Benjamin Hertwig

it's BIG MALL's official release day!! thank you x1 million to everyone who has already ordered/read/reviewed the book. if you haven't, you can buy it at your fave bookstore TODAY!

One day, when it's safe, when there's no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it's too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this.

Leadership had already noticed the change in morale since the official announcement. This was the new Canadian military. New #fiction by @benjaminhertwig thewalrus.ca/going-to-afgha…

Been back in Edmonton for about fifteen minutes. I feel welcomed and understood 🍺 #yeg #beerforall #welcomehome @Budweiser

Today at #yegcc I put forward a motion to enable boulevard gardening (aka. Boulevardening) in #yeg. We can be greener as we grow and we can support beautification, biodiversity, and climate resilience through citizen-led activation of underutilized public assets. #WardMétis

"There is indeed enough: enough space to house the homeless, enough food to be distributed equitably, enough wealth to pause or even forgive loan payments, enough public resources to care for the health of the sick and vulnerable." – @T1X4S, Geez 63

Opinion: The Catholic Church took so much from Indigenous people. With the Vatican visit, it should start giving back /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

@AliciaCRobinet @BresciaUC Thanks so much Alicia! Grateful to be a part of yesterday's conversation.

Feeling very fortunate to have listened to @benjaminhertwig read and speak to my students about his poetry, war, the writing process, and living well (virtually) @BresciaUC. 🤝

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, himself an Ethiopian, says there is “nowhere on earth where the health of millions of people is more under threat” than the Tigray region trib.al/gt5hVqD

@marielasth Thank you for your kind words, Mariela 🙏

Stumbled upon @benjaminhertwig's insightful piece about how narratives form and spread during war. The eerie juxtaposition of "watching war" overwhelmed me. Describing all these events as a "quagmire" is devastatingly fitting. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Wendy's increased its net income by 70%, pays its CEO 532X more than its median worker & is spending $100 million on stock buybacks. Now it's blaming the rising price of a Frosty on inflation? No. The problem isn't the Wendy's worker who got a 50 cent raise. It's corporate greed.

Haven't been able to do today's yet after yesterday's misery #wordle

"If you're looking for beauty, you'll find it." I loved this article and interview by the wonderful writer and photographer @shawnalemay. cbc.ca/newsinteractiv…

The Christchurch massacre may have had a Canadian connection – but there’s a reason you may not know about it theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

“Let us not celebrate violence like spectators at a sporting match, even against those who seemingly deserve it.” Must-read insights from former soldier, poet @benjaminhertwig .. @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Yes, poetry is necessary and useful during the war. Just look:

"The people of Ukraine have the right to defend themselves from violent Russian aggression, but we must not accept as normal or desirable the violence of war or the symbols it creates." Thank you, @benjaminhertwig theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Thanks to @itsmarkmedley and @globeandmail editors for publishing this piece on some of the new realities of war. #Kyiv #Ukraine #ghostofkyiv