Émile Sopkowe

Émile Sopkowe

@sopkowe.bsky.social

Educator in Newfoundland and Labrador. Runner, parent, textile artist, settler. Vice President of the NLTA Gender and Sexual Diversity Special Interest Council 🏳️‍🌈Trans Youth NL facilitator🏳️‍⚧️NLTA Barnes award; NL human rights commission champion award.

133 Followers 103 Following 30 Posts Joined Nov 2024
5 days ago

Happy international women’s day to all the women out there, with a special shoutout to 🏳️‍⚧️ women.

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3 months ago
A group of people in matching rainbow letter shirts  that say “NLTA”

Ascension school staff looking great in their shirts from the @gsdsic.bsky.social

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7 months ago
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GSDSIC @StJohnsPride today

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7 months ago
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8 months ago
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8 months ago
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Thousands party at Budapest Pride in clear message to Orban - BBC News A giant crowd throngs the Hungarian capital, championing LGBT rights and defying PM Viktor Orban.

Budapest bans a pride march. So more people than ever show up. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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8 months ago
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Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers Association members, come walk with the NLTA Gender and Sexual Diversity Special Interest Council in the St. Johns Pride parade!
Complete this form to let us know you’re coming docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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10 months ago
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GSDSIC - Rainbow Prism Award Rainbow Prism Award for 2SLGBTQ+ Equity in Education

Nominations are open for the second Rainbow Prism award for excellent in 2SLGBTQ+ equity in education.
More info here: sites.google.com/view/gsdsic/...
Nomination form
Here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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10 months ago
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GSDSIC - Board/Executive Nomination Form (2024/2025) In preparation for the Biannual General Meeting (BGM) of the Gender and Sexual Diversity Special Interest Council (GSDSIC), we are now accepting nominations for both executive and board level position...

Nominations are open for the NLTA Gender and Sexual Diversity Special interest Council. Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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11 months ago
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This.

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1 year ago

Can anyone provide some advice for a university of Toronto medical school interview?
They are asynchronous (by video).

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1 year ago
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Almost 2 years ago, a call out for testimonial from students about the importance of GSA’s lead to a conversation with folks in Ottawa regarding this national memorial. This week they sent out this for the students. You just never know what may come out things when you toss something out there.

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1 year ago
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Pour une histoire des Noirs au Canada | Séries | ICI TOU.TV Dans cette série d’animation, on raconte la vie extraordinaire de membres de la communauté noire qui, par leurs parcours inspirants, ont marqué l’histoire canadienne.

Great resources for Black history month en français ici.tou.tv/pour-une-his...

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1 year ago

Yes!

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1 year ago
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Royal St. John's Regatta gets more inclusive, and one activist says that's needed now more than ever | CBC News The Royal St. John’s Regatta is adding a new category that will allow non-binary and mixed-gender teams to compete. St. John’s Pride representative Eddy St. Coeur says it’s a move that was needed.

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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1 year ago

Listening to premier Furey defend the over $200,000 spent guarding a war monument that also cost a colossal of amount of money, while families are struggling to put food on the table and all the shelters in the city were full Sunday night…

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1 year ago

Overwhelmed by the state of affairs with our neighbour? This is not a coincidence, overwhelming us, and leaving everyone hopeless is a deliberate tactic. One little concrete action: if you can, delete your Amazon account. (I recognize this may be more difficult for people in remote places)

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1 year ago
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@gsdsic.bsky.social for youth age 8-17

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1 year ago
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My art exhibit based on rural queer identity went up at MUN a couple days ago, and I receive this message. Not gonna lie, I bawled my face off, and then felt pretty angry that young queer folks are still caught up in this political
BS hatred.

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1 year ago
TikTok - Make Your Day

If you watch nothing else tonight, listen to this. vm.tiktok.com/ZMkxSYkDb/ Reverend Budde. What an incredible act of compassion and courage.

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1 year ago

My favourite part of online teaching during Covid was seeing all of my students pets.

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1 year ago
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We will look back on this action and recognize it as the crime against humanity that it is. Removing legal recognition for trans people does not make them go away, just as it did not conversely mark the beginning of history for trans people. We have always been there, and always will be.

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1 year ago

My jh students today were casually talking about how life was going slow but fast, that they were living their life, but it simultaneously didn’t feel real, the word dissociation was tossed into there. I remember being their age and thoughts like this, when things were objectively somewhat good…

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1 year ago
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Our low-key Star Wars work tree.

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1 year ago
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Pretending to be fancy at an Arts event.

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1 year ago

Ah, the first Bluesky haters post. Congrats ^^ you win the haters prize 🥇 Let me guess, you’re also opposed to trans women and Pride events?

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1 year ago
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Thanks for nothing, Walmart.

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1 year ago
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People in the St. John’s area, if you are able to purchase something extra, or have something nice that your great aunt gave you that someone else would love to offer as a gift, consider donating here.

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1 year ago
Trans day of remembrance. Nov 20 6-8. An image of candles in trans flag colours.

St Johns: vigil tonight 6-8 at The Lantern.
If you do not understand why this day is necessary, take a moment today to learn a bit about the history of trans people, particularly BIPOC trans women.

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1 year ago

Just joined, hoping for an @edusky.bsky.social community that takes a stand against misinformation, particularly when it impacts 🏳️‍⚧️ kids.

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