kenya thompson

PhD student @YorkUFGS, writer/advocate/researcher elsewhere. Probably reading.

Feeling morally ambiguous abt how to best engage in the social internet!

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

New publication alert! Check out our latest report, “Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of workers earn less than $20 an hour,” and accompanying Profiles on Low-Wage Work. #nspoli https://t.co/4OhKbRcXAL

[John B. Holbein @JohnHolbein1]

timeless

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

Christine Saulnier (@CSaulnierHfx) and Kyle Buott—co-authors of "Building Inclusive Communities: A Policy Agenda for Nova Scotia Municipalities that Leaves No One Behind”—joined The Grand Parade podcast to discuss the report.

Check it out! https://t.co/58pKXU9DLT #nspoli

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

@NewDawnCB @cupenovascotia @CanadiansOrg @ACORNCanada “Municipalities must step up and ensure that renters in their communities are not worried about losing their housing and have safe, affordable housing in good repair,” says Heather Clark, HRM Mainland Chapter Chair of @ACORNCanada. #nspoli

[kenya thompson @khftho]

I co-authored a thing! Check out this very cool report on how municipalities—the level of government closest to communities—can be stronger in Nova Scotia.

#nspoli

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

New report! “Building Inclusive Communities: A Policy Agenda for Nova Scotia Municipalities that Leaves No One Behind”_ _lays out how to realize social and economic justice through policy that improves people's lives in communities across NS. #nspoli
https://t.co/BUf13p16XV

[kenya thompson @khftho]

Congrats to @_MFriendly, an absolute dynamo of a woman, whose activism and mentorship has sustained Canada’s child care movement, upon whose shoulders all us care policy researchers/activists stand.

A very worthy recognition of a life dedicated to a worthy cause! #cdnchildcare

[Morna Ballantyne @MornaBallantyne]

Congratulations @_MFriendly for your well deserved appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada. Your brilliance and persistence has guided the child care movement in Canada and has made all the progress on #cdnchildcare possible. https://t.co/80n1mNMtSO

[LP&R - @leavenetwork.bsky.social @LeaveNetwork]

Our Annual Seminar has begun!

Special thanks to Karina Gould (@karinagould), Canada’s first Cabinet minister to take maternity leave, for sharing about her experience and helping the Canadian country team welcome international Network members to Montréal!

[John Green @sportswithjohn]

Gentle reminder that we are a brand-new species.

[Mandy McHugh @WriterACMcHugh]

This Maggie Smith always

[kenya thompson @khftho]

Come work with me at my fave regional chapter of my fave policy research organization!

#nspoli

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

Our team is expanding! We’re seeking a Fund Development & Communications Officer to support Nova Scotia’s @ccpa office, and expand our reach and impact.

Interested? Apply here: https://t.co/AJH2rkEbYz #nspoli

[Mac Crane @mcrane12.bsky.social @mcrane_12]

I wrote down lines my 3 year old has said over the past few weeks, cut them up, & rearranged them into a poem & it sorta slaps?

[Child Care Now (Nova Scotia) @ChildCareNowNS]

Earlier this week, we were invited to @nsleg to present to the Standing Committee on Human Resources for an update on @nsgov progress implementing the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care plan, signed with @Canada in 2021, to build a child care system across NS. #nspoli

[kenya thompson @khftho]

Catch me at the NS Legislature next week with @ChildCareNowNS! 📢

[Child Care Now (Nova Scotia) @ChildCareNowNS]

We’ll be at the Nova Scotia Legislature (@nsleg) next week, speaking on the importance of building an inclusive, accessible, high-quality, non-profit system of early learning and child care for children, families, and educators across the province!

#nspoli #cdnchildcare

[Child Care Now (Nova Scotia) @ChildCareNowNS]

Not able to make our event on Sunday? You can join in on the celebrations and advocacy by sharing messages of support for midwives and child care workers who make care happen across NS! Tag us (@childcarenowns and @midwivesNS), or use #chalkforcare to share your creations!

[CCPA-NS @CCPANS]

Statistics Canada (@StatCan_eng) just released the most recent poverty and food insecurity data for 2022—and Nova Scotia’s rates are alarming. #NSpoli #cdnpoli

[Meg @megannn_lynne]

may joan didion move you to really really live in the world today

[kenya thompson @khftho]

I’m headin’ home! Catch me at this family-friendly event celebrating parents, caregivers, educators, and midwives who provide invaluable care to children and families across Nova Scotia! #nspoli

Facebook event here (are people still on Facebook?): https://t.co/GuoCCBo1Ne

[Child Care Now (Nova Scotia) @ChildCareNowNS]

Join @ChildCareNowNS and the Association of NS Midwives (@MidwivesNS) for family-friendly event celebrating all mothers and caregivers, including Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) and midwives, who need a strong child care system and midwifery in NS!

[Nan McFadgen (she/her) @NanMcFadgen]

Not a surprise that the NS Conservatives want to make Child Care a for-profit industry. As space for Child Care grows it must be public, our child care is not a business it's an investment in our society. #nspoli @cupenovascotia

[Child Care Now (Nova Scotia) @ChildCareNowNS]

Yesterday, @BeckyDruhan, Minister of @nseducation, asked @JennaSudds, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development, to allow @nsgov to provide public funding to private, for-profit child care centres. #nspoli #cdnpoli #cdnchildcare