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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
The Hope Festival is coming up fast (THIS SATURDAY!) and we have some great artists lined up to entertain and inspire you.

Grab a free ice cream and jump into the festivities!

Saturday July 26, 12:30PM-4:30PM, at Millennium Park
Hope Festival Featured Artists (Organized by Basic Income Peterborough Network with support from United Way Peterborough & District and Peterborough Public Health)
July 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
Will we see you at the Hope Festival this saturday?

You'll enjoy FREE interactive activities provided by our featured groups!

Saturday July 26, 12:30PM-4:30PM, at Millennium Park
Hope Festival Featured Groups Organized by Basic Income Peterborough Network, with support from United Way Peterborough & District and Peterborough Public Health. Enjoy FREE interactive activities provided by our featured groups: Basic Income Peterborough Network Bedford House Canadian Mental Health Association HKPR Council for Persons with Disabilities Peterborough Action for Tiny Homes Peterborough AIDS Resource Network Peterborough Community Health Centre Peterborough Food Action Network Peterborough Youth Substance Use Prevention The Seasoned Spoon Café Saturday July 26, 12:30PM-4:30PM, at Millennium Park
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
Basic Income Peterborough Network is hosting its first Hope Festival in Millennium Park #ptbo on July 26 2025 from 12:30PM - 4:30PM!

Join us for participatory art, interactive activities, and FREE ice cream!
Hope Festival: growing hope, dignity, and belonging together Organized by Basic Income Peterborough Network with support from United Way Peterborough & District and Peterborough Public Health Basic Income Peterborough Network is hosting its first Hope Festival in Millennium Park on July 26 2025 from 12:30PM - 4:30PM! This highly interactive and family-friendly festival will bring community members together to celebrate the transformative work already happening locally, and generate new ideas for collective action. The Hope Festival will feature participatory art projects by local artists, as well as activities presented by groups doing important work in our community. We’ll also have FREE ice cream!
July 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
Join me at Artspace next week!
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · Jul 2
Hope Series: Artists for Basic Income

Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with Artspace!

Find us at Artspace (378 Aylmer St N) Wed July 9, 5PM – 7PM
Artists for Basic Income Hope Workshop Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with Artspace! In this session, participants will discuss the precarious nature of artistic labour, and brainstorm what artists can do to support the implementation of a basic income guarantee in Canada. Find us at Artspace (378 Aylmer St N) Wed July 9, 5PM – 7PM
July 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reposted by Elisha
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
BIPN needs volunteers for our Hope Festival coming up on Saturday July 26 in Millennium Park!

Want to get involved?

Email volunteer@basicincomepeterborough.ca

Learn more about the Hope Festival on our website: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival Volunteer Opportunities Hope Ambassadors: Are you a people-person? Put your cheerful demeanor to work at the Hope Festival by welcoming festival-goers and guiding them through the event space! Logistics Crew: Do you like to work behind the scenes? We need your muscle to support setting up and tearing down the Hope Festival! Ice Cream Scoopers: Would you like to put smiles on people’s faces? Join our Hope Festival ice cream scooper crew and spread the joy!
June 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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madeprojects.bsky.social
PETERBOROUGH READER SPOTLIGHT: Elisha Rubacha @elishamay.bsky.social

We're honoured that local legend Elisha will be a reader at our Peterborough ZZOO launch!
June 11, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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madeprojects.bsky.social
June 18 7pm PETERBOROUGH reading with special guests Chris Hutchinson @unfamiliarweather.bsky.social, Murgatroyd Monaghan & Elisha Rubacha @elishamay.bsky.social at Take Cover Books (59 Hunter St E) www.facebook.com/events/99677...
June 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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kawarthanow.bsky.social
Finalists announced for the #Ptbo Arts Awards. The Electric City Culture Council will announce the winners during a June 12 reception at the Canadian Canoe Museum.
kawarthanow.com/2025/06/03/f...
Finalists announced for the Peterborough Arts Awards | kawarthaNOW
By kawarthaNOW. The Electric City Culture Council will announce the winners during a June 12 reception at the Canadian Canoe Museum.
kawarthanow.com
June 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
I'll be reading some #BruceTrail poems at MA|DE's #ptbo launch of ZZOO!

Wednesday June 18, 7PM
Take Cover Books
MA|DE presents ZZOO Peterborough Launch Reading & Signing Guest readings by: Murgatroyd Monaghan Elisha Rubacha Wed June 18 at 7PM Take Cover Books 59 Hunter St
June 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
Artists, there's still time to get your applications in for the Hope Festival!

We've extended the deadline to Saturday June 8 at 11:59PM.

We encourage applications in ALL art forms.

Find the application guidelines on our website: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival Call for Artists Extended Deadline: Saturday June 8 at 11:59PM
May 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY, #PTBO!
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · Apr 17
Basic Income Peterborough Network’s Hope Festival will take place at Millennium Park on Saturday July 26, from 12:30PM – 4:30PM!

We are commissioning up to six art projects for inclusion in the festivities.

Application Deadline: Tues. May 27 at 11:59PM.

Guidelines: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival Call for Artists Basic Income Peterborough Network is commissiining up to six art projects for the Hope Festival being planned for July 26 2025! Application deadline: May 26 11:59PM With the support of United Way Peterborough & District through their Neighbourhood Fund, BIPN can offer $300 per project. BIPN is open to proposals in any art form, but will prioritize projects that fall into one of three categories: music, participatory art, circus art. Please find full guidelines on our website!
May 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reposted by Elisha
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
Two more weeks to get those applications in!

Please share widely #ptbo.
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · Apr 17
Basic Income Peterborough Network’s Hope Festival will take place at Millennium Park on Saturday July 26, from 12:30PM – 4:30PM!

We are commissioning up to six art projects for inclusion in the festivities.

Application Deadline: Tues. May 27 at 11:59PM.

Guidelines: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival Call for Artists Basic Income Peterborough Network is commissiining up to six art projects for the Hope Festival being planned for July 26 2025! Application deadline: May 26 11:59PM With the support of United Way Peterborough & District through their Neighbourhood Fund, BIPN can offer $300 per project. BIPN is open to proposals in any art form, but will prioritize projects that fall into one of three categories: music, participatory art, circus art. Please find full guidelines on our website!
May 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
#ptbo artist pals, check out this hopeful opportunity with @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social !
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · Apr 17
Basic Income Peterborough Network’s Hope Festival will take place at Millennium Park on Saturday July 26, from 12:30PM – 4:30PM!

We are commissioning up to six art projects for inclusion in the festivities.

Application Deadline: Tues. May 27 at 11:59PM.

Guidelines: basicincomepeterborough.ca
Hope Festival Call for Artists Basic Income Peterborough Network is commissiining up to six art projects for the Hope Festival being planned for July 26 2025! Application deadline: May 26 11:59PM With the support of United Way Peterborough & District through their Neighbourhood Fund, BIPN can offer $300 per project. BIPN is open to proposals in any art form, but will prioritize projects that fall into one of three categories: music, participatory art, circus art. Please find full guidelines on our website!
April 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
Who are the 5 writers that made you?

Kurt Vonnegut
JD Salinger
Charles Bukowski
Ernest Hemingway
Ursula Pflug

[And also Justin Million ❤️]
jeffblackman.bsky.social Jerf Blerkman @jeffblackman.bsky.social · Mar 22
Who are the 5 writers that made you?

Leonard Cohen
bill bissett
Michael Ondaatje
Allen Ginsberg
Justin Million
ambersparks.bsky.social Amber Sparks @ambersparks.bsky.social · Mar 22

Who are the five* writers that made you?

Joy Williams
Isak Dinesen
Diana Wynne Jones
Zora Neale Hurston
Vladimir Nabokov
Italo Calvino

*or six damnit
March 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
TODAY!
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · Mar 10
Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with One City!

Explore the importance of love in social change work through dialogue, art, and thinkers throughout history.

Trinity Community Centre (360 Reid Street)

Wed March 19, 2PM-4PM
Love in Social Change Work Hope Workshop Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with One City! This session will explore the importance of love in social change work through dialogue, art, and thinkers throughout history. Find us at Trinity Community Centre (360 Reid Street) March 19, 2PM - 4PM
March 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reposted by Elisha
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with One City!

Explore the importance of love in social change work through dialogue, art, and thinkers throughout history.

Trinity Community Centre (360 Reid Street)

Wed March 19, 2PM-4PM
Love in Social Change Work Hope Workshop Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series, this time in partnership with One City! This session will explore the importance of love in social change work through dialogue, art, and thinkers throughout history. Find us at Trinity Community Centre (360 Reid Street) March 19, 2PM - 4PM
March 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
None of the "Caprock Poems" manuscript would exist without public funding for the arts.

Thank you to @ontarioarts.bsky.social for supporting my continued work on this project, and thanks to Brick Books for recommending me for funding.

#OAC #RecommenderGrants

#BruceTrail #CanLit #Poetry
March 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
Happened to catch this one amazing moment of the Oscars by chance last night.

Haven't seen the documentary, but the words shared were powerful.

#FreePalestine
fujiiponta.bsky.social FujiiPonta @fujiiponta.bsky.social · Mar 3
Watch the moment No Other Land, a film about Palestinians fighting to protect their homes from demolition by Israel’s military, won the Oscar for best documentary.
fujiiponta.bsky.social FujiiPonta @fujiiponta.bsky.social · Mar 3
Palestinian-Israeli documentary No Other Land wins Oscar (video)
www.aljazeera.com/program/news...
March 3, 2025 at 12:14 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
I couldn't stop thinking about this photograph, so I spent my afternoon and evening sitting with it.

#StandWithUkraine
Acrylic painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump on a circular wood block, based on a photograph taken by Doug Mills while Trump yelled at Zelenskyy in the Oval Office. Zelenskyy looks into the camera almost like Jim from The Office, but full of what I assume is a mix of rage and disbelief (and which I admit isn't properly captured in his expression in the painting.) Same painting, but viewed from an angle to show the sides of the wood block painted the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.
March 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
elishamay.bsky.social
Get yourself down to Bijoux Bar right NOW for LIVE poetry and broadsides by Justin Million and @jacksoncreek.bsky.social.

#KEYBOARDS
Letterpress poster by Jackson Creek Press: KEYBOARDS Live poetry and broadsides Bijoux Bar Feb 28th, 7-9PM 399 Water St PTBO NOGO
March 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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cbcpitchbot.bsky.social
BREAKING: Ontario has lost the 2025 provincial election
February 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
elishamay.bsky.social
So its economic blackout day... but if you can afford to, can you please just ALWAYS shop local and avoid voting for billionaires with your dollars? No shade on people struggling to survive going for the lowest possible prices. I get it. But if you are thriving, please do not support the ultra-rich.
February 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
TONIGHT!

7PM at Dreams of Beans.
basicincomeptbo.bsky.social Basic Income Peterborough Network @basicincomeptbo.bsky.social · Feb 10
Have you ever wondered what a co-operative is or how the co-op model works?

Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series!

Find us at Dreams of Beans (141 Charlotte Street, #ptbo) on February 26, 7PM - 8:30PM
"The co-operative model hope workshop" "Have you ever wondered what a co-operative is or how the co-op model works? Join Basic Income Peterborough Network for another workshop in our Hope Series!" BIPN has invited three local leaders for a panel discussion: Danielle Turpin, Home Care Workers Aimee Agnes Blyth, Seasoned Spoon Andrew McGregor, Dreams of Beans Through the principles and values that guide cooperatives, we will discover how these resilient social enterprises boost their members’ income while offering avenue to grow dignity and belonging.
February 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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basicincomeptbo.bsky.social
Check out the Put Food Banks Out of Business campaign, and send us a DM if you'd like to pick up a postcard to mail to your MP!

www.putfoodbanksoutofbusiness.com
Three versions of postcards from the Put Food Banks Out of Business campaign, all in support of a basic income guarantee: I support basic income because... "8.7 million people in Canada are food insecure." "1 in 4 children in Canada are food insecure." "Poverty costs up to $84 billion a year (roughly the cost of a basic income)." DM us if you'd like to pick up a campaign postcard to mail to your MP.
February 19, 2025 at 3:40 PM
elishamay.bsky.social
While I don't approve of "land barons" in the real world, I am pretty pumped to have built all three possible homesteads in #Skyrim.

I have been so hyperfocused on completing this that I still haven't even chosen a side in the civil war yet. 😂

#SkyrimAchievements
Skyrim Achievements, including: Master Architect [Build three houses. 3% of players have this achievement.] Land Baron [Buy three plots of land. 4.7% of players have this achievement.]
February 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM