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Alex Shevrin Venet

@asv.bsky.social

Educator & author. Books: Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education & Becoming an Everyday Changemaker. Vermont explorer in the #251club. Querying a memoir on grief, healthcare system fuckery, and a spine injury

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Toby@tobymacnutt.bsky.social · 7d ago

I haven't mentioned this in a while, have I? It's still here! In my part of the world it is cold and dreary. It's a great time to get yourself under a quilt and let dance film take you other places. Rent and watch! Captions & description available!

Toby@tobymacnutt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's here! It's here! My solo dance show film A Singular They can now be rented on demand, from anywhere, by anyone (you??!). Come with me through the fluid embodiments that hold my core self. Audience feedback includes things like "gorgeous", "intimate", and "accessible" 💜💛🖤♿ tobymacnutt.vhx.tv

Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 6d ago

ok friends if you saw my previous post with my memoir pitch, don't "like" it because it's part of a pitch competition where likes mean things! but feel free to reply and scroll the competition hashtag DVpit to see lots of other cool book pitches!

Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 6d ago

After a spine injury disables me at 34, healthcare system fuckery, marriage troubles, & grief collide. In the wreckage, I learn to survive pain and dehumanization with the help of my dead mother, the sciatica subreddit, and the friends and family I finally give myself permission to need. #DVpit #mem

Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 2w ago

Yesterday a man was trying to make small talk with me. Every time he asked a question, he'd listen to the first two or three words of my answer and then talk over me to finish my sentence. Except he never correctly guessed what I was going to say, so then I would say "well, no, I was going to say.."

Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 3w ago

My first pay-what-you-can workshop of the school year is TONIGHT! no breakout groups, no vocal participation required, so feel free to tune in while you're folding laundry or prepping class for tomorrow. Register for $15 or free or any other amount #edusky www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...

Register – Understanding student dysregulation – Zoom

Understanding student dysregulation – Zoom, Thu Sep 17, 2026 - When students are "out of control," worked up, shut down, agitated - what's really going on for them? How can we understand student behav...

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Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 3w ago

My first pay-what-you-can workshop of the school year is TONIGHT! no breakout groups, no vocal participation required, so feel free to tune in while you're folding laundry or prepping class for tomorrow. Register for $15 or free or any other amount #edusky www.tickettailor.com/events/uncon...

Register – Understanding student dysregulation – Zoom

Understanding student dysregulation – Zoom, Thu Sep 17, 2026 - When students are "out of control," worked up, shut down, agitated - what's really going on for them? How can we understand student behav...

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ℳatt@matttomic.bsky.social · 3w ago

Worth noting, as Macklemore was banned by NFL owners in what will be dubbed "fighting antisemitism", that Kanye, who - sold merch with swastikas - said on Alex Jones that he idolizes Hitler - tweeted he was "going Defcon 3 on Jewish people" is currently on a multi-city tour of NFL stadiums

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 3w ago

New: Macklemore says Robert Kraft — who owns Gillette Stadium, where Macklemore & Ed Sheeran were to perform later this month — called Sheeran. Kraft rallied other owners together behind an ultimatum for Sheeran: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you won't be allowed in our venues.

I'm not sure how to start this. So I'm going to speak from the heart and share the truth. Ed Sheeran and his team have made the decision to remove me from The Loop tour. But before I get into it, I want to say something that should be obvious. In this moment I think it matters. I am not a victim. Ed Sheeran is not a victim. Pink is not a victim. We have careers, money, opportunities, safety and audiences around the world. Whatever consequences any of us face for what we say, we get to go home to our families. The victims are the Palestinian people. The men, women and children who have been killed, starved, displaced and forced to live through unimaginable violence. More than 20,000 children have been killed in Gaza alone. People are being killed today, and people will be killed tomorrow. I want to make sure that as I tell this story, we don't lose sight of that. Ed is my friend. I've known him for 13 years. We've shared late nights, studio sessions and stages. He has this infectious magic about him that I've grown to love. I consider him a brother. And because of that, we've had some difficult conversations this past week. The type of talks rooted in love and respect for one another that still end in a place of fundamental disagreement. Nothing I'm writing here is out of spite or because I want to tear down his character. But as I told Ed multiple times on the phone, our friendship can't change my responsibility to tell the truth about what happened. Last Monday, in the middle of all the media attention surrounding Pink and what I said at MetLife, Ed told me that Robert Kraft called him. We were scheduled to play Gillette Stadium later this month, which is owned by the Kraft Group. Ed told me that Kraft said I would not be allowed to perform in his stadium. Ed also told me that Kraft had rallied some of the other stadium owners and collectively they gave him an ultimatum: if Macklemore stays on the tour, you will not be allowed to play in our venues. Ed was in …
Tyler Rablin@mrrablin.bsky.social · last mo.

Today I asked my first period to help me put chairs down and someone asked, "Do we get PBIS points for this?" Which is exactly why I hate PBIS points. As grades are to learning, PBIS points are to behavior. Short term facade of benefits with more concerning long-term consequences.

Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · last mo.

I keep drafting & deleting Facebook posts about downtown Burlington. I thought I shared values with so many friends and to see them loudly advocate to incarcerate people is...a lot.

Toby@tobymacnutt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's here! It's here! My solo dance show film A Singular They can now be rented on demand, from anywhere, by anyone (you??!). Come with me through the fluid embodiments that hold my core self. Audience feedback includes things like "gorgeous", "intimate", and "accessible" 💜💛🖤♿ tobymacnutt.vhx.tv

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Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Safety and comfort are not the same thing. Feeling uncomfortable or unsettled is not the same as being unsafe (although it can feel the same). Self-awareness must include reflection on the difference.

Alex Shevrin Venet@asv.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I'm teaching a writing workshop this summer and I challenged myself to come up with an SEL check-in each session that also serves as a wacky writing warmup that encourages a sense of play. They are getting more and more ridiculous and I'm having so much fun with it! Thread below of them so far...