{"id":3952,"date":"2019-11-02T06:34:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T12:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/?p=3952"},"modified":"2020-04-14T12:59:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T18:59:44","slug":"im-writing-a-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2019\/11\/02\/im-writing-a-book\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m writing a book on Lethbridge\u2019s labour history"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So, a few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the <a href=\"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/2019\/10\/10\/lethbridge-has-a-long-labour-history\/\">labour history in Lethbridge<\/a>. I discovered that historical information about labour in Lethbridge is not readily accessible. I intend to change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m writing a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Since last week, I have been compiling a list of potential sources for information about labour in Lethbridge, and I\u2019m convinced that there is enough data out there to warrant writing a book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m super excited about it, and felt very inspired when the idea came to me last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve never written a book before, but I\u2019ve wanted to for a few years. I just never knew what to write it on. I\u2019m looking forward to the process, learning a heckuva lot, and seeing the final product in print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you agree with me that this project needs to happen, please consider <a href=\"https:\/\/siever.ca\/kim\/support\/\">supporting me financially<\/a>. Every little bit helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tQUSKBC3AcA?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So, a few weeks ago, I wrote a post about the labour history in Lethbridge. I discovered that historical information about labour in Lethbridge is not readily accessible. 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