Gender Equity Committee PSAC 610

Working towards the empowerment of women, trans, 2spirit, non-binary, intersex, & genderqueer folks in the PSAC 610 Union of Teaching Assistants and Postdocs💜✨

[Karen Attiah @KarenAttiah]

“Rarely, if ever, are any of us healed in isolation. Healing is an act of communion." - bell hooks

[Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks]

rest in power, bell hooks 💔

[Raquel Willis @Raquel__Willis]

wow. #restinpower bell hooks. She will forever be essential to Black feminist thought.

[Jaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel]

One of the most awkward and important questions I have learned to ask is, "What is the compensation for this project?"

Academics are often asked to provide an exorbitant amount of unpaid labor for others' projects. Learning to value my labor more has been hard and rewarding.

[Gender Equity Committee PSAC 610 @GenderEquity610]

@unitehere @HelloFresh WOOOWWWW

[First Evening Star @OnaagoshinAnang]

I’m finding folx are asking what they can do to be better allies to Indigenous folx when they haven’t read either the TRC or MMIWG2S report. Read the docs. There are 94 & 231 recommendations contained w/i.

There’s your answer. And, be mindful of your demands to Indigenous folx.

[Gender Equity Committee PSAC 610 @GenderEquity610]

Happy Bisexual Visibility Day! 💙💜💗

[Safe Campus Coalition @sccontario]

In response to the sexual violence committed against members of our Western community last Friday, we will be staging a walkout to stand with survivors and demand change.
#ProtectOurStudents #BelieveSurvivors #MakeCampusSafe #WesternUniversity #WeDeservetoFeelSafe

[First Evening Star @OnaagoshinAnang]

I wish politics weren’t so much about how much power one can gain but more about loving, supporting and showing compassion to those around us.

Imagine where we would be if everyone’s basic needs were met - housing, food, medical & mental health supports, education etc.

[The Nap Ministry @TheNapMinistry]

Unravel from toxic individualism. You do nothing by yourself. Your whole life is a collaboration.

[Nathan Petrangelo 🌹☀️🌳 @Holobrine]

People need to understand that the point of confronting history isn’t to just feel bad about it, it’s to identify the problems that still need to be solved, and then to solve them

[Dr. Monica Cox @DrMonicaCox]

Instead of showing me your diversity statement, show me your hiring data, your discrimination claim stats, your salary tables, your retention numbers, your diversity policies, and your leaders’ public actions against racism.

End performative allyship.

[Kayonne Christy @KSChristy1]

Is it imposter syndrome or is it white supremacy? Is it imposter syndrome or is it misogyny? Shifting the locus of blame from myself to the structure has put lots into perspective for me.

[TA/PD Union@ Western @PSAC610]

Members, the by-election for the three remaining Executive positions (Social Science Chief Steward, Postdoc Chair, and postdoc Chief Steward) will take place tonight at 5 pm! Please check your emails for the meeting agenda and Zoom link #UnionStrong

[Jules From EOA @JulianPSAC610]

Remember @Western GTAs and PostDocs, there is a @PSAC610 byelection for Chief Steward Social Sciences, Chief Steward PostDocs, and PostDoc Chair tonight at 5PM.