Former CDO at @HCICanada Formerly Dir. Mobilization & Comms at Amnesty Canada and ED at NCCM. RT not = endorsements. Views my own UOI. DMs open.
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Honoured to join the team at @HCICanada as the first Chief Development Officer. Moving spaces from working on human rights to humanitarian relief—still focused on justice and dignity. Advice, feedback, & (re)connections welcome! Onwards.
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NEW Heritage Minute: Bora Laskin youtu.be/K9iGFZLOuio?feature… Kudos to @waliedesq & the team at @NLawGlobal for helping bring this important story to light. Your support honours those who paved the way for others & inspires the next generation to lead with courage #HumanRights
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Recommended read by @nickdeardon75 and @shaistaAziz
"Only legal action, protests and public pressure – not meetings with uninterested ministers and civil servants – will convince Britain’s government to end its complicity in genocide."
Today I join @shaistaAziz in urging UK NGOs working on Gaza to boycott meetings with the government as long as their complicity in Israel’s genocide continues. 🧵
aljazeera.com/amp/opinions/2…
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Recommended read by @MarvaWisdom @KeithNeuman1 & Michael Adams of @Environics_Inst Opinion: Now is not the time for Canada to walk away from diversity, equity and inclusion /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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Recommended read by Washim Ahmed - Poilievre's plan to deport residents under the pretense of hate crimes is not leadership. It’s dangerous politics thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @torontostar #HumanRights #election2025
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Super excited to read my copy of the new book by award winning author & journalist @omarelakkad, One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This - #HumanRights
Hey #Toronto friends - be sure to check out this installation being set up in Nathan Philips Square this Friday between 5:30-7:30 PM to mark #Ramadan2025! Kudos to @ramadanlightscanada folks and others behind this inclusive and welcoming initiative!!! Please share far and wide
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Recommended read from former Governer General @MichaelleJeanF ~ Opinion: We won’t let Trump roll back the clock on social justice gains /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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Recommended read by Dr. Sheema Khan on the need to challenge elected officials on their (mis)use of the #notwithstandingclause ~ via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/… #humanrights #bill21 @nccm @cancivlib @AmnistieCA @AmnestyNow @amnesty
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Recommended read by @Poplak - Opinion: Trump’s South Africa executive order shows that the age of racial grievance-settling has only just begun /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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"The reality is that we can only defend ourselves by joining together across partisan, regional, and cultural differences, to look out for one another, to protect our shared interests and assets, and to safeguard our democracy." - Here's how thestar.com/opinion/contribu… @torontostar
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Saddened to learn of the passing of the late Senator Murray Sinclair. Thank you for your service. In place of flowers, the family is asking those who are able to donate to The Murray Sinclair Memorial Fund at - @wpgfdn is.gd/m45Wph #humanrights #indigenous
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Join @AmnestyNow's Book Club for an exclusive virtual event with Canadian journalist & author @vauhinivara. Register now, & you could win a signed copy of The Immortal King Rao, a finalist for the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction!
Register here: is.gd/Q2fFzw
ALT Image with picture of author of the book The Immortal King Rao, Vauhini Vara, with an offer to win a signed copy of the book for those who register for the Amnesty International Canada Book Club event with the author to be held on November 1.
R u passionate about #humanrights, want to use your skills, knowledge & experience in graphic & web design to help change our world? @AmnestyNow is seeking a talented designer for a 3-month contract. Details: is.gd/5zS3hT
Deadline to apply: 5 PM EDT, October 23, 2024
Occupied Palestinian Territory/Israel: One year on from 7 October need to ensure a ceasefire and release of hostages more pressing than ever amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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Calling all #journalists who cover #HumanRights related issues, if you (or someone you know) are interested in making a submission to the @AmnestyNow Media Awards please do so before the deadline of 25 August, 2024. Details below 👇Plz reshare on your networks
Human rights reporters, editors, and news appreciators in Canada: there’s still time to nominate journalists and their work for the Amnesty Canada Media Awards.
📅 Deadline for Submissions: August 25, 2024.
🔗 Details at amnesty.ca/media-awards
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🧵Recommended read by @RimSarah, who quotes a recent @amnesty report, about the impact and implications of #France's weaponization of the principle of laïcité to prohibit its Muslim athletes from wearing the hijab or Islamic headscarf is.gd/PRm9JY #HumanRights
ALT Paris 2024 Olympics logo Creator: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN Credit: AFP via Getty Images
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Link to @amnesty report, "We Can't Breathe Anymore. Even sports, we can’t do them anymore. Violations of Muslim women’s and girls’ human rights through hijab bans in sports in France." amnesty.org/en/documents/eur…
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Don't delay! There's still time to register to join tonight's @AmnestyNow Book Club event at 7 PM EDT, with our friends at @amnestyusa, with @nytimes bestselling author & @Yale PhD candidate, @kuangrf, in conversation with host @Keoshaloveee #HumanRights
📚 Amnesty Book Club Presents: R.F. Kuang
📅 Aug 1, 2024: 7PM
Join Amnesty Canada and @amnestyusa for an exclusive virtual event with R.F. Kuang, award-winning #1 New York Times bestselling author of Yellowface
🔗 Register here: facebook.com/events/1177241…
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