risograph info zine about this topic to go with the talk but we'll see if I get my act together on that.🤔
Reposted by Dan Carkner
approved despite over 600 speakers signing up to speak to the budget, with all but a tiny number strongly opposed, and following a public engagement survey that found the majority of respondents supported a property tax increase to avoid cuts.
Vancouver's 2026 draft budget has PASSED.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
Approved on a 7-4 vote on party lines, with ABC in favour and councillors Fry/Bligh/Orr/Maloney opposed.
Property tax freeze, $50 million more for VPD, and cuts to Arts, Culture, Planning and Sustainability departments, among others.
Full story to come.
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
as was clear by their tone throughout the process, ABC councilors passed their shitty austerity budget. great work guys and I hope to see you all gone from council next year. meanwhile I'll enjoy my crumbling infrastructure and a cop on every corner.
November 25, 2025 at 10:14 PM
as was clear by their tone throughout the process, ABC councilors passed their shitty austerity budget. great work guys and I hope to see you all gone from council next year. meanwhile I'll enjoy my crumbling infrastructure and a cop on every corner.
To me it's like an immense tree to tend to, which then bears fruit in terms of interesting research revelations which I can make us of in presentations or writing on aspects of it. And the eventual end goal is to write a larger project about the history of these immigrant klezmer families.
November 25, 2025 at 3:40 PM
To me it's like an immense tree to tend to, which then bears fruit in terms of interesting research revelations which I can make us of in presentations or writing on aspects of it. And the eventual end goal is to write a larger project about the history of these immigrant klezmer families.
the image, which I borrowed from the ID Wikipedia article, is of the old building and not the fancy new 2022 complex. there's a gallery of the new building here; I left a request on the WikiProject Indonesia talk page but also an Indonesian wikipedian on mastodon promised to try getting a photo
The New Face of Perpustakaan Jakarta Cikini - Manual Jakarta
Designed by Andra Matin as part of Taman Ismail Marzuki’s revitalization, Perpustakaan Jakarta Cikini reopens to an excited crowd, flaunting warm and modern interiors where a big collection of books a...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:08 AM
the image, which I borrowed from the ID Wikipedia article, is of the old building and not the fancy new 2022 complex. there's a gallery of the new building here; I left a request on the WikiProject Indonesia talk page but also an Indonesian wikipedian on mastodon promised to try getting a photo
I forget how I originally added it to my to-do list, maybe I became interested in HB Jassin's links to Pramoedya. The Indonesian name sounded a bit clunky translated into English (H.B. Jassin Literary Documentation Centre) so I took a bit of license with it.
November 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I forget how I originally added it to my to-do list, maybe I became interested in HB Jassin's links to Pramoedya. The Indonesian name sounded a bit clunky translated into English (H.B. Jassin Literary Documentation Centre) so I took a bit of license with it.
wrote a very long and cranky complaint email this morning to the festival saying how unacceptable it was
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
wrote a very long and cranky complaint email this morning to the festival saying how unacceptable it was
Honestly this is why I put my effort into the Peretz Centre for Yiddish music events. Yes it's more marginal but you can wear a keffiyeh if you want and be your social justice minded self without some guard power tripping. Which is utterly incompatible with artistic expression and enjoyment. 😒
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Honestly this is why I put my effort into the Peretz Centre for Yiddish music events. Yes it's more marginal but you can wear a keffiyeh if you want and be your social justice minded self without some guard power tripping. Which is utterly incompatible with artistic expression and enjoyment. 😒