@anndouglas.bsky.social
Author of 26 non-fiction books, including NAVIGATING THE MESSY MIDDLE (a book about midlife). Trying to teach myself how to write my first novel. Passionate about democracy and social justice. http://anndouglas.ca
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade." ~ Charles Dickens, GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Icicles at golden hour, late winter.✨
That kid clearly deserved an “A.” 😂
Everyone needs a whistle.
These three paper sculptures will be included in an upcoming exhibit at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute (yes, Peterson of Field Guide fame!) entitled Art that Matters to the Planet: Beyond Beauty, in Jamestown, New York.
I love the fact that we were both blessed with new babies in our families on Thursday. Congratulations to you and your family, Julie. Looking forward to hanging out in the baby zone with you. 💗
When I served on the board of directors of a non-profit, I was required to avoid even the *perception* of conflict of interest.
Remember that you are more likely to become disabled than not.
You can be disabled by illness, injury, climate disasters, war, police brutality, unmitigated pandemics, lack of access to healthcare, etc.
Disability justice is for us all, and it’s foundational to all other forms of justice.
In case you missed it, late yesterday afternoon the Ontarion government pulled funding and told the remaining provincially funded supervised consumption sites will be forced to close by June 13.
More of our friends and family members and neighbours are going to die because of this awful decision.
It’s Long Covid Awareness Day (which I think should be the Ides of March, for reasons that will become clear.)
Some of you have heard this before. But I wanted to share my Long Covid story, because I think you should hear it.
On my birthday in November 2022, I woke up with Covid.
"On March 15, supporters of people with long COVID, along with those raising awareness, will gather at Queen’s Park at 2 p.m., showing it’s never too late to care about COVID." @teachrprecarity.bsky.social
www.thespec.com/opinion/cont...
A very accurate list. I would buy a calendar that featured these seasons. (“At least there are no bugs” is the mantra that carries me through this time of year….) 😂
I am trying to remember the names of the non-winter seasons….. (Do we have non-winter seasons?) 🤔
Please call Ford to say, "NO!" to his latest move to avoid accountability. Earlier today, I did and got right thru.
Ford ☎️ (staffed 24/7): 416 325-1941
This is being applied retroactively. With the Ford government's record on ethics as compromised as it is, this is so shady. It smells like a cover-up.
And kudos to @globalnews.ca for being like a dog with a bone trying to force transparency and accountability on a government fighting it. #OnPoli
I have officially entered my Grandma era. Baby arrived safely late last night. I am completely over the moon. I knew I would be happy but I hadn’t anticipated being moved to tears each time I look at the photo of my granddaughter wrapped up like a tiny baby burrito. My heart…. 💗
Warning: LOUD wind!
A one-minute panorama from the end of the spit, to take in the glorious colours as the sun got close to rising.
I realized at lunch one day this week that it was impossible to catch up on everything that had happened in the war over the course of a couple of hours. And that was just one of the many crisis situations I was trying to track. There is so much corruption and moral depravity all at once.
I have about a million tabs open in my browser with stories I want to share and I cannot keep up. There is just so much bad news and completely egregious actions by politicians that I can't post it all. I've been media scanning forever and it's never been like this.
Protect your brain. Wear a mask (for viruses and air pollution). Use a bike helmet. And go cautiously about what skills you offload to computers. This is a mom post to all you beautiful brains. Just …we need you in top condition to create a radically just and sustainable future.
#Ontario #wastewater graph updated with March 1 data
- Kingston, London, Peel, Toronto updated: wwater.ca/Ontario
- Also updated: AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, QC, SK
- All graphs now include data from the past 36 months (3 years), if available
wwater.ca
Source: health-infobase.canada.ca/wastewater/
#Toronto - a pharmacy with 30+ COVID-19 Moderna doses that need to be used before Sunday, please share!
Min. 3 months from previous dose, no OHIP required:
- today until 7:30pm
- tomorrow 10am-5pm
The Rx Pharmacy
692 Mt Pleasant Rd, Toronto, ON M4S 2N3
+14163220001
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How heartbreaking and exhausting to have all those safety nets fail you in such a major way. Absolute abandonment.
“Women-dominated jobs like teaching, nursing and service work are hit harder by COVID + many precarious workers have no paid sick days, sick leave or a guaranteed living income. These jobs have many racialized women workers. COVID is an intersectional justice issue impacting every justice struggle.”
Okay, we have a winner. 🏆
Already 1,100 children killed or injured in Trump and Netanyahu's illegal war. And 800,000 people displaced in Lebanon.
www.unicef.org/press-releas...
The cost of my reporting stared me in the face last week, when two Nazis showed up to try to intimidate me for my journalism on a private night out.
But that’s far from the only fallout of my latest investigation.
I took a few days, watching the reaction -- and now I’ve got much more to share:
“The conflict risks engulfing the wider region in catastrophic armed violence and threatens to set yet another precedent of total impunity for some of the world’s strongest military powers."
This is horrifying. I am so sorry you are having to carry this huge worry on your own. I hope other people come to their senses and do their part to help keep your son safe. It takes a village and all that….
Will anyone stand up to Ford? My airport column makes a rare appearance on the front page of the Toronto Star today. Local democracy steamrolled. Backroom decisions. Liberals acquiescing. Feckless & weak establishment carrying his water. Fait accompli? Read here:
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...