M. Wedderspoon
@wedderspoon.bsky.social
🌻 printmaker, gallery director, library socialist, woke utopian, trash collector, planter of seeds
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Remembering jes sachse: disability activist, artist and maker of good trouble | CBC Arts
Friend and collaborator Gabrielle Moser reflects on the late Toronto artist who approached life and work with 'radical freedom.' They died earlier this month at the age of 40.
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May 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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“‘Either Joly was lying to us when she said that she wasn’t going to let these types of weapons deals go through, or she’s incapable of implementing her promises elsewhere in the federal government,’ Bueckert told The Maple.”
Mark Carney's Liberals are dodging questions about a CDN company's contract to supply the Israeli military with up to $78.8 million of artillery propellants, despite Joly's promise to block military exports to Israel last year. @readthemaple.bsky.social www.readthemaple.com/the-liberals...
The Liberals Are Dodging Questions About A New Israeli Arms Contract
It’s unclear whether the Liberal government knew about the deal before it was reported by Project Ploughshares.
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April 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
“‘Either Joly was lying to us when she said that she wasn’t going to let these types of weapons deals go through, or she’s incapable of implementing her promises elsewhere in the federal government,’ Bueckert told The Maple.”
Available now via @uniongallery.bsky.social’s small + mighty silent auction. We’re celebrating 30 years as the little gallery that could with some of our most cherished artists who make the space what it is today. Check it out at uniongallery.ca! 🦋
March 2, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Available now via @uniongallery.bsky.social’s small + mighty silent auction. We’re celebrating 30 years as the little gallery that could with some of our most cherished artists who make the space what it is today. Check it out at uniongallery.ca! 🦋
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We're closed this week and next while we install Nyssa Komorowski's 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘯 (Project Room) and Queen's graduate student group exhibition 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 (Main Space) 🌻
Opening reception: Saturday, March 1, 3pm (RSVP link below)
Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, March 4!
Opening reception: Saturday, March 1, 3pm (RSVP link below)
Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, March 4!
February 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
We're closed this week and next while we install Nyssa Komorowski's 𝘖𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘉𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘯 (Project Room) and Queen's graduate student group exhibition 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 (Main Space) 🌻
Opening reception: Saturday, March 1, 3pm (RSVP link below)
Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, March 4!
Opening reception: Saturday, March 1, 3pm (RSVP link below)
Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, March 4!
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on a related note, I love my day job! I get to tell people my silly ideas, and then they take those ideas and make them into silly + beautiful things 🪩🪜🌻🚿
(lino designs by @magpieprintshop.bsky.social + @wedderspoon.bsky.social for @uniongallery.bsky.social's fundraiser this weekend)
(lino designs by @magpieprintshop.bsky.social + @wedderspoon.bsky.social for @uniongallery.bsky.social's fundraiser this weekend)
February 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
on a related note, I love my day job! I get to tell people my silly ideas, and then they take those ideas and make them into silly + beautiful things 🪩🪜🌻🚿
(lino designs by @magpieprintshop.bsky.social + @wedderspoon.bsky.social for @uniongallery.bsky.social's fundraiser this weekend)
(lino designs by @magpieprintshop.bsky.social + @wedderspoon.bsky.social for @uniongallery.bsky.social's fundraiser this weekend)
Powerful and sobering piece.
"The United States has lost more than one million people to overdoses since 2000 — more than the number of Americans lost in all wars in the past 150 years put together, including both World Wars."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
"The United States has lost more than one million people to overdoses since 2000 — more than the number of Americans lost in all wars in the past 150 years put together, including both World Wars."
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/o...
Opinion | Finding a Way Back From Fentanyl
A friend’s journey through drugs and homelessness was aggravated by West Coast decriminalization. There’s a better path forward.
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February 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This Gazan family hopes to evacuate. Support this campaign to help them make this a reality. chuffed.org/project/1131...
Help Yasser, Najla, and their 5 children survive in Gaza
Follow @human_simulosum on Instagram for more frequent updates! Yasser's Instagram account has been suspended.
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February 7, 2025 at 3:34 AM
This Gazan family hopes to evacuate. Support this campaign to help them make this a reality. chuffed.org/project/1131...
Saturday! Buy a ticket & take home an original artwork right off the walls of our gallery. Proceeds support our mission & pay our beloved community of artists. #ygk
In other news, our 30th annual fundraiser party is coming up very soon! Join us on February 8 for 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 and support UG's not-for-profit work—local artists’ paid exhibitions, artist residencies, workshops, performances, educational opportunities, and more.
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side by side — Union Gallery
Fundraiser Exhibition Jan 14–Feb 8, 2025
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February 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Saturday! Buy a ticket & take home an original artwork right off the walls of our gallery. Proceeds support our mission & pay our beloved community of artists. #ygk
“It’s wild that in an era where Canadians have never been more diverse, our cultural production has been crushed…replaced with nothing in an era where we’ve never had more talent and more stories that need to be told.”
Ok, here is my latest. I have even more to say about nationalism and Canadian pride but I limited it to 7 short essays lol
You outta read it.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/what-canad...
You outta read it.
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What Canadian nationalism?
We long ago sold off Canadian cultural production, leaving nationalism nothing from which to draw on.
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February 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“It’s wild that in an era where Canadians have never been more diverse, our cultural production has been crushed…replaced with nothing in an era where we’ve never had more talent and more stories that need to be told.”
Finally reading “We Will Not Cancel Us” by @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social. Necessary reading for all of us today. “I have felt us losing our capacity to distinguish between comrade and opponent, losing our capacity to generate belonging.”
February 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Finally reading “We Will Not Cancel Us” by @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social. Necessary reading for all of us today. “I have felt us losing our capacity to distinguish between comrade and opponent, losing our capacity to generate belonging.”
Kingston city council just approved a bylaw to keep tenants’ units under 26C but here’s the catch—they have to *have A/C* and there’s no requirement to provide it. Those without are still going to roast. A toothless idea that does not protect our most vulnerable from increasingly hot summers.
February 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Kingston city council just approved a bylaw to keep tenants’ units under 26C but here’s the catch—they have to *have A/C* and there’s no requirement to provide it. Those without are still going to roast. A toothless idea that does not protect our most vulnerable from increasingly hot summers.
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NEW VIDEO: Can you imagine libraries of tools, clothing and even housing? The library economy can be the bridge to an entirely new world of human flourishing. Let's explore what the library economy is, what may and may not be included, and what it might take to bring it to life.
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How Library Economies Work
YouTube video by Andrewism
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February 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW VIDEO: Can you imagine libraries of tools, clothing and even housing? The library economy can be the bridge to an entirely new world of human flourishing. Let's explore what the library economy is, what may and may not be included, and what it might take to bring it to life.
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The president calling for a complete and total ethnic cleansing of Gaza with full support from the Israeli PM. Absolutely beyond horrific.
February 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The president calling for a complete and total ethnic cleansing of Gaza with full support from the Israeli PM. Absolutely beyond horrific.
This episode is full of our burning questions—like what was that nonstatement from the NDP and why won’t the CBC actually try decent coverage/reporting of this issue? Sandy hooked me early in the ep. when she asked… 1/2
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The cold tariff war
Podcast Episode · Sandy and Nora talk politics · 2025-02-04 · 45m
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February 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
This episode is full of our burning questions—like what was that nonstatement from the NDP and why won’t the CBC actually try decent coverage/reporting of this issue? Sandy hooked me early in the ep. when she asked… 1/2
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“The point is that the radical is today the only practical; it is the only hope.”
NEW: The immediate task for Canada should be to delink from the United States and the American Empire.
Adam King interviews Sam Gindin.
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Adam King interviews Sam Gindin.
www.readthemaple.com/trumps-threa...
Trump’s Threats Expose Canada’s Utter Dependency On The U.S.
The immediate task for Canada should be to delink from the United States and the American Empire.
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February 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
“The point is that the radical is today the only practical; it is the only hope.”
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Gently: the Canadian flag continues to be a symbol of colonization. I wish Canada had stood against US Imperialism when it comes to the genocide in Gaza rather than being wholeheartedly complicit. As @laurieadkin.bsky.social pointed out, we actually survive if we rearrange what this country means
February 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Gently: the Canadian flag continues to be a symbol of colonization. I wish Canada had stood against US Imperialism when it comes to the genocide in Gaza rather than being wholeheartedly complicit. As @laurieadkin.bsky.social pointed out, we actually survive if we rearrange what this country means
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Good and cheap by Leanne brown is a great resource! (She’s Canadian too)
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Good and Cheap
All About Good and Cheap
Good and Cheap is a cookbook for people with very tight budgets, particularly those on SNAP/Food Stamps benefits. The PDF is free (ahora en Español!) when you sign up for my...
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February 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Good and cheap by Leanne brown is a great resource! (She’s Canadian too)
leannebrown.com/good-and-che...
leannebrown.com/good-and-che...
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Time for Gen X who grew up in 1980s blue collar income families to step up & give lessons.
1) No, you don't need strawberries in January.
2) buy the rice, potatoes, carrots & onions in the 10 kg sacks.
3) A lot of protein in beans. You don't need steak, dammit! Chicken leg quarters are a treat.
1) No, you don't need strawberries in January.
2) buy the rice, potatoes, carrots & onions in the 10 kg sacks.
3) A lot of protein in beans. You don't need steak, dammit! Chicken leg quarters are a treat.
February 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Time for Gen X who grew up in 1980s blue collar income families to step up & give lessons.
1) No, you don't need strawberries in January.
2) buy the rice, potatoes, carrots & onions in the 10 kg sacks.
3) A lot of protein in beans. You don't need steak, dammit! Chicken leg quarters are a treat.
1) No, you don't need strawberries in January.
2) buy the rice, potatoes, carrots & onions in the 10 kg sacks.
3) A lot of protein in beans. You don't need steak, dammit! Chicken leg quarters are a treat.
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We must give people dreams instead of just resistance. Resistance is a survival state. Dreams are aspirational and that motivation drives revolution; they are the fuel for the amazing potential we all have to build a world that doesn't require you to survive, but rather to thrive!
February 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We must give people dreams instead of just resistance. Resistance is a survival state. Dreams are aspirational and that motivation drives revolution; they are the fuel for the amazing potential we all have to build a world that doesn't require you to survive, but rather to thrive!
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The new “Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism—Yes, You! Yes, Now!” zine makes a great gift for your liberal fam, friends, neighbors & coworkers!
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
January 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
The new “Don’t Just Do Nothing: 20 Things You Can Do to Counter Fascism—Yes, You! Yes, Now!” zine makes a great gift for your liberal fam, friends, neighbors & coworkers!
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
Read, print & distro freely!
Full text & PDFs on @igd.bsky.social:
itsgoingdown.org/dont-just-do...
Imagine… Soup hubs! 🥣 #solarpunk overcast.fm/+BKuuvf0m3k/...
Stop Imagining the Apocalypse — Future Mending Radio
If we want a better future, we need to stop imagining the apocalypse and start imagining winning. Solarpunk is an emergent science fiction genre and social movement that asks us to do just that.Matt s...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Imagine… Soup hubs! 🥣 #solarpunk overcast.fm/+BKuuvf0m3k/...
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Read our statement about our peaceful demonstration at the Mayor's Arts Awards @cityofkingston.bsky.social January 27th, 2025
🍉PART 1 🍉
🍉PART 1 🍉
January 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Read our statement about our peaceful demonstration at the Mayor's Arts Awards @cityofkingston.bsky.social January 27th, 2025
🍉PART 1 🍉
🍉PART 1 🍉
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Read our statement about our peaceful demonstration at the Mayor's Arts Awards @cityofkingston.bsky.social January 27th, 2025
🍉PART 2🍉
🍉PART 2🍉
January 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Read our statement about our peaceful demonstration at the Mayor's Arts Awards @cityofkingston.bsky.social January 27th, 2025
🍉PART 2🍉
🍉PART 2🍉