Past & Upcoming Events
SANCTUARY, IN HONOR OF THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF CRISIS CENTER NORTH
Sometimes I come across a posting or article about my work on social media and, after being initially startled, I find myself grateful that I get to live as I do, standing with people whose work and presence have made…
40 YEARS AND 80,000 LIVES
Poetry and activism bring me back to Pennsylvania once again. I am honored to have been commissioned to write a poem celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Crisis Center North in Pittsburgh, which will be unveiled during the 40th Anniversary Celebration…
THE POWER OF A NAME
I'm at the Renaming Celebration of The Centre County Women’s Resource Centre to the new, all inclusive name of Centre Safe, in State College, Pennsylvania. Centre Safe has been offering services to victims and survivors of both domestic and sexual…
UNIONVILLE-CHADDS FORD WALL OF HONOR INDUCTION
This is the plaque marking my induction into the Hall of Honor in the Unionville - Chadds Ford School District, where I attended both middle and high schools in my hometown of Chester County, Pennsylvania. To view the entire plaque,…
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LEAVES AN EMPTY PLACE AT THE TABLE EVENT
Keynote Speaker: Dora E. McQuaid October 9, 2018 12:00 Noon – 1:00 pm 3rd Floor, Courthouse Annex, Bellefonte, PA I will be returning to Centre County, Pennsylvania to serve as the Keynote Speaker for this Domestic Violence Awareness Month event…
THREE BY FIVE STORYTELLING PROJECT WITH JEN RICKARDS
My family moved from Danville, California to West Chester, Pennsylvania the summer before I began Sixth Grade at Unionville – Chadds Ford Middle School in Chester County, PA. During the first week of school that fall, I met Jennifer Rickards…
SURVIVE AND THRIVE: Six Stories of Triumph over Violence
A Taos Youth Heartline Event to launch their month-long celebration of Survive and Thrive, honoring April as: National Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Child Abuse Awareness Month and National Crime Victims’ Awareness Week, April 8 – April 14, 2018 Dora will be…
The Alchemical Heart: Writing Into The Sacred
The Sage Institute For Environment, Creativity and Consciousness, Taos, NM Saturday August 12, 2017 11:00 to 4:00 pm Dora, as a Sage Institute Board Member, offers this daylong original workshop combining sacred and contemporary poetry, contemplative readings with experiential meditations…
LISTEN UP: The Voice Of Young New Mexico
Thursday June 1, 20176:30 – 8:00 pm Mountain Standard Time (MST) KTAOS Solar Radio, 101.9 FM in Northern NM Listen to the show live anywhere in the world at: ktao.com Dora will be joining Host Marcus Sanders and Youth Hosts Kyle Totman…
BADASS BLUESMEN AND DORA HONOR PRINCE
Dora, Prince, Rumi & 12 Bar Blues with Bob Livingston and Don Con
Dora joins master musicians Bob Livingston, bluesman and founder of the Lost Gonzo Band in Austin TX, and Don Conoscenti, multi-instrumental singer-song writer, for a new combination of 12-Bar Blues and poetry, featuring Prince and Rumi, as well as new…
Dora Joins Volume Four of Misfits, Malcontents and Mystics
Event to benefit the Taos Men’s Homeless Shelter. Please come join us to hear stories and poetry about this magical place that Taos is, as offered by local luminaries Paul Pascarella, Ken O’Neil, Annapurna Alisa Sydell, Simon Bell, Jack Mitchell,…