April Gavin
@agavinart.bsky.social
Berkeley based painter, print maker, and poet
www.aprilgavin.net
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Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.
Middle East Market adds cafe, building on its role as Berkeley’s Persian hub
Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Father and son Hossein and Amir Razavi took over the Middle East Market a decade ago, and recently expanded to open an adjacent restaurant.
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This is revelatory – the pioneering psychiatrist Carl Rogers, writing at the dawn of the Cold War, on how to fix breakdowns in communication www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/11/c...
How to Fix Breakdowns in Communication
Two people meet, discover an uncommon electricity flowing between them, exhilarate each other into forgetting the abyss that always gapes between one consciousness and another, until one day they r…
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November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This is revelatory – the pioneering psychiatrist Carl Rogers, writing at the dawn of the Cold War, on how to fix breakdowns in communication www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/11/c...
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From food-matching programs to volunteer opportunities and co-op memberships, here are some strategies to help stretch a food budget. ⬇️
As SNAP Delays Continue, 10 Ways to Face Food Prices
From food-matching programs to volunteer opportunities and co-op memberships, here are some strategies to help stretch a food budget.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
From food-matching programs to volunteer opportunities and co-op memberships, here are some strategies to help stretch a food budget. ⬇️
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"The Widow (after Käthe Kollwitz.)" Pastel and acrylic on canvas. #art #artsky #painting #painter #traditionalart
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
November 2, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"The Widow (after Käthe Kollwitz.)" Pastel and acrylic on canvas. #art #artsky #painting #painter #traditionalart
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
This is based on one of Kollwitz's woodcuts. They look simple, but this was difficult to replicate.
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July 29, 2024 at 7:23 PM
#Canada #satire #immigration My friend Joanne sent me this. I love Canada more and more....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...
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When the ICE agent is Canadian… | This Hour Has 22 Minutes
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
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October 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#Canada #satire #immigration My friend Joanne sent me this. I love Canada more and more....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1yY...
Can't wait to try it
Nora Haron's popular cafe and bakery is ready for its Berkeley debut after the original Walnut Creek location closed mid-year.
Cafe and bakery fills empty BAMPFA space with avocado coffees and Indonesian-inspired pastries
Nora Haron's popular cafe and bakery is ready for its Berkeley debut after the original Walnut Creek location closed mid-year.
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October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Can't wait to try it
Right on!!
I forgot about the awesome accessory you get for voting in person. Voting locations are open, CA! 🗳️
#YesonProp50
#YesonProp50
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Right on!!
My thoughts exactly
markthoughts@markthoughts.markthoughts/mark_thoughts#markthoughts
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My thoughts exactly
You're after my own heart!
Working on a new multi-block color print! Hand painting red accents on the warm layer
October 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
You're after my own heart!
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The City Council ordered staff to inventory all the property Berkeley owns, then figure out how to keep federal agents off of it.
Berkeley to ICE: Stay off city property
The City Council ordered staff to inventory all the property Berkeley owns, then figure out how to keep federal agents off of it.
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October 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The City Council ordered staff to inventory all the property Berkeley owns, then figure out how to keep federal agents off of it.
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Thousands of California high school students staged walk outs this week to support the Make Polluters Pay bill, which would require oil and gas companies to cover the escalating costs of wildfires and other climate disasters.
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
Oakland students walk out of class to support climate bill
Students at ALMOST 50 California high schools held walkouts on Friday in support of the “Make Polluters Pay Superfund Act.”
www.kalw.org
October 29, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thousands of California high school students staged walk outs this week to support the Make Polluters Pay bill, which would require oil and gas companies to cover the escalating costs of wildfires and other climate disasters.
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
Some coverage from around the state: 🧵
www.kalw.org/bay-area-new...
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OP-ED: Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead?
Op-Ed: Berkeley can still lead the way on police radio traffic
Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead?
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October 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OP-ED: Berkeley has a proven track record as a champion for transparency. Will this City Council vote for government secrecy instead?
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Thespian-turned-lepidopterist Liam O'Brien shares his passion for butterflies with @kpfa.org:
Avenal Landfill Fire & Butterflies of the Bay Area | KPFA
Avenal Landfill Fire & Liam O'Brien's new HeyDay Publication book, "Butterflies of the Bay Area (and Slightly Beyond) out on September 30th.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Thespian-turned-lepidopterist Liam O'Brien shares his passion for butterflies with @kpfa.org:
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As CalFresh runs out of money and the federal shutdown goes on, the county board agreed last week to spend more on food banks and meals.
Alameda County will invest $10M in food assistance programs
As CalFresh runs out of money and the federal shutdown goes on, the county board agreed last week to spend more on food banks and meals.
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October 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
As CalFresh runs out of money and the federal shutdown goes on, the county board agreed last week to spend more on food banks and meals.
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“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
— Oscar Wilde
— Oscar Wilde
October 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
— Oscar Wilde
— Oscar Wilde
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A perfect description of the GOP
October 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
A perfect description of the GOP
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Early voting starts Saturday for California’s special election on a Newsom-backed ballot measure to redraw the state's Congressional map.
How and when to cast a vote on Prop 50
Early voting starts Saturday for California’s special election on a Newsom-backed ballot measure to redraw the state's Congressional map.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Early voting starts Saturday for California’s special election on a Newsom-backed ballot measure to redraw the state's Congressional map.
This hangs on the wall of my studio
“6. Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.”
10 timeless rules for students, teachers, and lifelong learners and makers by Sister Corita Kent, who inspired so many artists (John Cage among them) www.themarginalian.org/2012/08/10/1...
10 timeless rules for students, teachers, and lifelong learners and makers by Sister Corita Kent, who inspired so many artists (John Cage among them) www.themarginalian.org/2012/08/10/1...
Sister Corita Kent’s 10 Rules for Students, Teachers, and Life, Beloved by John Cage
“Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail, there’s only make.”
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October 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
This hangs on the wall of my studio
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What to say to ICE agents at home, at work and on the street. How to find a lawyer and find someone who's been detained.
What to know about your rights as feds head to Bay Area
What to say to ICE agents at home, at work and on the street. How to find a lawyer and find someone who's been detained.
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October 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What to say to ICE agents at home, at work and on the street. How to find a lawyer and find someone who's been detained.
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As per the SF Chronicle, 100 federal agents dispatched to Coast Guard Base Alameda, presumably headed to San Francisco.
October 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
As per the SF Chronicle, 100 federal agents dispatched to Coast Guard Base Alameda, presumably headed to San Francisco.
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