Social justice, arts, ecology, and international solidarity. 🏳️‍🌈 Working with @CCUNESCO Views my own

Ottawa, Ontario
Joined September 2011
Kate Declerck retweeted
📢 New publication released! Read about how you can support the #decolonization of #HigherEducation in Canada and beyond. @unesco @FPCFoundation @UNESCOchairCBR @KnowEquityLab

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“We didn’t inscribe soup,” Ohinata said, of borscht’s recognition. “We inscribed what it means to share this food among Ukrainian people.”
In a new Weekend Essay, Julian Lucas considers what constitutes “intangible” or living cultural heritage—and why UNESCO is working to protect it. nyer.cm/zkd5J3a
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Kate Declerck retweeted
Joignez-vous à notre équipe dynamique! Nous servons de pont entre les Canadiennes et les Canadiens et le travail vital de l'UNESCO - l'Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation, la science et la culture. L'affichage des postes est disponible ici: bit.ly/3HUU1bj
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Kate Declerck retweeted
Join our dynamic team! We serve as a bridge between Canadians and the vital work of @UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. See #jobposting here: bit.ly/48euhRW
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"Our industry is capable of empathy." Though we have been direct and sharp about fellow journalists abroad facing threats, death and limits on press freedom, we have been silent on Palestinian journalists in Gaza. thestar.com/opinion/as-a-jou…
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Kate Declerck retweeted
Wab Kinew’s historic win in Manitoba suggests the lighting of the Anishinaabe’s eighth fire. What lies ahead is immense work and he carries 150+ years of colonization with him. But he also carries something greater, Anishinaabe strength. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
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Kate Declerck retweeted
Good news! The Mary Ann Shadd Cary archives have recently been added to the Canada Memory of the World Register. (Re)discover this trailblazer who led the way for Black and women journalists: bit.ly/3PVVUJi @ArchivesOntario @LibraryArchives | 🖌️ by @YungYemi
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Kate Declerck retweeted
📢We are very pleased to announce that Yves-Gérard Méhou-Loko will be the new Secretary General for the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Press release: bit.ly/3pqGtyu @CanadaCouncil @Canada2UNESCO
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Kate Declerck retweeted
We’re proud to have coordinated with @CRRF a delegation to the 2nd session of the @UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent last week in NYC. Over the upcoming days, we will be sharing a series of videos featuring the delegation members. @ESDC_GC @CanadaUN #PFPAD
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Uganda's #AntiHomosexualityBill has led to mob violence, meanwhile in Canada the publically funded York Catholic District school board is shaming #LGBTQ students and staff by refusing to fly the pride flag. Why so hard world, to respect basic human rights? theguardian.com/global-devel…
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Kate Declerck retweeted
The NCTR is honoured that UNESCO approved the nomination to inscribe the Archival Records of the NCTR into the Memory of the World International Register. For more information, please visit: buff.ly/3OLQjoW
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Have been listening to @duncanmccue's podcast Kuper Island this week - it is so gut wrenching to listen to, particularly as a mother. Yet what is #truthandreconciliation without holding space for the truth and sharing the burden of this knowledge? @cbcpodcasts
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Kate Declerck retweeted
Are you interested in “ni kiskinohamâson” (learning) Cree? Head over to mfnerc.org to get your copy of this beautiful Cree Syllabics chart. #MFERC #LearnCree
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An insightful work that illuminates how "the specificity of #IndigenousLanguages is connected to the physical characteristics of the land and the behavioural obligations that come with its care." @ILDecade
Place names in #IndigenousLanguages can be descriptive of landscape and topographical features & also serve as links to stories and histories of place. To learn more read 'The Language of Indigenous Heritage' by Lisa Proper, a member of Acadia First Nation.en.ccunesco.ca/-/media/Files…
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