GIVING THANKS ON GIVING TUESDAY
The Pennsylvania Governor's Pathfinders Awards Ceremony was held in Harrisburg today. A friend sent this photo to me via text, telling me that past winners were acknowledged today as part…
SANCTUARY
My work day closes with the delivery of this box containing the chapbook and amenities/makeup bag created from my poem, Sanctuary, which I was commissioned to write to commemorate the…
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…
NEW POEMS AND OLD FRIENDS AND SAVING LIVES, TOGETHER
I serve on the Advisory Board of Paws for Empowerment with Crisis Center North, which is the first canine-assisted court program in the greater Pittsburgh region, created by my dear…
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…
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…
PAWS FOR EMPOWERMENT EXPANDS ITS REACH!
I’m excited to share this article from the North Hills Journal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania about PAWS for Empowerment expanding its reach Crisis Center North Working with PVSEC, Verizon to Expand…
CRISIS CENTER NORTH AND VERIZON PRESENT: AN EVENING WITH DORA E. MCQUAID: POET. ACTIVIST. SPEAKER. TEACHER.
I am excited to announce that I will be serving as Keynote Speaker for Crisis Center North’s Annual Celebration, with generous corporate sponsorship of Verizon’s Hopeline. Details here: 10 28 15 MCQUAID CCN POSTER Wednesday, October 28, 2015, 6:00 – 10:00 pm…
MY COLLECTION OF POEMS, the scorched earth, ARRIVES!
I am overjoyed to announce that my book the scorched earth has arrived and is shipping! The Expanded, Second edition of the scorched earth and its audio companion, the scorched earth: spoken, is now available! This Second Edition, published by Baskerville…
12TH ANNUAL COMMUNITY AGAINST VIOLENCE RADIOTHON
KTAO Radio Taos, NMThursday, October 24, 2013 Dora again joins the Community Against Violence (CAV) Annual Radiothon live on-air at KTAOS 101.9 Solar Radio Station, with CAV Executive Director, Malinda Williams, to…