keisha st. louis-mcburnie

urban planner, researcher, writer, blah blah blah

[keisha st. louis-mcburnie @KeishaStLouis]

Round 3! All graduate students at @UofT are welcome to apply to join Chiyi and I in Planning and Designing for Community Power. We're thrilled to offer this seminar again with the support of @geo_uoft, @UofTCities and @UofTDaniels. Let's dream up alternative futures together!

[School of Cities @UofTCities]

.@UofT grad students: Apply now for Planning and Designing for Community Power. Learn how planning & urban design can create alternative futures, and what anti-capitalist planning and design could be in relation to land & property. Space is limited: https://t.co/63M1Zi19AH

[CP24 @CP24]

‘It’s disgusting’: 82-year-old discharged to motel after lengthy Oshawa hospital stay speaks out https://t.co/NW3Z41EG6C

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

[Chris Glover @chrisglover]

Mayors & Councilors across Ontario are demanding that Ford restore our democratic rights.

With Bill 100, Ford has canceled regional chair elections in 8 regions, and given himself the power to hand-pick chairs who will be able to overrule votes by a majority of elected Councilors.

#ONpoli

https://t.co/adoa5N83hT

[keisha st. louis-mcburnie @KeishaStLouis]

@rootchanj @VanityFair 100%! I had the exact same first thought, like what.

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

Monica Lewis died at the age of 86 on May 20. But those who knew her say her influence will continue to shape the neighbourhood for decades. https://t.co/xgpfvfXP3l

[Larry Savage @Prof_Savage]

Big first-contract win for Mississauga Walmart workers, but to truly transform conditions longterm, unions will have to scale up, organize across multiple sites, and build real sectoral leverage.

https://t.co/OYKtC7K3RX

#canlab

[The Grind @TheGrindTO]

To get to know how the new @TenantsUnionTO formed and how it could help renters across the city, @dgrdon spoke with co-chairs Sharlene Henry and @brunodobrusin. https://t.co/IvwYganCgV

[Scott Robertson @sarobertson_]

Wab Kinew: I reject the idea that we have to be slaves to surveillance capitalism in order to participate in the modern economy.

[Creeson Agecoutay @CreesOnCBC]

Canada continuing genocide against Indigenous peoples, an international tribunal has found https://t.co/OVSTDN2TnI

[CP24 @CP24]

#BREAKING: Missing Toronto girl Esther has been found safe https://t.co/GcJaaFMORS

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. https://t.co/cQz8oU5Wkh

[NBC News @NBCNews]

The NAACP launches a campaign calling on Black student-athletes to boycott Southern colleges in the wake of a Supreme Court decision that weakened the Voting Rights Act. https://t.co/6y460EsrjN

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.

The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

NAACP President Derrick Johnson statement on SCOTUS's Louisiana v. Callais ruling:

[John Bowker @bowker_john]

Ontario could seize most of Toronto Islands under proposed legislation: “It’s another real estate scam, and it’s much bigger than we initially thought. It’s potentially the entire Toronto Island,” said @chrisglover https://t.co/7wjNMNeBlc #onpoli

[Toronto Star @TorontoStar]

TDSB to end policy that saw high-needs schools get extra staff https://t.co/59fUKfQVBF

[Gabe Oatley @GabeOatley]

BREAKING: The Toronto District School Board is planning to slash about 484 elementary teacher jobs and about 123 secondary teacher positions next year. Major cuts are planned for classroom and ESL teacher roles and to the board's model school program. https://t.co/XZThw8pAf7

[stephanie allen @builtjustice]

As people age & cognitive impairment increases, checking for mail starts to lapse. I’ve heard many stories of seniors nearly or actually losing their home for missed tax notices. If caught in time, its by family providing support. This is systemic ableism.

[Tina Yazdani @TinaYazdani]

#BREAKING The Ford government is changing its freedom-of-information law to exclude the premier, cabinet ministers and their offices from FOI requests, removing the public’s access to their records.

[Not Now John @fryspati]

Hello I own 300 books and my screen time is 9 hours a day. I haven’t read in a week. And I just bought more books