UofT Back Campus

Suzanne Conklin Akbari, born on and returned to Lenapehoking. Changed by a 2013 battle to save open space and grass, now working for green spaces everywhere.

[UofT Back Campus @BackCampusGreen]

This speaks to me, so much: the struggle to save the open green space of #UofT's Back Campus in spring 2013 has shaped all of my work since then. I'm so grateful to have learned from that time, though sad that we lost the space and the grass: https://t.co/kqFsJU9hRO

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

When I was a community organizer, there were times I fought for things and lost.

But during those fights, we built relationships, networks, and most importantly power. And that, within itself, was a win.

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

Héctor Bellerín @HectorBellerin has once again used his voice for Palestine, reminding us football can be a powerful platform to send positive messages.

He also pointed to FIFA’s double standards. Football stood with Ukraine, but failed to do the same for Palestine.

[Jill Tucker @jilltucker]

If you ever doubt how magical this world is, one day you will decide to go to a World Cup watch party in Oakland that you found online to root for a country where you spent two years trying to coax English out of the mouths of Cape Verdean teenagers. 1/7

[UofT Back Campus @BackCampusGreen]

@porterairlines @loganairports The bus is outside! Thank you for enjoying my rage tweeting today and the mystery of the Billy Bishop bomb scare (13/13)

[UofT Back Campus @BackCampusGreen]

An incredible new low from @porterairlines and @loganairports - PD2947 landed in Boston just before 3 pm and had to wait for a gate (1/n)

[UofT Back Campus @BackCampusGreen]

@porterairlines @loganairports Interestingly there was a controversial bomb threat situation at Billy Bishop in 2022, so maybe they want to keep today’s excitement out of the media (12/n) https://t.co/F9slpAclNR

[Gabriella "Biella" Coleman @BiellaColeman]

A new meme template is born

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

We all knew these situations were going to happen, and so did FIFA. Yet they still allowed the World Cup to go ahead in the U.S. They are not receiving anywhere near the level of scrutiny they should.

[National Newswatch @natnewswatch]

First Nations chiefs say civil disobedience an option if Alberta referendum proceeds https://t.co/dv5LbjNxbI #nationlnewswatch via @natnewswatch

[Reuters @Reuters]

CORRECTION: Israel plans major settlement push across occupied West Bank https://t.co/1MGC3gNXdo

We will delete a post that referenced Israel’s latest settlement push as being seen by many as illegal; Israel’s settlements in the occupied West Bank are deemed illegal under international law

[Lara Friedman @LaraFriedmanDC]

HEADS UP! While attention focuses (understandably) on the House effort to legislate new US-Israel military relations via the FY27 NDAA, the Senate is quietly doing something similar via the FY27 Intell Authorization bill. Buckle up — it's a big deal. 🧵

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