The Self Advocate

I talk with Kay, one of the accessibility coordinators of the Vancouver Folk Music Festival! If you want more information, you can go to https://thefestival.bc.ca/accessibility-services-2024/. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Victoria Freeman, the author of A World Without Martha, and Franke James, the author of Freeing Teresa. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Michel Dumont and Larissa Grieves for National Indigenous Day. I also play Give It Time by Mattmac. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

There are three events in the last two weeks of May 2024! The first event is the Connectra Abilities Expo, happening May 22nd at the Roundhouse Community Centre. The second event is Silent Howl, a dance piece by Sarah Him Ching U, happening at the rEvolver Theatre Festival, on May 29th and 30th at the Cultch. The third event is the InclusionBC Conference, happening in Nanaimo on May 30th to June 1st. Come catch me around town! If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Alex Masse, Jordyn Wood, and Adam Grant Warren on Zombies, Mannequins, and Talking Heads. All three are playwrights for this production. Zombies, Mannequins, and Talking Heads is a production with RealWheels Theatre company, and is playing May 9th to 11th at the Roundhouse Community Centre. Tickets can be bought at https://realwheels.ca/zombies-mannequins-and-talking-heads/. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Nicole Panteleakos and Ada Hoffmann on their science fiction books. Nicole Panteleakos is the author of Planet Earth is Blue. Ada Hoffmann is the author of The Outside trilogy. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I finally made a live show! The music I played is:

Possibilities by KiSara

Broken by ASD Band

Toward the Sun by 77 Spokes

Seasons by Shawn Brush aka “The Krooked Cowboy”

Change by Kodi Lee

Danzas Lationoamericanas (Elizondo) (Latin American Dances) by Adrian Anantawan

Journey of You and I by Kodi Lee

Watch the World Unfold by Gaelynn Lee

Better Miracle by Kyprios

If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected]

I interview Amanda and Kristina, both bloggers, self advocates, and BC People First members. I also honour Dave Symington, who recently passed. If you have any questions or comments, please email me at [email protected].

I talk with Margaux Wosk and Joanne Gauthier about the BCPF Conference and Rally. The conference is happening March 13 to 15th online and at the SFU Woodards building downtown Vancouver. The rally is happening March 16th infront of the Vancouver Art Gallery.