Kathleen Forrester

Studying, writing, and teaching children's literature. PhDone. Words. Sun. Play. Queer kinning. She/Her.

[Kathleen Forrester @KMForres]

I am starting to read @ClaraKiyoko's debut YA novel Catfish Rolling, and am delighted to find I have a signed copy! Yay @VanWritersFest book store!

[World BEYOND War Canada @WBWCanada]

Here’s a handy map of companies across Canada that are arming Israel to help you join these days of action: https://t.co/afL3nI9pRN New info added daily. Plus an online action so you can let your MP know right now you demand #CanadaStopArmingIsrael and push for a #CeasefireNOW.

[Nick Estes @nickwestes]

At this point, Congress is just an arms dealer. No education. No access to healthcare. No housing. No clean drinking water. But we’ll finance your war.

[Kathleen Forrester @KMForres]

Bravo SFU school of Communication!

[SFU School of Communication @sfuCMNS]

Please see the following statement on the war in Palestine signed by members of the School of Communication: https://t.co/7eet6q0eta

[ayan. @artan_ayan]

The Director of the UN's New York office just resigned after thirty years at the organisation over the UN's handling of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians.

The entirety of his resignation letter is a necessary read but this first page blew me away.

[Martin Konečný @MartinKonecny]

Worth watching the Pakistan ambassador's speech in full, further challenging his Canadian counterpart👇

He explained that a condemnation of Israel was omitted to keep the tone soft; but pledged to table an amendement to add it in if Canada's was adopted.
https://t.co/Njd1bLEEpN

[Democracy Now! @democracynow]

Israeli historian and genocide scholar Raz Segal says Israeli leaders' dehumanizing language about Palestinians in Gaza and the IDF's conduct are cause for alarm. "We're seeing the combination of genocidal acts with special intent. This is indeed a textbook case of genocide."

[Jacqueline Woodson @JackieWoodson]

So @Scholastic has a No Diversity Option and Librarians have to Opt In to get diverse books now. Talk to me, folks. Other Options for Book Fairs? Happy to retweet.

[Avi Lewis @avilewis]

The fog of war lies thick all around. It’s so hard to sort out pebbles of fact from mountains of propaganda.

But here’s one thing I know: I’m just appalled.

Appalled by what Hamas unleashed: the slaughter of civilians, homes drenched in terror and raw vengeance. 1/8

[Remi Kanazi @Remroum]

In Gaza:

~97% of water is unfit for drinking

~56% live in poverty

~64% of youth are unemployed

~80% are reliant on international aid

~70% are refugees

And 100% are trapped under Israeli siege, occupation, and endless bombing campaigns. The timeline didn’t begin today.

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

i just think that if i had even a fraction of the wealth either of them had i would not spend my days drooling over a keyboard about how the most marginalized people in the world are oppressing me actually

[Kathleen Forrester @KMForres]

@emteehall There are so many wishy-washy racist things about this book. Including the penguin in the picture of this same baby "who was born on the ice" ... So your baby was born in Antarctica?!

[Kai Cheng, MSW, MSc, QMed, Extremist for Love @razorfemme]

I'm sorry you thought PRIDE meant "love is love." In fact, PRIDE was a stigmatized political protest decrying state violence & cultural dehumanization directed at social undesirables, which at the time included all those perceived as sexual deviants 1/4

[Kathleen Forrester @KMForres]

Extended application date for this fab M.ED program in Children's and YA Lit @sfueducation, @SFU. Apply by April 14. Spread the word! #ChildrensBooks #kidlit #BCeducators

[Kathleen Forrester @KMForres]

Just a few days left to apply for this great new MEd in in Children's Literature @sfueducation . Awesome people, including Dr. Elizabeth Marshall, are putting this new program together! Evening/weekend classes. Workshops with authors/illustrators. PLEASE SHARE :)
@Ch_Lit_News

[Kathleen Forrester @KMForres]

@JenReub Woohoo! Can I attend on zoom?

[Robyn Maynard @policingblack]

Avg. rent in the city is 2500/month, which is 30K/year. Avg. CUPE Ed worker salary is 39K/year. Remember who to be mad at if schools are closed due to a strike: blame falls squarely on the man denying early childhood educators and custodians the right to basic decent living.

[Kathleen Forrester @KMForres]

The @bcndp is about to disqualify @AnjaliApp from their leadership race. Doing so would divide our party & undermine our democratic process.

Have your say about the importance of democracy & healthy debate: https://t.co/L3MuJNiR82 #LetHerRun