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South African-Canadian author KLM🇿🇦🇵🇸 was kicked out of luxurious event honouring Canadian political writers.

Why?

Because she reminded powerful people enjoying a luxurious dinner in Ottawa of the children dy*ng of malnutrition in Gaza.

Here’s what happened:

Brampton poets & writers, you have less than 2 weeks to submit to this PAID opportunity. We're seeking 10 poems to showcase on large mobile signs throughout Brampton for select weeks this summer and fall.
Submit here brampton.ca/EN/Arts-Cultur… #Brampton

'WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH YOUR POWER?'

Thank you KLM🇿🇦🇵🇸 for showing writers and journalists and thinkers of every stripe what you can do with the power we have.

We will make sure to keep KLM🇿🇦🇵🇸 books in stock!

Also thank you to our amazing lineup of authors. #Fold2024

The #FOLD2024 festival is all wrapped up. Thank you to our incredible volunteers for making it so successful.

THIS BOOK BETRAYS MY BROTHER by KLM🇿🇦🇵🇸 was one of 3 comps I used in my query letter for Fold's Pitch Perfect event. Her book confirmed/affirmed that I could incorporate serious topics in children's lit. Great writer! Great book! #canlit #kidlit

It is not antisemitic to protest genocide.

What the hell are we doing, CanLit, if an event celebrating political writing kicks a Black woman who lived through apartheid out for demanding we use our voice, that we speak out for injustice, for fellow writers who are dying for their work? Who are we?

Live from Writers' Trust Politics and the Pen / La politique et l’écrit. #CanLit #polipen

'I think it's appalling that people are not opposed to children dying but they are opposed to me speaking. I think it's appalling and I am not proud to be around those people.'

Save this. Because a time will come. What will you do with your power? What have you done with your power?

She was escorted out of a writers event on POLITICAL WRITING for saying this. I love and respect this woman immensely. Her poise and her courage.

RAISE YOUR VOICE.

'I think it's appalling that people are not opposed to children dying but they're opposed to me speaking'

Respect to KLM🇿🇦🇵🇸.

This graphic is epic. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

This whole event is horrid. Molope bravely spoke up about the death toll in Gaza and was escorted out, while the hosts, one of whom was notorious homophobe Jason Kenney, made racist jokes. Molope has more courage and integrity than anyone in that room could ever hope to have.

BREAKING: The Bahamas just recognized the State of Palestine.

May’s FOLD Kids Reading Challenge prompt is “a book based on a true story by a South Asian author”. Our reccs include titles by Veera Hiranandani (she/her/hers), Tina Athaide: Author- KidLit, and Rina Singh and Tara Anand. #FOLDChallenge

For more info, and get the books: thefoldcanada.org/kids