Kirsten Francescone

#Anthropologist, Assistant Prof @TrentUniversity. Former LA Coordinator @MiningWatch; #mining #anthro #climatecrisis. opinions my own.

[Kirsten Francescone @k_francescone]

Please to announce my new Tenure Track appointment at @TrentUniversity in the *new* Human Rights and Global Justice program! So grateful for everyone who made it possible (it was a TEAM effort) and humbled by my great colleagues and students.

[Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur oPt @FranceskAlbs]

The Israeli Army is now targeting starving children in the head and testicles in Gaza, while terrorising others, together with violent lunatics, in the West Bank.

These past 650 days, Israel has written one of the darkest pages of human history.

And it is absolutely sickening that the EU leadership rewarded this country with more economic partnership instead of putting an end to the genocide.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Palestinian photojournalist Abdel Rahim Khudr breaks down after discovering the loss of 48 family members in an Israeli air attack that hit his home in northern Gaza on the first day of Eid al-Adha.

[Tyler Levitan @LevitanTyler]

Perfect time for 🇨🇦 to make an official apology to the ethnically cleansed Palestinians for its role in covering over their demolished homes w/ “Canada Park”. It must also demand apartheid 🇮🇱 grant them the right to return to their lands & help fund rebuilding their villages.

[Kirsten Francescone @k_francescone]

Electoral reform + more radical alternatives.

[Canadian Labour @CanadianLabour]

We combed through the records and found that Poilievre has voted against workers over 500 times. One throwaway line about workers doesn’t undo that record. It’s not a slip-up, it’s a strategy. Poilievre’s platform shows he’s determined to leave workers behind. #Elxn45

[Canadian Dimension @CDN_Dimension]

NEW: The “fascism experts” ditching Yale for Toronto's Munk School appear unaware that the academic centre was founded by one of Canada’s most infamous oligarchs, whose company Barrick Gold has been linked to grave human rights violations around the world. https://t.co/fT3cMk9OWT

[Steve Morgan @capmorganbfd56]

Thank you to @G_Horts for honoring our fallen brother Chris Francesscone in a moment of silence at @opffa Seminar this morning.

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

The UN human rights office has expressed horror as at least 200 Palestinian children were killed in Israel’s renewed attacks on Gaza this week.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: https://t.co/EDnCpPnYJC

[CU Sociology & Anthropology @CUSocAnth]

Congratulations to Nahla Abdo, who has been named the winner of the inaugural National Medal for Excellence for Feminist Scholarship in Canada!
https://t.co/ssWnAbaDzL

[World BEYOND War @WorldBeyondWar]

Canadian military bases = 2 million+ hectares of stolen, contaminated Indigenous land. While Canada funds Israel’s war machine, military recruiters target Indigenous youth. Tonight, protesters are saying NO. #CloseBases now! @WBWCanada @TorontoWBW

[OPFFA @opffa]

A heartbreaking story from @CTVToronto's @NatalieCTV about how common #OccupationalCancer is among #firefighters.

[Brandi Morin @Songstress28]

🚨 BREAKING: Victory for Wing Chief Sleydo’ (Molly Wickham), Shaylynn Sampson, and Corey Jocko as BC Supreme Court confirms RCMP violated their Charter rights during the 2021 Wet’suwet’en pipeline blockade.

A BC judge found RCMP breached Charter rights during the 2021 Wet’suwet’en pipeline blockade arrests. Justice Tammen ruled that officers made racist comments about sacred Indigenous symbols - specifically mocking Sleydo’ and Shaylynn Sampson for wearing red handprints, which represent missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.

Justice Tammen ruled RCMP illegally:
- Entered structures without warrants, using chainsaws to break in
- Made racist comments mocking sacred symbols of MMIWG
- Showed “systemic attitudinal issues” within their pipeline enforcement unit (C-IRG)

The court acknowledged this is part of a pattern of systemic racism against Indigenous women in the justice system. While the contempt charges weren’t dropped, the judge ordered reduced sentences due to these serious Charter violations.

This ruling validates what land defenders have been saying all along about racist and illegal police conduct during pipeline enforcement.

#WetsuwetenStrong #LandBack #MMIWG #cdnpoli #bcpoli

[Kirsten Francescone @k_francescone]

Why don’t we just also acknowledge that trumps attacks on SA are also likely- as are most exe orders of late- in retaliation for their support of #Palestine at the ICJ. @TheCurrentCBC

[International Association of Fire Fighters @IAFFofficial]

🔥#FireFighterCancerAwarenessMonth 🎗️

Understanding how your #cancer may or may not be covered by legislative presumptions is important.

Check out these #IAFF factsheets for more information on how legislative presumptions may impact your coverage
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[World BEYOND War Canada @WBWCanada]

Ben Machine declares itself the only company in North America that can produce the necessary components for the F-35's electro-hydraulic actuation system. Not another F-35! #ArmsEmbargoNow

[Kathy Price @KathyMPrice]

🚨#PaloQuemado #Ecuador "The presence of armed forces in Indigenous and campesino territories not only seeks to intimidate the population but also reveals the intention to continue favoring the interests of mining companies, violating human and collective rights." Important🧵

[Forensic Architecture @ForensicArchi]

NEW: ‘A Cartography of Genocide’. Since October 2023, we have collected and analysed data related to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Our findings indicate that Israel has systematically targeted all aspects of civilian life. https://t.co/UUxYqpTF72

[Kirsten Francescone @k_francescone]

Time to boycott the @Raptors

[Quds News Network @QudsNen]

Security at a stadium in Toronto, Canada, kicked out a fan from a Raptors game for wearing a hat featuring a map of Palestine.

[Kirsten Francescone @k_francescone]

@CanadaGeneva I wonder if this has anything to do with CIJA lobbying GAC on 09/27 (reg.77566711189). Or any of the over 117 lobbying communications since Oct. 2023. ATIP submitted. Stay tuned to find out.