March 2017
Kingston: Write for Peace, Peace is Right!
Want to spend a Sunday afternoon making national change for peace? Do you have an appreciation for the power of the written word? Attend WRITE FOR PEACE! PEACE IS RIGHT! *A PeaceQuest collective letter writing event* Sunday, March 26th at the Rustic Spud 175 Bagot St. between 1 and 4 p.m. We supply pens, paper, envelopes, stamps, talking points and snacks. We invite you to join us, met new interesting people, and share your views with our local, provincial, and…
Find out more »Ottawa: Vimy Trap Reading & Signing
The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today’s tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this mythical tale is rather new. “Vimyism”—today’s official story of glorious, martial patriotism—contrasts sharply with the complex ways in which veterans, artists, clerics, and even politicians who had supported the war interpreted its meaning over the decades. Was the Great War a futile…
Find out more »Saskatoon: Vimy Trap Reading & Signing
The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today’s tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this mythical tale is rather new. “Vimyism”—today’s official story of glorious, martial patriotism—contrasts sharply with the complex ways in which veterans, artists, clerics, and even politicians who had supported the war interpreted its meaning over the decades. The Vimy Trap provides a probe…
Find out more »Winnipeg: Vimy Trap Reading & Signing
The story of the bloody 1917 Battle of Vimy Ridge is, according to many of today’s tellings, a heroic founding moment for Canada. This noble, birth-of-a-nation narrative is regularly applied to the Great War in general. Yet this mythical tale is rather new. “Vimyism”—today’s official story of glorious, martial patriotism—contrasts sharply with the complex ways in which veterans, artists, clerics, and even politicians who had supported the war interpreted its meaning over the decades. The Vimy Trap provides a probe…
Find out more »April 2017
Cupar, SK: Vimy Trap Reading & Signing
SATURDAY APRIL 1, 2 pm: CUPAR LAUNCH OF THE VIMY TRAP, BY JAMIE SWIFT AND IAN MCKAY, CUPAR PUBLIC LIBRARY, 217 STANLEY STREET, CUPAR Refreshments/food will be served. Silver collection. Join Jamie Swift for the Cupar launch of The Vimy Trap: Or, How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Great War.https://btlbooks.com/book/the-vimy-trap THis event is made possible by PeaceQuest Regina, Cupar Public Library, and BTL Books. Thanks to everyone who helped put it together!
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