Roland was invited to speak about his book on Sunday at Reid’s Fight for Life rally about his experiences with mental health and the Winnipeg healthcare system.
Jane Harris at 2016 AB Lit Fest
Date: October 15, 2016
Time: 2 PM
Location: Stanley A. Milner Library theatre
Jane Harris will appear on the In-Between Days: Living With Cancer panel featuring Teva Harrison. Encouraging conversation about navigating the health care system, Teva Harrison was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer at 37. She began documenting her journey through comic illustration and short essays, confronting the crises of identity that cancer brings, and the struggle to reconcile her long-term goals with an uncertain future. Originally appearing in serial in The Walrus, Harrision’s full length-graphic memoir, In-Between Days offers readers an ultimately redemptive and uplifting gift.
Angle Inlet School invites Roland Vandal as Guest Speaker
Date: August 30, 2016
Time: 12 PM * subject to change
Located on the Canadian border, in Minnesota’s Northwest Angle, the Angle Inlet School is the only surviving one-room school in the state. Although sixty-five miles from Warroad, Minnesota, the school is part of the Warroad School District #690. Roland Vandal has been invited to speak about social issues pertaining to his book, as well as bullying, cyber-bullying, PTSD and abuse.
Roland Vandal at Windigo Island, Ontario
Roland Vandal has been invited to speak at Windigo Island, Ontario.
The topic: suicide prevention, bullying/cyber bullying, gender/sexuality issues. There will also be a book signing!
Located over 200 km east on Lake of the Woods.
Northwest angle 37
Date: August 30, 2016
Time: 1 PM