Maggie Helwig
She/they. Sometimes I do conceptual art. Sometimes I don't. Gangster pastor, allegedly.
"The only way that we, the small and the ordinary, might survive in any decent way, is if we learn to take care of each other."
- Bike lane, Bloor and Euclid, this afternoon. Spotless.
- In the department of incredible pissiness -- the City has decided to invoice the church for an "inspection" carried out at our property the day after they cleared the encampment in October.
- This is what some of my friends did this weekend.
- BREAKING: @OntarioPCParty convention today @fordnation was asked: “Grassy Narrows is still being poisoned. Will you compensate Grassy Narrows for the ongoing mercury crisis?” Ford said thanks to "my OPP" for clearing protesters. #FreeGrassy #OnPoli #GrassyNarrows #OPC2026
- Spotless bike lane news -- four days after the big snow, I can report that ZERO of the bike lanes I normally ride were usable to any degree whatsoever. If you order food this week, remember that your delivery drivers are pretty much risking their lives to get it to you.
- Reposted by Maggie HelwigThe Episcopal Church has put together a very impressive toolkit for protesting, including tips for clergy in particular. Truly inspiring. This is how Christians ought to be engaging the moment. www.episcopalchurch.org/protesting-f...
- Many years ago, a friend did a cartoon which included the line "There was one bad man, but he's in jail now!" as shorthand for claiming something has been solved because one scapegoat has been punished. But this time there was one bad man and he's maybe retiring now? So it's good? Yeah no.
- Record-breaking snow in Toronto and *I'm not there.* And for once Kingston is getting *less* weather than Toronto. I feel so left out of all the drama!
- Reposted by Maggie Helwig#OtD 21 Jan 1950 George Orwell, celebrated British author and socialist who fought against the fascists in the Spanish civil war, died. More on the Spanish Civil War in our podcast here: workingclasshistory.com/2020/06/17/e...
- Spotless bike lane report 4 days after snowstorm: Bloor between Dundas West and High Park rideable only with caution, and fully obstructed at some points. College appears cleared on some blocks, but other blocks have clear areas only the width of a tire, obviously cleared by people riding through.
- My upcoming book ... a lot more niche than the last one, but perhaps of interest.
- Out June 9: @maggiehelwig.bsky.social's Instructions for the End of the World: Homilies of Comfort and Resistance An activist priest’s sermons remind us that one of the first social justice frameworks was the Bible. chbooks.com/Books/I/Inst...
- Reposted by Maggie Helwig“I have asked the clergy of the diocese to make sure their affairs are in order and they have written their wills.,not the time for statements. It is time to put our bodies between the powers of this world and the most vulnerable”. Rob Hirschfeld, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
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