This annual competition celebrates excellence in short memoir. Open to writers worldwide. Created in memory of writer Amy MacRae who was shortlisted for the CBC Nonfiction Prize shortly after her death at age 35. All proceeds support her living legacy to aid ovarian cancer research. www.amyaward.com
The term “illegals” is not just inaccurate, it's a deliberate label that strips people of their humanity & makes cruelty easier to justify. Many immigrants wait years for legal status while doing everything right. ICE will even detain them at the courthouse while they're at their required hearings.
@charlieangus104.bsky.social of #MeidasCanada reflects on the life of #StephenLewis and his call for moral courage.
In this episode, Meidas Canada also looks into the murky world of profiteering from death and its connections to the White House. Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=veLp...
#NOTYRANTS #Rally Nanaimo BC, Canada. Thx to all who stood up for our country, our neighbours, communities, our democracy & to say no more violence. No more cruelty disguised as policy. No more wars or threats to our sovereignty. No more authoritarian excesses from the Trump regime! #ElbowsUpVanIsle
#NOTYRANTS #Rally Nanaimo BC, Canada. Thx to all who stood up for our country, our neighbours, communities, our democracy & to say no more violence. No more cruelty disguised as policy. No more wars or threats to our sovereignty. No more authoritarian excesses from the Trump regime! #ElbowsUpVanIsle
#NOTYRANTS #Rally Nanaimo BC, Canada. Thx to all who stood up for our country, our neighbours, communities, our democracy & to say no more violence. No more cruelty disguised as policy. No more wars or threats to our sovereignty. No more authoritarian excesses from the Trump regime! #ElbowsUpVanIsle
Canada is at a crossroads. We can let fear & division win or choose to stand together. Now is the moment to rebuild common ground & keep our democracy & our country strong. mickiwrites4u.substack.com/p/canada-is-... Join us Sat, Mar 28, 12-2, NO TYRANTS Nanaimo Rally, along hwy @ Maffeo Sutton Park
Thanks @charlieangus104.bsky.social Hope to see everyone this Sat! Bring a friend, your energy, your love 4 Canada! Please be kind, courteous, friendly, peaceful! We have enough hate in our world right now!
❤️Micki #ElbowsUpVanIsle
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#notyrants #elbowsupcanada #rally #nanaimorally #protest #nokings
#Cuba is in a deep humanitarian #crisis.
Families are living with constant blackouts, almost no fuel, & empty shelves where food & medicine should be.
Please donate to #Containers4Cuba who provide relief to desperate families. Join & share their FB page: www.facebook.com/groups/32955...
#cubancrisis
Thanks Lisa Lambeth for these sign ideas for #NOTYRANTS - #Nanaimo #Rally - Sat, Mar 28, 12 - 2 pm, Maffeo Sutton Park
www.facebook.com/events/12387...
Made your sign? Tag your photo #notyrantsnanaimo & #elbowsupvanisle🍁💪
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#elbowsup #nokings #nanaimorally #vancouverislandrally #march28 #protest
Join us in solidarity!
Go to this link to join our event: www.facebook.com/events/12387...
Hope to see you there!
❤ Micki - #ElbowsUpVanIsle 🍁💪
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#elbowsupcanada #elbowsupvanisle #myelbowsup #notyrants#nokings #nanaimorally #vancouverislandrally #jointheresistance #march28 #protest #nokingsprotest
Does the last quote remind you of something Scrooge said about the poor? Donald's nephew, Fred Trump 111 voted for Kamala. Need we say more? #fredtrump #fredtrumpquotes #trumpsnephew #truthmatters #sharingthingsthatmatter #trumpistheworstpresident
Right‑leaning politics have shifted toward a very self‑focused idea of freedom: my freedom, my rights, my ability to say and do whatever I want, no matter how much it might hurt others. What’s missing is the understanding that other people have rights, too. Read article: substack.com/@mickiwrites...
Thanks to 'The Pulse' for announcing our #NoTyrants - #NanaimoRally - Saturday, #March 28, noon to 2 pm, along the highway at Maffeo Sutton Park (in conjunction with #NoKings.
Video link: youtu.be/3Da3PdzKu7g?... (Timestamp 29:02)
#elbowsupvanisle #elbowsupcanada #vancouverislandrally #protest
Join us for our #NOTYRANTS #Rally on Saturday, March 28, 2026, from noon to 2 pm, along the highway at Maffeo Sutton Park in #Nanaimo – at the intersection of Terminal Ave. and Comox Rd. Join our event here: www.facebook.com/events/12387... Not on FB? Go here : www.elbowsupvanisle.ca
#nokings
Some things just need to be said...
#poilievre #canadianpolitics #conservatives #conservativeparty
Standing up for our rights & our #democracy matters now more than ever. Join us on #March28 & show that #Canadians won’t stay silent in the face of rising extremism and authoritarianism. Our freedoms don’t defend themselves. We do. Join us & make your voice heard! #notyrants #nokings #nanaimorally
Thanks Charlie! Watch the interview this Sun, Mar 8, on Charlie's YouTube channel: @meidascanada - I encourage everyone to help Charlie by subscribing to his channel, sharing his videos, reading his Substack articles, & if you can, support him financially so he can keep "kicking at the darkness".
Read my article here: substack.com/@mickiwrites...
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#religion #christianity #christians #faith #trump #republican #uspolitics #americanpolitics #calltochristians #jesus #god
Are you a #Canadian who cares about #humanrights? Join us in this important #lettercampaign. Feel free to use the templates provided in my Substack article.
Link: mickiwrites4u.substack.com/p/canadian-c...
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#canadiancompaniessupplyingtoice #elbowsupcanada #elbowsupvanisle #canadiansagainstice
Many #Christians believe that the “great deception” or “falling away” refers to people outside the #faith — atheists, secular culture, or those who abandon #Christianity. But the bible’s warnings about deception overwhelmingly point inward.
(Read my full article here): substack.com/home/post/p-...
Thank you, Valerie Green, for this wonderful review about our book, #SomethingHasChanged! Link to article: thebcreview.ca/.../2840-gre...
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#womensbook #womenauthors #newbook #vancouverislandauthors #booklaunch #bookreview #booksforwomen #penpalsbook #anthology #truestories #poetry #poem #stories
This is just too important not to share. Leslie has given me permission to do so.
#conservative #conservativeparty #canadianpolitics #pierrepoilievre #fearmongering #humanrights #truthmatters #whitesupremacy
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Standing up for our rights & our #democracy matters now more than ever. Join us on #March28 & show that #Canadians won’t stay silent in the face of rising extremism and authoritarianism. Our freedoms don’t defend themselves. We do. Join us & make your voice heard! #notyrants #nokings #nanaimorally
If you live on the mainland, consider joining this event. It is a heartwarming, memorable experience. An American said, through tears, how sorry she was that her president was threatening our country. I hugged her. She said my hug meant more than I could have known. ❤ Micki - Elbows Up Van Isle
Voting to repeal the #HumanRights Code sends a chilling signal to people about what kind of rights are up for debate in our province. This bill would quite literally legalize all forms of discrimination. BC #Conservatives think it's fine to go backwards on hard-won human rights. #ElbowsUpCanada!
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#jesus #bible #christianity #christians #immigrants #love #hypocracy #fakechristians #religion #truereligion #loveyourneighbour #welcomethestranger #lawandorder
Thank you, Linda! ❤️
Being #Canadian means honouring #equity — not as an abstract ideal, but as a commitment to fairness in how we treat one another. It means practicing #inclusion in our daily lives, not just in our policies. (Read my full article here): substack.com/home/post/p-...
❤️Micki - Elbows Up Van Isle
