Melanie

RSW. Community activist. Policy nerd. Let’s talk about charities. Views are my own.

[Melanie @activistmel]

Our students need more than your condolences. Our students need proper safety precautions in the Bahen Centre (a glass ceiling, safety nets) and proper mental health services. @UofT, let’s talk about how we can move forward and protect our own in the future.

[University of Toronto @UofT]

We are saddened to report that a U of T student has died on the St. George campus tonight. Counsellors and Chaplains will be available to support students today from 10am - 4pm at the Health and Wellness Centre in the Koffler Student Services Centre, 1st Floor, Room 111. (1/4)

[ConnexOntario @ConnexOntario]

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[Dominic HK Beaudry @DhkBeau]

In Ojibwe our phrase for ‘unlearning is learning’ is ‘aanjikendan wii kendaman’.

[Melanie @activistmel]

@TTChelps Earlier today some people were gathered around the main doors at Dundas West, wearing costume masks and what looked to be some sort of TV screen monitor like a vest, playing graphic and violent videos. I walked by quickly but was so disturbed. Did anyone else see this?

[Noah Kahan @NoahKahan]

Happy Monday

[Jake Tobin Garrett @jaketobin]

So we’re spending $1 billion on an elevated highway to shave a couple minutes of time for drivers but we won’t spend a few million to even maintain TTC service levels. Cool cool cool.

[LIMITLESS MIND @limitlessmindon]

PLEASE READ SLOWLY:

If someone is falling behind in life, you don't have to remind them. Believe me, they already know. If someone is unhealthy, they know. If someone is struggling in their relationships, with money, with self-image, they know.

[Melanie @activistmel]

“But doesn’t everyone have OHIP anyways?” No. Here’s who would all be excluded:

https://t.co/D9fkLjON6P

[Melanie @activistmel]

Keep in mind that this mandate will influence 500,000+ people. This is a real statement:

“Instead, the government will rely on the goodwill of physicians who often exercise a moral obligation to care for uninsured persons without being compensated,” the OMA said.

[Andrew Boozary MD @drandrewb]

This is devastatingly cruel.

[Melanie @activistmel]

“Actually, life is beautiful. And I do have the time.”

[Nick Logan @nick_logan]

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm not shutting up. I will always stand up for women and girls, cis and trans,” said ⁦@FaeJohnstone⁩. #lgbtq #transrights

Story via ⁦@ybrend⁩ https://t.co/x7t9No82dV

[Melanie @activistmel]

And that’s a wrap on #LI2023! Mega massive thank you to @Frayme_Cadre for a fantastic experience with tons of food for thought. A busy few days meant I didn’t get the chance to chat with as many folks as I would’ve liked to - but I’m sure we will cross paths again!

[Melanie @activistmel]

Step back from the idea of reinventing the wheel. Instead, join forces (and funding relationships) to build a whole car, build a house if you want to. - @theonlyrjjb #Frayme2023

[Melanie @activistmel]

Great Big Stories? As a person who talks a *lot,* I’m too excited to be in this space. I’m sure we will all be overloaded with information and ideas over the next two days, though let’s try to remember the energy and the inspiration that comes along with it. #Frayme2023

[Melanie @activistmel]

Gearing up for my flight out to Vancouver tomorrow to see the lovely people at #Frayme2023! Very excited to see the city and the ocean. Very very excited to chat mental health, groundbreaking research, and advocacy with old friends and new. 🧠 @Frayme_Cadre

[Melanie @activistmel]

I’ll never forget the moment when a client asked me, right at the end of a therapy session, if they should go to the hospital that night - make up some lie in the ER - to be able to have a warm place to sleep. We need warming shelters. People are dying.

[Teri Hart @TeriHart]

Can we keep warming centres open now?

[Joycelyn Longdon @JoycelynLongdon]

Environmental justice solutions that just ✨make sense ✨ – a thread.

[NYT Science @NYTScience]

For three days earlier this month, astronomers gathered to hear and discuss the first results from the telescope. The event served as a belated celebration of the Webb’s successful launch and inauguration and a preview of its bright future. https://t.co/2Btkj3cmAL