www.jamesneish.com

Recent color pencil work. I miss tactile art that isn't mass produced. #colorpencil #sketch #drawing

Honored to be graphic recording at the Early Childhood Education Conference, Mawitaik Wjit Knijannaq

Look, I get it: if a lot of people can't even appreciate the fact that red and pink are an invigorating color dynamic together, how can I expect them to appreciate that race and gender are social constructs that benefit systems of oppression? But one can aspire in a short life.

YouTube video by 60 Minutes What records show about the migrants sent to Salvadoran mega-prison

A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He was sent to a Salvadoran mega-prison.

WATCH NOW: youtu.be/_QmW99SqBuw

Trump administration deports gay makeup artist to prison in El Salvador A gay man with no known criminal record sought asylum in the U.S. He's since become one of 238 Venezuelan migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration.

60 Minutes could find no criminal records for 75% of the Venezuelans the U.S. sent to a notorious mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4clubLP

It is your responsibility to process the bigotry of those closest to you so that complete strangers don't have to. When you let that friend or relative say the dumb thing without consequences, you pass that interaction on to someone else. Deal with your people so other people don't have to.

Art was the escape I found to the humiliation a homophobic society forced me to endure. Imagine being able to honestly express yourself in a society that forces you into the closet. It was breath itself.

Due process for absolutely everybody. Duterte is rightfully paying the price for his crimes against humanity - but he's not the only Philippine politician guilty of mass murder. Will ICC get Imelda Marcos next? What about the rest of them?

Ongoing Vandalism at VE Halifax (TW for transphobia and neo-nazi references)   At the beginning of February our storefront was vandalized with transphobic graffiti scrawled in sharpie. Glitter Bean, also a queer run business, recei...

Venus Envy has issued a statement

Ongoing Vandalism at VE Halifax
venusenvy.ca/blogs/news/o...

My name is James Neish, I am an artist, illustrator, graphic recorder, and creativity coach, and today, I have just officially launched my little website: www.jamesneish.com

BREAKING: Trump has caved on imposing tariffs on Canada, following his earlier announcement regarding Mexico today. Tariffs on both countries will now be delayed until April 2.

This is utterly heartless.

The US Supreme Court has denied Trump‘s bid to cancel nearly $2 billion in USAID spending. The vote is 5-4. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

A mostly blank page with the words Strong and Free, from the English version of the Canadian national anthem ) Below the fold of this newspaper sheet , in smaller type, news and editorial references to the trade war

This is the first page of this morning’s edition of the Globe and Mail (arguably the English Canadian paper of record)
I don’t remember seeing anything like this before

Working for the APCFNC over the next two days, discussing housing in the Atlantic Region for Indigenous Communities #graphicrecording

Cartoon showing tariffs coming back to hit Trump in the head

Mexico’s President Sheinbaum will announce retaliatory tariffs on Sunday. She called the White House “fact sheet” “offensive, defamatory and without support”. “It’s inconceivable that they don’t think about the damage this is going to cause to United States citizens, businesses … and job creation.”

Utterly grotesque.

Never a drag queen

China responds to Trump's trade war

Exclusive: Israel lobbies US to keep Russian bases in a 'weak' Syria, sources say

Israel is now fully backing Russia, they always have been but the masks are off now. Israel has been bombing Syria on behalf of Assad and Russia.

Halifax Regional Police 7m Man dies in police custody A man has died in police custody, following a call for service in Bedford last night. On February 28, at approximately 10:20 p.m., officers responded to the 70 block Farringdon Way where a 37-year-old man was experiencing a mental health episode. The man became aggressive with police, a taser was deployed and a struggle continued. Police were able to gain control of the man, handcuffed him and Emergency Health Services (EHS) was called. While in police custody, the man's health began showing signs of deterioration. Police began life- saving efforts, including administering naloxone. EHS and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency continued these efforts upon their arrival. The man was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service will be conducting an autopsy to determine cause of death. Police extend sincere condolences to the man's family and loved ones. The incident has been referred to the Serious Incident Response Team. All inquiries in relation to this incident should be directed to SiRT.

Halifax Police murdered another man with mental health issues last night. This time in Bedford. This must stop and they must be held accountable.

A reminder for these times.

NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.

Visited Membertou recently for the Nationhood summit. Amazing conversations! What an honor to work for the Mi'kmaq Nation.

Make friends. The greediest people in the world want us to be afraid of each other. When we hate each other, we act against our best interests and each other while the mega-hoarders grab more power in the distraction. Right now, there is no political act more powerful than loving your neighbor.

Let's all stop calling them "billionaires" or "the world's richest" and call them other things they are:

-The world's greediest hoarders
-The world's meanest bullies
-The world's most uncool circlejerk boyband
-The world's only Joffrey Baratheon fan club
-The world's most embarrassing people

It is no small gesture that Google renamed the Gulf of Mexico and removed Black History Month (among other celebrations) from Google Calendar to appease an openly racist, homophobic, and hostile administration. How dependent do you want to be on Google when it enables a tyrant like Trump?