Esteemed poet and author Gary Geddes, once described as “Canada’s best political poet,” has written a thoughtful and thought-provoking review of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School. The review will appear in his forthcoming new book, Medicine Unbundled (Heritage House Publishing), which is a
The following is an excerpt from an article by Maia Kowalski that originally appeared in The Signal on October 16, 2015: Author Chris Benjamin talks about the history of the Schubenacadie Residential School. Maia Kowalski Speaking to a small crowd at Saint Mary’s University last night, [Chris Benjamin] said he was surprised by how much […]
Chris Benjamin will be at the Literary Fair in Musquodoboit Harbour in the Old School Gathering Place on November 7 from 1-4 pm. This event is part of a weekend long celebration of authors and words: Saturday, November 7 Afternoon Readings from 1 to 4 pm. There will also be a book fair during this […]
This Q&A originally appeared in The Coast, July 23, 2015. Ashram Parsi has saved thousands, but still has a ways to go. By Chris Benjamin In 2005, Iranian queer activist Arsham Parsi became a refugee in Canada. Through his Iranian Railroad for Queer Refugees, he’s helped more than 1,100 other LGBTQIA Iranians escape a country […]
The following is an excerpt from a column about young writers in Atlantic Canada, written by Chris Benjamin and published in Atlantic Books Today in June 2015. This column focused on Newfoundland poet Mark Callanan: In the mid nineties Mark Callanan could have been a portrait of proto-teen, banging awkwardly at a guitar trying to […]
The following is an excerpt from an article published by Men’s Journal in June 2015, called “The 4 Fallacies of NBA Analytics,” based on an interview with economist David Berri: In recent years, basketball fans and writers have shed heavy pixels and ink on the ascendancy of geeks over jocks in pro sports. Heavy number […]
The following is an excerpt from the April 2015 Halifax Magazine essay called “Time for a Revolution,” by Chris Benjamin. Once upon a time the world waited breathlessly for someone to perfect the horseless carriage. But soon the gadgetry proved less significant than the infrastructure around it. A German named Benz built what we now […]
Thursday, October 15 at 4:30 pm, Saint Mary’s University presents Chris Benjamin, journalist and author of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School. Where? At the Loyola Academic Complex (5865 Gorsebrook Avenue) – Room 175. Everyone welcome! “…a gut-wrenching and much-needed historical work…I’d like to see Indian School Road as mandatory reading in […]
Public Talk by Chris Benjamin author of Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School Winner of the 2013 Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for Social Justice writing When: Wednesday, 13 October 2015, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Where: Nova Scotia Community College Port Hawkesbury Campus Theatre 226 Reeves St. Port Hawkesbury “This […]
To help Mount Saint Vincent University commemorate Mi’kmaq History Month (October), award-winning author Chris Benjamin will be speaking about his book, Indian School Road: Legacies of the Shubenacadie Residential School (Nimbus, 2014). October 7 at 12:00–13:30 Mount Saint Vincent University (166 Bedford Highway, Halifax) in Seton Building, Auditorium D
