Kyle Kirkup

My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇

www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...

The HRREC is proud to announce the appointment of Professor @anneslevesque.bsky.social (@uocommonlaw.bsky.social) as the Gordon F. Henderson Chair in #HumanRights 2025-2028. Her term will begin in July 2025, and we look forward to welcoming her to the Centre!

➡️ bit.ly/4jb8alr

HIV criminalization and the Canadian government’s failed law reform project: Another. Incredible. Disappointment. Surprise! | CATIE Blog The Government of Canada has broken its promise to reform the laws that criminalize people living with HIV. In November 2024, the Federal Justice Minister’s office informed the Canadian Coalition to…

HIV criminalization and the Canadian government’s failed law reform project, from Chad Clarke & Colin Johnson

blog.catie.ca/2025/04/02/h...

##HIVISNOTACRIME

if I send you this it means I’ve done zero prep work but I’ll get by

#WhiteLotus #TheWhiteLotus

A new book – “Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Legal Journals” – edited by Professor Yan Campagnolo, looks at how academic journals can responsibly harness the power of AI.

Join the book launch on March 27 at FTX.
bit.ly/4kNS2I4
@uottawapress.bsky.social
@uottawa-innovation.bsky.social

We are excited to share that The Honourable Julie Thorburn, judge of the Ontario Court of Appeal, will be joining us for a fireside chat at the Emilio Binavince Student Research Colloquium!

Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/colloque-d...

Rejoignez-nous pour notre événement vedette de l'année, le Colloque de recherche des étudiante Emilio Binavince, le samedi 15 mars ! Les billets sont gratuits et comprennent le déjeuner et le dîner ! Inscrivez-vous ici : www.eventbrite.ca/e/colloque-d...

Join us for our flagship event of the year, the Emilio Binavince Student Research Colloquium, on Saturday, March 15! Tickets are free and include breakfast and lunch! Register here: www.eventbrite.ca/e/colloque-d...

LEAF is looking for a skilled, inspiring, feminist leader to serve as its next Executive Director LEAF's Executive Director oversees the organization according to the strategic direction set by the Board of Directors. They are an ambassador of the goals and vision of LEAF, promoting the rights of ...

LEAF is hiring a new Executive Director. Please share this with people in your networks who may be a good fit!

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Congratulations to my colleague @adodek.bsky.social, who has not one but two books on the Hill Times' top 100 books! www.uottawa.ca/faculty-law/...

Congratulations to @jcyliew.bsky.social on being shortlisted to CBC’s #CanadaReads2025 for Dandelion.
Here are photos from book launch at Ottawa Art Gallery back in 2022.
Also in the photo @kylekirkup.bsky.social & Don Kwan. #ottawa #photography #sonya7iv

Rappel ! Le colloque de recherche étudiante Emilio Binavince accepte des soumissions jusqu'au 31 janvier ! Si vous avez travaillé sur un mémoire de recherche ou si vous avez déjà complété un projet de recherche dont vous êtes fier, pensez à le soumettre ici : rdo-olr.org/fr/colloque-...

Reminder! The Emilio Binavince Student Research Colloquium is accepting submissions until January 31! If you've worked on a major paper or have previously completed a research project you're proud of, consider submitting it here: rdo-olr.org/student-rese...

The Canadian Law and Society Association annual conference will be held next June 11-13 in Saskatoon! Please share with your networks.

Abandoned my legal academy in canada list plan bc @roojinhabibi.org UOttawa had a better one. Thanks Roojin! She's added the few extras i had. One cannot (yet) convert list ->starter pack. Instead, find her List via her profile, "Pin to Home", it's in yr feeds. Bskylists are all public btw.

My departing remarks, delivered at a farewell event in June 2023. @carolmliao.bsky.social's been trying to get these out of me for a year now.

Policy Options is now on Bluesky. Please add it to your news and commentary feeds.

Hey, I started a Trans Studies starter pack, but it needs more names. I can add them, I think. Here it is, so far: go.bsky.app/UAtsVTH

A Probably Incomplete List of Bluesky User Safety Mechanisms Protecting your posts • disabling replies on your posts • limiting replies on your posts to people you follow, mention, or include in specific lists • disabling quote posting on your posts • detaching your post from someone else's quote • changing the above interaction settings even after a post is sent hiding replies to your posts for yourself or for everyone • self-labeling your media for adult or graphic content to protect other users • limiting account visibility only to logged in users • note: this is not 100% enforceable but all major bluesky clients and apps support it Limiting your interaction • blocking users from seeing or interacting with your posts • if you block after an interaction, they vaporize • if they've replied already, the entire thread below their reply is cauterized for everyone, floating in space detached from your post • note: your blocks are publicly visible via 3rd party apps • muting users to remove them from your notis and feeds, and hide them in replies • note: your mutes are private • muting or blocking entire moderation lists of users • note: inclusion in a list is public via third party apps. muting a list is private, blocks via a list are public • subscribing to other people's mod lists • note: your subscription is private, muting & blocking work the same • subscribing to labelers (moderation services) from bluesky or third parties o decide whether to show, warn, or hide posts that have been labeled in each category • report content that should be labeled to bluesky and/or third parties labelers

one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk

as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media

here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed

It's great to see so many academics and some journalists moving to Bluesky. I think another key to cementing Twitter/X's irrelevance is to get politicians out of there and over here too.

Anyone doing a #cdnpoli Starter Pack for politicians?

Critical mass of @theglobeandmail.com journalists are posting on Bluesky now and we have a handy starter pack for yall go.bsky.app/QZnYg2Q

Freshly updated Law Starters. It's a law starter pack for all of us new here and enjoyed Lawtwitter in the before times.
To be added, throw me a follow or just ask. Only adding accounts with profiles and posts to mitigate bots. Follow & support each other.

go.bsky.app/FFBDDa3

Thank you! What a great resource.

Welcome to bsky Kyle! I've been compiling a list of all Canadian law faculty here - hard to see who the members are, but literally any law faculty, grad student, adjunct or research centre I've been finding as been added to this list. You're on it too now: bsky.app/profile/did:...

Assistant Professor Job Family: Academic Leadership and Faculty Union affiliation: APUO Faculty/Department: Faculty of Law - Common Law Section Campus: Main Campus Date Posted: October 17, 2024 Applications must be recei...

Deadline is fast approaching for these two positions at the uOttawa Faculty of Law (Common Law Section): uottawa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uOttaw...

Specific needs in admin law, constitutional law, commercial law and tax law. Faculty are awesome & Ottawa is a great place to be!

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Hello from the other side.

Hopefully the people who run this platform fully understand the many reasons why a mass exodus of people has fled toxic X, and will do their best to ensure this place never becomes anything like that.

Thank you!