These organizations are based in Lebanon and provide direct frontline assistance:
Lebanese Red Cross
Lebanese Food Bank
Beit Aam
@egnalegna.bsky.social (Amharic translates to “us migrants for us migrants”)
These international organizations provide large-scale emergency relief and have established Lebanon appeals:
@oxfamcanada.bsky.social
@redcrosscanada.bsky.social
@unicef.org
@msf.ca
Here is a current Google Sheet that covers many of the trusted efforts on the ground: shorturl.at/VbPbA
I've compiled a short list of credible places to donate to help displaced people in Lebanon: laramek.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/s...
Pre-Conference Workshops registration is open!
🗓 Wednesday, April 15, 2026
📍 Toronto Metropolitan University (In-Person Only)
🕙 10 AM – 3:30 PM EST
Workshop A: Big Data and Migration Research
Workshop B: Disrupting Research
Space is limited. Secure your spot:
🔗 www.torontomu.ca/rethinking-c...
Statistics Canada data shows racialized women average 74 cents to every dollar made by a white man. Black women make 58 cents and experience lower employment rates. 💵
#InternationalWomensDay
A female librarian hands two books to a woman at a library check-out desk.
A new blog from @cfetmu.bsky.social says libraries are among Canada’s most trusted institutions because they're grounded in expertise, standards and accountability. On Freedom to Read Week, celebrate libraries as democratic institutions designed to serve all. Read more: tinyurl.com/ydkuhann
New research from @lelmek.bsky.social explores how Caribbean festivals like Caribana and Carnival function as powerful sites of cultural preservation and resistance.
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#DiasporaStudies #CaribbeanCulture #ArtAndActivism
My latest article, “Caribana and Carnival: Belonging as Resistance and Remembrance,” has been published in the Journal of Black Studies @sagepub.com
Read it here:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#BlackStudies #DiasporaStudies #CulturalMemory #Carnival #Caribana #MigrationStudies
🌏 Every migration journey is unique. This #InternationalMigrantsDay, we asked our researchers: What’s your migration story? From the Middle East to Nepal to the Dominican Republic, here’s a glimpse into their stories and how these experiences shaped their research and work. 1/2 🧵
This is a thank-you post to the incredible people at @thenewquarterly.bsky.social for organizing another successful iteration of the Wild Writers Festival and for allowing me to read and lead conversations with exciting #CanLit authors.
#WildWriters2025 #AuthorPanels #WritingCommunity
🌍 Migration as a Social Good: We Stand with Migrants. Join us for a global teach-in/out in Toronto. Open dialogue + Film screening + Discussion. Event is FREE and open to all.
📅 Nov. 11, 12-2pm
📍First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 116 Bond St.
🔗 migrationscholarsmobilize.org/toronto-tio
Buzzing after moderating the panel, Rewriting The Past: Experimental Approaches to Historical Fiction with @mbatiz.bsky.social @kasiajaronczyk.bsky.social and @karensmythe.bsky.social at the 2025 Wild Writers Festival @thenewquarterly.bsky.social
Check out their phenomenon novels!
Apply by Oct. 15! ➡️ Are you a non-Canadian born #entrepreneur in Toronto with a business idea or early-stage venture? Enterprise Bridge Toronto: Community Bootcamp & Mentorship for Immigrant Entrepreneurs is now accepting applications!
🔗: www.torontomu.ca/cerc-migrati... #ImmigrantEntrepreneurs
The #WildWritersFestival is back! I am excited to be moderating 2 panels this year.
1-Rewriting the Past: Experimental Approaches to Historical Fiction with Kasia Jaronczyk/Karen Smythe/Martha Bátiz
2-Telling Other People’s Stories with Mélikah Abdelmoumen/ Sadiqa de Meijer
#literaryfestival #canlit
For labour market mobility, Canada got extra points especially for women and youth. This means we’re seeing positive signals for improvement, according to Marshia Akbar, Director of the BMO Newcomer Workforce Integration Lab.
🎓 Doctoral Fellowship Opportunity - #ImmigrationResearch The Immigration Research Initiative at @concordia.ca is offering THREE 3-month doctoral fellowships in 2026.
⏳ Application deadline: September 12, 2025
🔗 Full details on IRI's website: www.irimmigration.org/chercheuses-... #DoctoralFellowship
Announcement post that the results for the 2025 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest are here.
The results for the 2025 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest are in! Congratulations to the winning writers. We look forward to publishing these personal essays in future issues: tnq.ca/the-2025-edn...
Excerpt from Vincent Anioke's "Finite Automata" from Special Issue #174 of The New Quarterly.
Featured this week in The New Quarterly is Vincent Anioke's "Finite Automata", from our latest Issue 174! Click here to read the full story: tnq.ca/story/finite...
Attention writers! The annual Peter Hinchcliffe Short Fiction Contest closes in one week! Be sure to get your submissions in by June 10th! ⏰
For more information, visit: tnq.ca/tnq-contest-...
The Queen Mary Wasifiri New Writing Prize now with an exciting new development as it’s now open to entries in translation – across all three categories
Link here wasafiri.org/writing-priz...
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Graphic from The New Quarterly stating that submissions are now open. We are now accepting submissions for regular nonfiction until June 30, 2025.
Attention nonfiction writers! Submissions are now open for regular nonfiction until June 30, 2025.
Note: Although there is a deadline, the total submission cap for nonfiction is 50 submissions. Be sure to submit your essays as soon as possible: tnq.ca/submit/
#litmagsubmissions #nonfiction
As AI reshapes education, it's vital to prioritize human-centred learning, which complements rather than opposes technology. Grateful for the insightful discussions—thanks to all who participated!
#ACCUTE2025 #WritingEducation #MovementLearning #AIandEducation
Today, I co-led the workshop "Refresh and Reset—Exploring Movement Activities in the Writing Classroom in the A.I. Era." We discussed how movement-based activities foster creativity and critical thinking in writing.
@federationhss.ca
#toronto
Show love to Petra Avenue Market on Dundas and Elizabeth.
I'm constantly missing Lebanese/Levantine food, and their baked goods are the real deal.
They've only been open for a month, but what a great culinary addition to the city!
petra-ave-market-store.onrender.com
@houseofanansi.bsky.social
I had the pleasure of interviewing Tasneem Jamal for the new Wild Series section on her latest book "I Never Said That I Was Brave" ( @houseofanansi.bsky.social 2024) ! We talked about quantum physics, literary festivals, and the role of gossip as a narrative device. Check it out! #TasneemJamal
Congratulations to 2023 Edna Staebler Personal Essay Contest honourable mention @chrisbanks6625.bsky.social!
Congratulations, Saeed Teebi! 🎉
Calling all short fiction writers!
The New Quaretly @thenewquarterly.bsky.social is a great home for first-time and seasoned publications. Check out the Peter Hinchliffe Award for Short Fiction, and apply!
