Derek Hall

Pol economist at Wilfrid Laurier. Joined Twitter to fight for Ukraine. Laurier is on the territories of the Attawandaron, Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee Peoples.

[Derek Hall @derekahallpolec]

I’m thrilled that my review and critique of social science arguments about ‘the commodification of everything’ is out in Environment and Planning A. https://t.co/pEzocfaynn

[WLUFA @WLUFA]

Exciting news! #EarthDay2024, WLUFA celebrates our commitment to sustainability. We're thrilled to kick off a series of insightful blog posts by our Climate Action Committee, analyzing Canadian universities' decarbonization commitments. https://t.co/1ZkvebvNbN #ClimateAction

[Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières @MSF_canada]

We are once again calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Since yesterday, intensified bombing from Israeli forces is causing Northern Gaza to be razed to the ground.

The whole Strip is being hit, civilians have no place to take shelter.

Our full statement: https://t.co/Ua3YtcZ24u

[Chief Rabbi Of Ukraine Moshe Azman @RabbiUkraine]

Another terrible crime by the Russian army: more than 50 people died from a direct missile hit! people - residents of a village in the Kharkov region.
My deep condolences to families of victims...

[IPES-Food @IPESfood]

UN calls for action on #debt distress and corporate concentration of our food chains:

"Debt burdens are crushing many developing countries… Widening inequalities, growing market concentration and mounting debt burdens cast shadows on the future"
#debtcancellation #foodcrisis

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

This morning I explained to my beautiful 5-year-old how her ancestors were once stolen from their mommies and daddies and sent far away to residential schools. It was difficult to explain the horrors of what happened- that we wear orange (it’s Orange shirt day at her school today) to remember the children- without overwhelming her with fear. I did it in a way that her little mind could understand. But the babies, some younger than her that were taken, didn’t have the love and care that children desperately need to grow, learn and thrive.
She is light skinned, because I am Native and French and her father is white- so she would’ve been protected and not targeted for the evils that took place during this era. But I still think of how completely broken I’d be if my child had been stolen, and I’d have been threatened with jail if I tried to stop them. I don’t think I would’ve been able to go on with life, and many couldn’t.
She is proud to wear orange today, she is free to do so. Remember, this happened in our lifetime. So today, hold your babies close. And say a prayer for the families and survivors who are grieving and on their healing journey. Take action to be a partner in reconciliation. 🧡🧡🧡

[More Transit Southern Ontario @moretransitso]

This is excellent news. There is huge demand for travelling between Kitchener-Waterloo and Toronto on weekends. We want to see permanent weekend GO train service between the two regions as soon as possible.

[IPES-Food @IPESfood]

The wheels are coming off voluntary carbon offsets. Top projects worth $1.16bn are ‘likely junk’

“The voluntary carbon market is actively exacerbating the #ClimateEmergency. We cannot afford to waste any more time on false solutions.”
https://t.co/56f5WTYYPi

[Prof. Ryan Katz-Rosene @ryankatzrosene]

Hey y'all, have a look at this interview I did with @Matthuber78, now published in Studies in Political Economy. This interview kicks off a whole series featuring multiple responses to his book (coming next issue), and then Matt's eventual reply: https://t.co/xvZg1KNh2F

[The Globe and Mail @globeandmail]

In defence of the good old, tedious (and yes, sometimes boring) student essay https://t.co/S6j6VNYHrk

[Ukraine Solidarity Campaign 🇺🇦✊🏽🚩 @UkraineSol]

Russian leftist Boris Kagarlitsky has been arrested. We call for his release.

However Kagarlitsky is no hero of the left. He has a very dubious record of failing to oppose, and even apologising for, Russian imperialism; and has done immense damage on the Ukrainian question.

[Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS) @ceobs_org]

By expanding its targeting to include #Ukraine's agricultural and industrial facilities at #Danube ports, Russia is threatening yet another @RamsarConv site with conflict pollution - the Danube Delta is one of the most important wetlands in Europe. #biodiversity

[Jessica Green @greenprofgreen]

perhaps too little too late, but @CFTC is starting to look under the hood of voluntary carbon markets. great reporting by @josephbwinters w quotes from @freya
https://t.co/CWSZjjrrbd

[Derek Hall @derekahallpolec]

Care to explain why Russia is not to blame for the direct consequences of "Russia's action", aka the blockading of Ukraine's ports, massive missile attacks on Ukraine's grain facilities, and threats to sink civilian ships carrying grain?

[Julia Ioffe @juliaioffe]

Odessa is one of the most charming cities on the planet. It is also essentially sacred to every Soviet Jew. It was the center of so much culture and history, the birthplace of Soviet Jewish humor. So many of us, myself included, have roots there. It's why we call it Odessa Mama.

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“For those of you who are interested in statistics, this is a five-sigma event. So it's five standard deviations beyond the mean. Which means that if nothing had changed, we'd expect to see a winter like this about once every 7.5 million years.” https://t.co/NnVnjRtc8W

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

Cultural center in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. It housed the humanitarian headquarters and was used as an aid distribution point for the civilian population. In the morning, russian terrorists shelled this place with cluster munitions.

[Defense of Ukraine @DefenceU]

russian terrorists continue their war on grain. Last night, they attacked the grain infrastructure on the Danube River with Shaheds. Three drones were shot down by air defense. Unfortunately, as a result of the attack, six people were injured and a grain hangar and cargo storage tanks were destroyed.

[Tanya Richardson @browndanube]

Yes - very much looking forward to this discussion alongside my amazing co-thinker and writer @DaryaTsymbalyuk Thanks to @UkrEnvHum for the invitation to share some thoughts.

[Tanya Richardson @browndanube]

#KickRuOutUnesco

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Odesa’s main Orthodox cathedral. Established in 1794, destroyed by Stalin in 1936, rebuilt under an independent Ukraine and destroyed again by Putin in 2023. One of several historical parts of central Odesa, a UNESCO world heritage site, hit by Russian missiles strikes today.