Mastodawn

#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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to.it

RossS 6d ago

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

#yeg #football

Richard Michael Blaber May 30

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/may/30/ian-mckellen-march-lgbtq-equality-commonwealth-countries; https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/apr/08/the-long-wave-anti-lgbtq-laws-africa-homosexuality-discrimination. 29 out of 56 #Commonwealth #countries is 51.79% of them. 8 out of 56 Commonwealth countries - the ones where #LGBTIQ people can be sentenced to #life #imprisonment or even #death - amounts to 14.29% of them.

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

The Mirror: News, Sport, Celebrity & Entertainment [Unofficial]May 28

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

Assoc for Scottish Literature May 27

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

Taran Rampersad May 22

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

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD May 19

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.