Marc Higgins

Settler scholar working on Treaty 6 territory at the University of Alberta, unsettling STEM education, critical and creative methodologies, he/him/his.

[Jared Wesley @DrJaredWesley]

Opinion: Alberta universities must answer for use of force against protesters https://t.co/eCpBOjh2w4 via @edmontonjournal

[The Progress Report @ProgressAlberta]

Another resignation as Selena Couture has resigned from the Faculty of Arts' diversity, inclusion and equity committee because of the violent sweep and the subsequent misrepresentations by university president Bill Flanagan.

[The Progress Report @ProgressAlberta]

Another resignation as Isabel Altamirano-Jimenez has resigned from the Faculty of Arts' diversity, inclusion and equity committee because of the violent sweep of the protest camp and the "subsequent misrepresentation of student, staff and faculty as a threat to the university."

[The Progress Report @ProgressAlberta]

Natalie Loveless, the associate dean of equity, diversity and inclusion at the University of Alberta, has resigned from that position over the violent sweep by police of a peaceful anti-genocide protest in the U of A quad.

[Marc Higgins @MarcRHiggins]

https://t.co/nKxXxncZCf

[Marc Higgins @MarcRHiggins]

Echoing Maria, Volume 2 of Reimagining Science Education in the Anthropocene is here, it's 100% open access, and it's filled to the brim with rich critical and creative chapters and interviews tackling climate crisis and intertwined wicked problems! https://t.co/nKxXxncZCf

[Maria F.G. Wallace, Ph.D. @MFGWallace]

Finally!! It’s here! Volume 2 of Reimaging Science Education in the Anthropocene 100% open access!!!!

So thankful for all of the contributors & @ co-editors’ love, care, and patience while this second volume made its way into the world!

https://t.co/gA5TiQpUKR

[Nora Loreto @NoLore]

Forest fires, eh? Let's take a look at who is running Canada's biggest oil and gas companies.

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

If you are recommending masks instead of requiring them, that means you know what is the right thing to do, but you'd much rather placate a minority of selfish anti-maskers instead of protecting the health of the majority.

[Adam MacVicar @AdamMacVicar]

The Treaty Six Chiefs have released this statement following their meeting with Premier Danielle Smith today.

"It was clear from our discussions that Premier Smith does not understand Treaty or our inherent rights nor does she respect them," the statement reads.

[Marc Higgins @MarcRHiggins]

And, all the more reason to talk about the politics of educational policy in teacher education programs.

[Marc Higgins @MarcRHiggins]

Oof.

[Jared Wesley @DrJaredWesley]

So, apparently, this resolution on systemic racism is slated for debate at the UCP convention this Saturday afternoon?

[Marc Higgins @MarcRHiggins]

This reeks of “anti-racists are the real racists.”

[Shane Burley בד @shane_burley1]

There is a lot of confusion about what the term "ecofascism" means and how environmentalism has historically had some connections to white supremacy, nativism, and far-right politics, so here is a reading list of useful resources to understand this complicated subject. *thread*

[Brianna Wu @BriannaWu]

1/ I am convinced the disillusioned young men that will lose everything in the upcoming cryptocrash will turn to fascism, not socialism, as they look for someone to blame.

To them, crypto is a way out of the American trap of nonexistent wages for a generation.

[Marc Higgins @MarcRHiggins]

Like, I know what I'm digging into next week.

[Marc Higgins @MarcRHiggins]

Here's a freshly published special issue on "Education and ecological precarity" in Curriculum Inquiry that takes up Indigenous and Black ecologies as well as anti-colonial pedagogies!
https://t.co/wVNFfhCuvJ

[Childish Blackdino @dele_ogunrinola]

“People of Color” is not the progressive, PC, term you think it is. Let’s discuss why and provide useful context as to why you should discard it from your vocabulary entirely and it should be removed from academia and literature moving forward.

[Slow Factory @theslowfactory]

One of the claims Elon Musk makes again and again, in between breaks to post memes, is that Tesla and EVs are vital to our green future. But, like most of his claims, he doesn’t back this up, so we decided to look into it. (🧵!)

[Sarah Burch @SarahLynnBurch]

Speaking as an @IPCC_CH Lead Author, these are some of the most important new messages from the #climate report out today: (🧵)

1. For the first time we’re seeing evidence of real, sustained decreases in greenhouse gas emissions from some countries.

But take a breath because…