Des centaines de milliers de Québécois ont déjà dû vivre une situation d’itinérance ou un déménagement forcé, au cours de leur vie. C’est ce que révèle un rapport de l’Institut de la statistique du Québec. De très gros chiffres. Quand la volonté politique sera-t-elle au rendez-vous ?
The Board of Governors decided, unilaterally, that no published textbook in the field of sociology could be used in compliance with the law for an Intro to Sociology class. None. Victor: There's not a single existing textbook on the market that could be used that would qualify under state law? Zachary: Correct. Victor: I'm sorry, that's kind of funny. Like, the absurdity of not a single sociology textbook getting past the censors. I mean, it makes me kind of proud of our colleagues, but...
I do want to shout-out my fellow sociologists, who have collectively created a discipline so woke that not a single one of our introductory textbooks can make it past Florida's censors.
Great work everyone.
Thanks for this hot tip! I've sent off an email to my MP.
A reminder to Canadians that you can send letter mail to any member of Parliament for FREE. No stamp necessary! Just pop that bad boy in the mail.
From Palestine protests to Indigenous land defence, police are dusting off old, abandoned court orders—”zombie” injunctions—to threaten or arrest organizers
@irinaceric.bsky.social explains how these legal threats are being used to chill social movements.
breachmedia.ca/police-using...
🤍Un départ qui laissera un bien grand vide. Pionnière du travail social sur l’itinérance et le profilage, la chercheuse Céline Bellot s’éteint
www.ledevoir.com/actualites/s... via @ledevoir.com
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Behold: the first-ever list of news outlets that have banned generative AI in their reporting. As of today, this is literally information that you cannot find on Google.
My goal is to fill the starter pack, so please send over suggestions with supporting evidence!
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
No-strings-attached, zero-means-testing, no-questions-asked cash payouts have been proven, over and over again, to be the most effective form of charity/aid going.
It gets people in housing, and it saves the state money. We know this. It's fact, not theory.
"Remembering Alice Wong: Writer, Advocate, Friend"
Steven W. Thrasher on Meeting and Collaborating with the Outspoken Founder of the Disability Visibility Project
published by @literaryhub.bsky.social | art by @mollycrabapple.bsky.social lithub.com/remembering-...
The Immigration Department has banned only one member of the controversial Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap from entering Canada, it told CBC News in a statement, contradicting a Liberal MP's claim in September that none of them would be let in. It’s the first time Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has publicly commented on the cases of the three men since Vince Gasparro, parliamentary secretary for combatting crime, published a social media video two months ago saying “effective immediately, the members of Kneecap have been deemed ineligible from entering Canada.” Gasparro accused the band of support for organizations on Canada’s terror list, Hezbollah and Hamas.
Canadian parliamentary secretary for combating crime Vince Gasparro LIED when he said all of Kneecap was banned from Canada, per CBC.
Only one member was prohibited.
This is an incredible overreach of power and violation of public trust and the rights of these men. He must be held to account.
This. Especially because I believe that writing is thinking (for me). I don’t want to lose that.
Teen Vogue took young people seriously. It's impossible to overstate how important, how rare, and how profoundly needed that is.
Le regard de notre caricaturiste Chloé sur l'actualité du 3 novembre 2025 👉https://bit.ly/4oTsjiE
Sharing this article again because it's the culmination of a few months of work from me - and people should be reading about it.
Tomorrow!
Oct 16
7-8pm ET
Fast paced and interactive but cameras/mics are off, so you're never on the spot.
You leave with 5 super practical techniques to de-escalate and safely intervene.
Not recorded, so don't miss out!
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"$8,492 for Flip-Flops: The Price of Punishment Without Support", by Emily Stewart.
New John Howard Society series "Within the System" covers stories from people navigating release from prison. Based on fieldwork from our longitudinal re-entry study. #criminology
johnhoward.ca/blog/the-pri...
A screenshot of the website contexts.org shows a photo of a person in a graduation gown holding up a hand-written sign that reads "Now What?" The caption is "Young, mostly liberal law students in this study navigated the ethical conflicts of their career paths through a series of moral justifications." The article below is titled "Good Lawyer, Bad Lawyer," and it is written by Elena G. Van Stee.
🚨Fresh #sociology alert! In "Good Lawyer, Bad Lawyer," @elenavanstee.bsky.social summarizes
@mathuclair.bsky.social and Sophia Hunt's research into the decision-making processes of young progressives entering professions they see as perpetuating #inequality
contexts.org/articles/goo...
Just bought this from my local bookshop! Posting since you might be interested too :)
Canadians #FreedomFlotilla volunteers on 'Conscience' have been illegally abducted by Israel.
youtube.com/shorts/TtlDz...
#EndGazaBlockade
What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!
In his final interview, which was about public sociology, Michael Burawoy said that students “are our primary public as academics.”
I appreciate his point cuz critiques about academics being cut off from the public and only in conversation with other academics ignore the crucial work of teaching.
When I was a little girl I wanted to be like Jane Goodall.
I am begging Canadians to understand that Canada Post, like public transit, should not be a business - it's a service.
Canada Post is a lifeline for rural, remote and Northern communities and overall, we need to re-evaluate why people think they "need" random shit delivered ASAP.
Nothing is inevitable. In either direction. Hope and work.
BCCLA condemns the Liberal government’s unfounded, biased, and authoritarian decision to bar Irish-language rap group @kneecapceol.bsky.social from Canada, preventing them from performing their October shows.
Email your MP and tell them to Reverse Kneecap's Travel Ban! bit.ly/ReverseKneec...
Anti-science creeps northward. 😳 Dr. Boileau's comments suggest ignorance of asymptomatic spread, the exponential harm of each infection (including long COVID risk), and the effectiveness of layered protections (vaccines, masking in public, cleaning the air):
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Hey Canada, how do you feel about spending taxpayer dollars to cover the cost of a lawsuit because our government decided to defame righteous critics of genocide? Is that fiscally prudent governance?
(Below posts from Kneecap in response to the Canadian government.)
‘It’s time to prepare for war:’ Forest defenders in ancient Walbran valley ready for RCMP raid.
Award-winning journalist Brandi Morin has been on the ground in the upper Walbran valley this week to report on a new blockade challenging old growth logging.
ricochet.media/indigenous/i...
If you’re canceling subscription services with giant companies with ties to terrible people, you should think about replacing them with a library card. Many library systems give you access to physical media (some of which you can’t find on streaming!) as well as other great stuff.
When we think of sexism, it's easy to think of *active* efforts to discriminate against women. But sexism also operates *passively* - like through our inaction on issues like childcare and paid family leave. In that context, return-to-office policies are sexist in consequence, even if not in design.
