I'm just going to say this once here since I keep hearing this and haven't said much. @MaritStiles and her team has not reached out around reconciliation or conversations about "keeping doors open". I don't know why that keeps coming up, including at provincial council today. 1/
It's Trans Day of Visibility!🏳️⚧️
Let’s showcase that trans joy is powerful.✨
We invite everyone to share quotes, art, and work created by trans people and invite all of our trans friends to share what brings them joy by using the hashtag #TransJoyIsPowerful (1/2)
Great historic article! And thanks for using a photo of @StStephensHouse@tngcommunityTO parade marchers representing the modern parade! Pride is still political!
"Findings of the review are so scathing an internal memo sent to Toronto police officers warned them the next few weeks will be “difficult" as the public reacts to the disproportionate nature in which force was used against racialized residents." https://t.co/IhgJIVEgl8 via @cp24
Our staff just wrapped 2 half-days of training on providing trauma-informed care. Guess what #1 scenario among staff was: supporting disabled folks considering #MAiD because they cant access critical govt supports needed to live with their health conditions. How soul crushing!
“We must continue to approach disability within the broader matrix of colonization, questioning and challenging the ways in which dominant power relations recognize, regulate, and govern our lifeways.” Rachel Presley, Ph.D. https://t.co/axzUk5On0p
@DavidMeyers6 “Disability is not fundamentally a question of medicine or health, nor is it just an issue of sensitivity and compassion; rather, it is a question of politics and power(lessness), power over, and power to.” This.
Most of the 2.7 disabled people in Ukraine have been abandoned during this war, particularly those in institutions- a human catastrophe that’s getting little coverage in Western media. #ableism#StandWithUkraine https://t.co/DhUtJLZPLl
GOOD NEWS: Canada is prepared to welcome an “unlimited” number of refugees fleeing war in Ukraine.
You know what would be even BETTER NEWS?
If Canada was prepared to welcome an “unlimited” number of refugees fleeing war from ANY country.
CILT seeks folks with lived disability expertise for a cross-disability steering group. Members will co-lead a new 2-year project that aims to support greater inclusion of disability equity & access in Toronto/GTA nonprofit sector. For applications/more info: [email protected]
no no the truckers convoy do not get credit for the lifting of restrictions. it’s the millions of Canadians that stepped up for each other over the past two years and sacrificed so much to keep people they may never meet alive.
Alternative middle schools @tdsb have been struggling with cuts to teaching staff. If you are part of this system and struggling — Please sign this petition to help us make our voices heard — increase teacher allocation now.
Petition to add a .5 teacher to City View nearly at 200!! Please sign and support. @peterchang @AlexBrownWard12 @maritstiles@StephMDonaldson https://t.co/AS7P5Wko3s
🧵 MURA can help save affordable housing in @cityoftoronto, but the city has only invested $10 million in this vital program. Like @progresstoronto, we strongly believe that more money must be allocated to to MURA. Sign their petition!
Public Education Toronto—the more I learn, the more I see the tenterhooks. Teachers are hanging on. So many parents like me still believe in the promise of public education, as an equalizer, a tool to help things. @tdsb@StephMDonaldson @ChrisMoiseTO @SaveSAMS @AlexBrownWard12