megan marie

Disabled Femme. she/her. Disability confinement researcher & writer. Creator & host @invinstitutions. I like sharing soup & supporting community.

[megan marie @pinkcaneredlip]

A closer look at poppies and the workers who make them show us the connections between incarceration and institutionalization in Canada.
At their core, both systems remove and isolate people from their communities under the guise of rehabilitation and support.

[Briarpatch Magazine @briarpatchmag]

.@PinkCaneRedLip writes about the workers who help assemble Canada's 19 million plastic #RemembranceDay poppies:

Prisoners and people labelled with intellectual/developmental disabilities, some of whom earn just $0.01 per poppy.
https://t.co/VnmsU1u3Km

[Louise Kinross @LouiseKinross]

😮2 months before a #disabled woman starved to death in a B.C.-funded home-share, a staff person from the overseeing agency visited, but neglected to open her bedroom door to ensure she was well. https://t.co/aVmyOaK0IX

[Housing 4 All is Hot @ahouse4all]

In the midst of all this chaos, the city of LA is still conducting sweeps against our unhoused neighbors.

Ppl are asking us for a replacement tent and a dog leash while it's literally raining ash bcs the city took their only shelter away during this inferno.

I am so disgusted.

[Gaza Notifications @gazanotice]

🚨20 Victims in Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Since Early Morning, 12 of Them in the Northern Gaza Strip

Israeli drones continue to target residential areas in Gaza, with the latest random attack on Al-Jalaa Street in central Gaza City, where fire was opened on a crowd of civilians.

[Charis Hill | they/them | 🇵🇸 😷 @BeingCharisBlog]

Before Tinu left us, we talked about what she wanted moving forward.

She said she wanted her work in assisting those who are struggling to continue.

If you are struggling today, leave your links below.

If you can assist, please do in Tinu's memory.

[Dennis Ward @DennisWardNews]

A woman from northern Manitoba with no criminal charges spent a month in jail after public health officials ordered her detained to treat her tuberculosis, even though she wasn't infectious at the time. By ⁦@kristinannable⁩ & ⁦@cbarghout⁩ https://t.co/Z6rAnvIJY6

[BeadsAgainstFascism 🇵🇸 @beadagainstfash]

I don't have the ability rn to plug this frequently enough to get the help I really need. I'm in pain, in bed since yesterday, haven't eaten in over 24h and would really like to. Sorry friends. I know so many need help rn and $$ is so tight. 😞

[Quds News Network @QudsNen]

Palestinian child Razan Barbakh has succumbed to her injuries sustained during the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

She had been appealing for help to open the Rafah crossing and allow her to travel.

[Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund @DREDF]

Private equity hurts Disabled people by cutting essential services and putting money over care. Learn how these companies take over healthcare providers, home care services + hospitals, leading to staff layoffs, worse care, + fraud in our new report. https://t.co/aJxVsDk5WT

[Leslie Harris @ProfLMH]

Meanwhile, the struggle over human remains in museums continues. UPenn continues to obfuscate its actions regarding the disposition of two of the youngest victims of the 1985 MOVE bombing in Philadelphia. See below and 1/2

[Ottawa Citizen @OttawaCitizen]

Opinion: Ontario must resist move to 'forced treatment' for drug users https://t.co/tlJfhizKwq

[Spencerpress @Spencerpress]

Ontario must resist the pressure from mayors to move to 'forced treatment' for drug users, three experts say.
We cannot warehouse people to pretend we’ve solved underlying drug and other issues. #onpoli #ottnews @OttawaCitizen @djnontario https://t.co/ujo6USzvFc

[Garth Mullins @garthmullins]

Today John Rustad & BC Conservatives vowed to re-open Riverview - that creepy Edwardian mental health hospital he closed when he was in power. @Crackdownpod takes you inside, showing the real horrors through the eyes of my great grandmother Rosa Mullins. https://t.co/hdk2W6iAVN

[kendal david @kendaldavid]

latest from me and @pinkcaneredlip about the canada disability benefit! 🆕🆒

[Disability Justice Network of Ontario @djnontario]

Ontario's "big" Mayors, like Jan Liggett and Cam Guthrie (and their pals like ex-Mayor Fred Einsenburger) want the right to imprison Disabled People under the guise of "involuntary care" while we live our lives and struggle against injustice. We can't let them win.

[Terrill Tailfeathers @Terrilltf]

3 Indigenous people killed by cops in 4 days and now Canadians are feeling emboldened to try run Indigenous protestors down and our “National leaders” are too busy trying to help the feds normalize genocide to say anything.

[Mosab Abu Toha @MosabAbuToha]

Hello, World. No need to hurry up. We are no longer waiting for you. We are down, down under the rubble.