Joanne St. Lewis

Black feminist law prof & artist who loves sci fi. Areas of teaching & research: social justice, counter-terrorism & art. Failing to engage is a living death!

[Joanne St. Lewis @firing_control]

Watching doc film #twelvethousand about child sex trafficking in Nepal. Goal to raise $ for safe homes for these girls #allyglobal #gowlingwlg #commonlaw

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My blogpost in Policy Options about What Trudeau’s Arabian Nights says about Cultural Appropriation https://t.co/vCGYUncZGs

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Carl James: role of the media...in shaping how development is understood. Our responsibility to counter the story. #africandecade #hrrecottawa

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Carl James: Ngos as the new missionaries. Does training of those working in development prepare them for the context?
Development not be a one size fits all where cultures and nations are interchangeable within a European frame #africandecade #hrrecottawa

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Thank you Julie MacArthur for drawing our attention to Abioseh Nicol’s poem The Meaning of Africa https://t.co/EvLmkAN6Ow #africandecade #hrrecottawa

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Julie MacArthur: diasporas are patterns of mobility...there are more diasporas within the continent than external to it. #africadecade #hrrecottawa

[Joanne St. Lewis @firing_control]

ICC offers victims voice and rights @ high cost - 12 years, 2 convictions, $1billion. Is it time to share Hague - based resources & strengthen national courts? #africandecade #hrrecottawa

[kiwanja @kiwanja]

This is what bravery looks like. #KavanaughHearings

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Retweeted Victoria Brownworth (@VABVOX):

So #MeghanMarkle will be known as the Duchess of Sussex. She will be the first to hold this title.

The first (and only) Duke of Sussex campaigned for the abolition of slavery.

Perfect.

#royalwedding

[Victoria Brownworth @VABVOX]

So #MeghanMarkle will be known as the Duchess of Sussex. She will be the first to hold this title.

The first (and only) Duke of Sussex campaigned for the abolition of slavery.

Perfect.

#royalwedding

[Joanne St. Lewis @firing_control]

Retweeted Atrisha Lewis (@atrishalewis):

A great new group has formed...! Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators (GROWL) has launched under the leadership of @tinahlie @lindsaysscott and Emily Lam! Thanks @PaliareRoland for hosting us last night.

[Atrisha Lewis @atrishalewis]

A great new group has formed...! Group of Racialized Ontario Women Litigators (GROWL) has launched under the leadership of @tinahlie @lindsaysscott and Emily Lam! Thanks @PaliareRoland for hosting us last night.

[Joanne St. Lewis @firing_control]

Happy to chat further @3millykiddwhite. Are you around uOttawa? https://t.co/0aEwHKZg2E

[Emily Kidd White @emilykiddwhite]

@jdebeer @uocommonlaw @firing_control This course looks just fantastic. I'd love to know more about it.

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Retweeted Jennifer Ditchburn (@jenditchburn):

ICYMI, @firing_control on how some contort #MLKJr words to criticize policies for racialized people. But King spent his life fighting for redress and action.
https://t.co/EsZv1qmw6n
#MLK50

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@jdebeer @uocommonlaw Txs for the shout out, @jdebeer! The launch was a wonderful success. It's on @OttawaHRREC til the end of May for those who missed it.

[Joanne St. Lewis @firing_control]

All policies need to be critically assessed but distorting the work of iconic heroes like #MLK to attack... https://t.co/92k9tbnTOg

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All policies need to be critically assessed but distorting the work of iconic heroes like #MLK to attack programs that would better Black lives is unethical & #culturalappropriation https://t.co/QSu4YnCioU

[IRPP @IRPP]

Read @firing_control on social inclusion, #Budget2018, and how Canadian contemporary race politics should integrate Martin Luther King Jr's message. #MLK #CdnPoli https://t.co/gCIVsMMV7Y

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Thanks @IRPP for publishing my post on how #MLK is appropriated to attack social justice initiatives https://t.co/bzsTxsqKsP

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#Trump should take #Anselmi advice: strive to be ego driven but not ego controlled

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#Anselmi good leadership are ego driven but not ego controlled @gowlingwlg