Rene Livingston-DeTienne (October 20, 1971 – January 8, 2025) was a Madison-based poet, artist, and prominent community activist who advocated for harm reduction, substance use recovery, and marginalized communities. Also known by her pen name R.B. Simon, she worked as a Certified Peer Specialist Trainer and substance use counselor and served as a member of a Dane County Board Health and Human Needs subcommittee. Her advocacy and writing deeply centered on the Black, Indigenous, LGBTQ+, disabled, and chronically ill communities.
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Arts + Literature Laboratory is located at 111 S. Livingston Street #100, Madison, Wisconsin, 53703.
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