#Commonwealth must learn this lesson from its reaches: #Indigenous culture is not an artifact of a lost past. It is literally #wayfinding. All people come to a place - even if born into it- unprepared for it. A culture must adapt them to it. European culture must fade into Pacific or Arctic reality.

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It has got to be damn cold sitting in the stands at #Commonwealth! 9C and raining.

#yeg #football

Ian McKellen joins march for LGBTQ+ equality in Commonwealth countries

Actor among protesters in central London highlighting laws in 29 countries where same-sex relationships remain illegal

The Guardian

Mum acquitted of son's murder faces new charge over daughter's death

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/gold-coast-mum-daughter-murder-37214438

Uncomfortable Truths – Voices of the Commonwealth
12 June, Waterstones Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow – free

Four leading poets from across the Commonwealth – Imtiaz Dharker, Peter MacKay, Nick Makoha & Fawzia Muradali Kane – celebrate its diverse voices & perspectives, but also read powerful work challenging uncomfortable truths & engage in active discussions.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uncomfortable-truths-voices-of-the-commonwealth-tickets-1987490015137

#Scottish #literature #poetry #Commonwealth #identity

Uncomfortable Truths - Voices of the Commonwealth

A night of poetry and discussion from poets across the Commonwealth with Imtiaz Dharker, Peter MacKay, Nick Makoha and Fawzia Muradali Kane

Eventbrite

Meanwhile, the T&T news which leans heavily on a former Caribbean Commonwealth winner.

The analysis is less superfluous than I expected.

https://trinidadexpress.com/newsextra/commonwealth-short-story-winner-accused-of-using-ai/article_ea1eabc9-3829-4a76-a8e0-93b266a1210d.html

#ai #writing #trinidadandtobago #commonwealth #Caribbean

Commonwealth short story winner accused of using AI

TRINIDADIAN writer Jamir Nazir, the winner of the Caribbean category of the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, has been accused of using AI for his winning story, 'The Serpent in

Trinidad Express Newspapers
An Act of Parliament making #England into a #Commonwealth was passed #ThisDayInHistory in 1649 by the #LongParliament. It was a #republic for the next eleven years, though in practice a dictatorship at near-constant war, showing republics could be even more violent than monarchy.
'Common Wealth' Documentary to Open in Australia, New Zealand

Kane Guglielmi's doc 'Common Wealth,' starring Vanessa Redgrave, opens June 23 in Australia and New Zealand via Madman.

Variety