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Social/Psychiatric Epidemiologist; #ImpSci - Assistant Prof, Public Health & Social Policy, UVic; Affiliate Scientist, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions; Academic Editor, Mental Health, PLOS Global Public Health; CIHR Training Platform co-lead

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Victoria could see multiple days of snow this week says Environment Canada Family Day weekend has arrived and, after weeks of mild weather, snow is back in the forecast for Victoria this coming week.

Nooo 😱https://victoriabuzz.com/2026/02/victoria-could-see-multiple-days-of-snow-this-week-says-environment-canada/

15.02.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resistance Embroidery β€” Workshops 4 Gaza Step 1: Donate to Sameer here (sugg. donation $40) Step 2: Register for β€œResistance Embroidery” here In a time when propaganda has usurped language with the help of the mainstream media...

Link to register here: www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/res...

15.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Session 1 of Priti's Resistance Embroidery workshop happening right now is "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!"

Consider learning how to embroider this piece to raise funds for Palestinians in Gaza. Register to receive the recording and to join us for the next 2 sessions!

15.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of sameerproject on IG
Ramadan and Community: A Guide for Giving Back
(P.S. you don’t have to be Muslim to participate)
Zakat eligible
Sameer Project x translating Falasteen

Screenshot of sameerproject on IG Ramadan and Community: A Guide for Giving Back (P.S. you don’t have to be Muslim to participate) Zakat eligible Sameer Project x translating Falasteen

Can 20 people join us today in donating to the Sameer Project for Ramadan? $8 provides a meal for a family, and $32 can pay for groceries. You can also donate more to fund a water truck or a water desalination plant.

Pass this on, please.

See their IG for details: www.instagram.com/p/DUq5PoSjkK0

14.02.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 4

I long for and will keep fighting for a world committed to dismantling structural and systemic racism and discrimination, including transphobia; and promoting mental health, preventing mental health issues, and supporting recovery from mental health issues. Fight for that world with me.

12.02.2026 03:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m also thinking of trans people being blamed and targeted in the context of existing structural and systemic transphobia and violence against them. It is never acceptable to perpetuate & fuel transphobia by blaming trans people for the actions of one person.

12.02.2026 02:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And I’m thinking of the students and educators throughout the province, across the country, and around the world feeling this so closely. Schools, colleges, and universities are places for learning, building community, and having positive societal impact. They should never be places of violence.

12.02.2026 02:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m also thinking of the first responders and health and social service providers who are providing care and support while they are directly affected by the loss of loved ones and community members. Love to them.

12.02.2026 02:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m thinking of the children, educator, and mother who were killed in Tumbler Ridge, those who were injured, and all their loved ones and community members who are traumatized and grieving. πŸ™πŸ½

12.02.2026 02:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trans Journalists Association Stylebook and Coverage Guide The Transgender Journalists Association’s Stylebook and Coverage Guide is a tool reporters, editors, and other journalists can use to improve news coverage of trans people and the stories that affect ...

Hey Canadian media ... "born as a biological male" is not the move when you're reporting on what happened in Tumbler Ridge.

Here's is the @transjournalists.org Style Guide if you are covering this story today

styleguide.transjournalists.org

11.02.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 382 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 6
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β€˜He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...

Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.

β€œHe can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, β€˜Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.

10.02.2026 01:10 πŸ‘ 13914 πŸ” 5356 πŸ’¬ 374 πŸ“Œ 525

Benito is a threat b/c he makes art so alluring and enjoyable you want to understand everything about it and then you end up learning about sugar and slavery and colonialism and the TaΓ­nos and Hawaii and then you probably have some thoughts of your own, and that's why art is powerful and dangerous

09.02.2026 01:38 πŸ‘ 20652 πŸ” 5273 πŸ’¬ 108 πŸ“Œ 179

Harper calling for unity is rich.

07.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Everything about how we exist in society is a political choice. Continuing to allow people to be unhoused is a political choice. Unchecked grocery prices? A political choice. Potholes - political choice. Yeah, things must be weighed etc etc, but these are choices and we can demand better ones.

03.02.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Judge orders 5-year-old Liam Ramos and his father be released from immigration detention, source says.
https://cnn.it/4t9wLN5

31.01.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 747 πŸ” 225 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 28

Canadians horrified by what ICE is doing should realize the RCMP uses the same tactics domestically against Indigenous people and yet barely anyone speaks up.

Journalists have been arrested just for trying to cover it

30.01.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 832 πŸ” 370 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9
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Donate to Emergency Aid for Deaf Immigrant Families, organized by Rachel Olson Hello, my name is Rachel and I am raising emergency funds for Deaf immigrant fa… Rachel Olson needs your support for Emergency Aid for Deaf Immigrant Families

Here's a great GoFundMe from a CODA and interpreter trying to help deaf immigrant families. Their goal is $6,000.

31.01.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Organizing Reading List β€” Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory

An amazing MN Librarian assembled us a reading list to add to the website so people can do more than donate, they can learn to organize in their communities.

standwithminnesota.com/read

31.01.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 592 πŸ” 351 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 12

A key reason I maintain my affiliation with @unityhealthto.bsky.social >> "As many organizations in Canada and abroad deprioritize equity, diversity and inclusion programs, Unity Health continues to lean in." ~ Altaf Stationwala, President & CEO #AcademicSky #publichealth

30.01.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I'm willing to be unpopular for naming systemic racism & discrimination, and for being determined to dismantle it. We can't dismantle it without naming it and acknowledging its immense societal, community, family, and individual level harms. Thanks for the great question Dr. Rupaleem Bhuyan!

30.01.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
SAWIS Summit 2026- NO ONE LEFT BEHIND – South Asian Women and Immigrants' Services, SAWIS

I'm reflecting on the questions just posed by a panelist:
1. What keeps you grounded?
2. What are you willing to be unpopular for?
3. What is your vision for the world you want to live in?
sawro.org/2025/12/04/s...

30.01.2026 19:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! And so much talent!

30.01.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really grateful to South Asian Women and Immigrants' Services for providing an online option to join SAWIS Summit 2026-NO ONE LEFT BEHIND: Working together to build a community response. Though I wish I could be there in person, we need to come together in whatever ways possible to fight for equity.

30.01.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I was so shocked to hear this news!

30.01.2026 19:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2026 I want to share more about my work in progress. I just completed a manuscript draft, based on quantitative findings from our COVID-19, Precarious Employment, & Mental Health (COPE) study. I'm looking forward to receiving & integrating my co-authors' feedback within the next couple of weeks.

20.01.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Saint Paul schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday to prepare for optional online learning.

I’ve seen schools close for snow, for pandemic, for natural disaster. I’ve never seen schools close because of threat from our own government.

15.01.2026 01:05 πŸ‘ 10142 πŸ” 3182 πŸ’¬ 94 πŸ“Œ 107

It feels so good to get back to my academic writing after constantly being thwarted by other demands. I'm especially enjoying writing a discussion section where everything is coming together to make important contributions despite a turbulent study during the COVID-19 pandemic. #AcademicSky

13.01.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Losing Ground | The New Quarterly When I looked to my left, my sorrow for our loss was quelled by a sense of peace. β€œIt’s so nice that he’s buried overlooking the sea. We should visit his grave.” I was sure that would strengthen the f...

Today is the 70th anniversary of my grandfather’s death. I wrote this essay about him years ago, and though it was shared with the world back then, I may not have shared it with my mother. She just read it and said, β€œVery nice. You’re a good writer. You should write more.” ❀️ tnq.ca/losing-ground/

11.01.2026 21:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Voice of Hind Rajab Oscar-nominated director Kaouther Ben Hania blends actual recordings and scripted performances to tell the devastating true story of Hind Rajab, a Palestinian girl trapped in a car under Israeli milit...

I just watched The Voice of Hind Rajab. A heart crushing and essential watch. www.tiff.net/events/the-v...

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