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U of T’s Women & Gender Studies Institute turned 50 this year, so when they asked me to speak about feminism, it was a chance to reflect on its meaning, the limitations of “leaning in,” and how to be a feminist with all our identities intact. #IWD2024 thestar.com/opinion/star-col…

Shree Paradkar: How I came to understand what feminism can mean

When the University of Toronto's Women and Gender Studies Institute asked me to speak about feminism for a panel, I took it as an opportunity to explore some of my

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“What a Gazan Should Do During an Israeli Air Strike” by Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet who was kidnapped by Israel today.
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All of Canada needs to stop what they are doing, spare a thought for the child whose jawbone was found on the grounds of the Qu’Appelle Indian Residential School in Lebret, Saskatchewan. Bone is about 125 years old, Sask coroner says. Child was btwn 4 to 6 years. @fsinations
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Sensationalized reports about students at York Memorial have created a narrative that blames the largely Black, lower-income student body for the school’s problems—while ignoring the TDSB’s role in the crisis, writes @royinori. thelocal.to/york-memorial-wa…

How York Memorial Students Got Blamed for the TDSB’s Mistakes | The Local

Sensational reports about violence have dominated the narrative around York Memo, ignoring the reality of how, despite warnings, the Board’s decisions have devastated students' access to education.

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Retweet this if you stand in solidarity with CUPE education workers.
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Today, I visited Anima Mundi, part of the Vatican Museum with Indigenous “artifacts” kept in the Church’s private collection. There is an “Ontario”pipe stove from the 18th century, Haida Gwaii masks from the 18th Century, much more. I photographed them and was asked to leave.
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THREAD: Why are unions and other progressives so upset about @fordnation invoking the #notwithstandingclause to shut down 3rd-party advertising?
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1996. That’s when the last residential school closed I graduated in 1995 from one of them. Don’t tell me or anyone else that this was a long time ago.
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Our people have been telling these stories for generations. This is not news to us. What I wanna know is the names of the people who worked at these schools and committed these atrocities because many of them are still alive and out in the world with no repercussions.
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Louis Century@LouisCentury19 May 2021
You can't make this up. In the midst of an international scandal about @UofT terminating a hire over pro-Palestinian speech... there is now a petition urging @UofT to dismiss *another* faculty over pro-Palestinian speech. @RitikaGoelTO is an amazing advocate. #ISupportDrGoel
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📰@Metrolinx plan for new rail yards raise concerns in Thorncliffe Park, Don Valley: “This is not just a business – it’s a community” — Mr. Iqbal Malek /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/canada/t…

Metrolinx plan for new rail yards raise concerns in Thorncliffe Park, Don Valley

Two new railyards planned by Metrolinx, one in Thorncliffe Park and a second in the lower Don Valley, are raising concerns about impacts on the environment and community

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The vaccine is supposed to be available to everyone, but the uninsured still can't book through the provincial portal & they've been turned away by some pharmacies. “The policy is there, but it’s not translating into practice,” says @vanessaredditt. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/05…

Toronto announces program to help uninsured get COVID-19 vaccines, but advocates say barriers remain

The vaccine is supposed to be free and accessible for any resident, regardless of immigration status or health coverage. But people without OHIP are currently unable to book through the province’s...

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A close acquaintance of mine died from COVID on Sunday. What saddens me about her death is that she was offered the vaccine but refused because she wanted to see how others reacted.
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MUST WATCH Dr. Michael Warner walks us through the story of one patient. A woman in her 40s who got Covid. Earlier today he fought to save her life. But before the day ended Covid stole her from us. Please listen to @drmwarner share his anger and heartbreak.
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As our hearts go out to the families of the Asian women slain yesterday in Atlanta, let’s not forget how Canada has a long-standing history of anti-Asian racism. The number of hate crimes per capita is actually higher here. Racism doesn’t stop at the border. #StopAsianHate
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I want to know their names, who and what they loved, the people they had waiting for them at home, everything they hoped for. I want to know the fabric of their days and the contexts of their lives.
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Mass urban vaccination in US has been hampered by lack of language diversity on vaccine teams and booking systems. Here are just some of the non-English/French languages spoken in Covid hotspots in Toronto. We ready? socialplanningtoronto.org/la…
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there is nothing shocking or breaking about this. the damning part is that we have known about the discriminatory burden of covid19 throughout and failed unforgivably on public policy.
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Rich and poor students often attend different schools—a phenomenon known as “socio-economic segregation between schools.” Tomorrow, from 12 - 1 pm, Prof. Anna Katyn Chmielewski and Sachin Maharaj will discuss what this looks like in Canada. Register here: bit.ly/39MUtqx
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"Our people are dying, we cannot wait." Important call from Executive Directors of Community Health Centres in hard hit parts of Toronto for an equitable COVID-19 response for the Black population. They want to see action, not more words. thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @torontostar

Toronto urgently needs a Black health strategy to address COVID-19’s impact

COVID-19 data collected to date shows sustained harm to Black communities, and yet, system planners are not meeting commitments to deliver care and redirect resources. Black communities are receiving...

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