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Thanks for the detail!

I spoke on a panel last week. In my remarks, I noted that the arts are not inherently a force for good. Right now, the prime example of this is the widespread institutional failure in the arts sector as it relates to the genocide in Gaza. Bravo to these protesters. Encore!

Just a ghoulish, evil attempt to deny Breonna Taylor justice and give a greenlight to future impunity for white supremacist violence.

More novel research: Currently reading the intro of Gemma Lucy Gibson's PhD dissertation "Body Positive Babes: An Exploration of the Contemporary Body Positivity Movement and the Acceptable Fat Woman’s Body." Been a while since I've read fat studies scholarship, and it's great to return to it.

I'm loving the book I'm currently reading. "Caring to Know: Comparative Care Ethics, Feminist Epistemology, and the Mahābhārata" by Vrinda Dalmiya. 🤯😍 I'm hoping this book will inform the ending of my novel.

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Alright everyone, one last push.

If you or anyone you know is:
- LGBTQ+
- 13-24 years old
- In the US

Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health.

It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :)

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I definitely see some parallels with the Oz election. But I’m glad for Australia that Dutton and the Libs lost so badly (including Dutton’s own seat!).

Well, the Canadian result wasn’t entirely good. The ruling govt is centre right and the new PM is signalling the same line of inaction on Palestine. Support for minor parties collapsed, including progressive minor parties, which saw gains for the Conservatives too.

Good luck. 🤞 Canada just had a federal election and although the result was mixed, I was so relieved the Conservatives lost.

Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.

Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.

Trump is freezing funding for universities they don't adr | CBC News U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made f...

"It's worrying that a leader of a political party in Canada would try to dictate how research funds will be granted," said David Robinson, CAUT's executive director. "This kind of American-style culture war has no place in Canada." #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Wild. Right after Cory Booker went viral for speaking on the "wretched truth about America," he just voted to keep arming a government that just officially achieved The Deadliest Conflict Ever for Journalists & executed and buried 15 paramedics and their emergency vehicles

Do you have social media and communications skills—and a drive to promote anti-racism in Newfoundland and Labrador? Anti-Racism Coalition of Newfoundland and Labrador is seeking a Social Media/Communications Coordinator. Applications close Sunday April 13. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/c9vav...

Why Electric Literature Isn't Applying to the NEA - Electric Literature The NEA’s new compliance requirements are anti-trans, so we aren’t applying

The NEA's new compliance guidelines are anti-trans, so we aren't applying. Today, we're asking our readers to stand with us. Please donate to help us raise $15K to replace our annual grant by April 15.

Read the full statement from Halimah Marcus: buff.ly/PJ0P801

Yes, she probably performed best in the English debate.

I still hated how she positioned herself as the progressive candidate by saying that Liberals shouldn’t be Conservative-lite … when she is Conservative-lite on Palestine.

Ongoing Vandalism at VE Halifax (TW for transphobia and neo-nazi references)   At the beginning of February our storefront was vandalized with transphobic graffiti scrawled in sharpie. Glitter Bean, also a queer run business, recei...

Venus Envy has issued a statement

Ongoing Vandalism at VE Halifax
venusenvy.ca/blogs/news/o...

Yes, none of them are great, but I appreciated knowing the differences between each candidate.

Judith Butler, philosopher: ‘If you sacrifice a minority like trans people, you are operating within a fascist logic’ A leading figure in feminism and gender studies, the thinker welcomes EL PAÍS in California after being voted one of the most influential minds in the world

Judith Butler: "Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic, because that means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice, and a third, a fourth, and then what happens?"

IMPORTANT: The leadership vote uses preference voting, not first past the post, so there is much more scope to vote with your conscience.

Details at www.cjpme.org/liberal_2025

Graphic with photos of the four Liberal leadership candidates. The text reads: How do the Liberal Leadership candidates compare on Palestine human rights? Frank Baylis: B- Mark Carney: D+ Karina Gould: D+ Chrystia Freeland: F

Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East has assessed each of the candidates in the Liberal leadership race in terms of their commitment to a foreign policy that upholds Palestinian human rights.

History is repeating itself.

There were more LGBTQ people removed from government during the lavender scare than were suspected communists during the red scare. They only really taught the latter in history classes.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lavende...

A new McCarthy era is upon us. Stupid, depressing, and dangerous as ever. I wonder whose name will carry the dunce cap in the history books. Too many are complicit. I’ll need to find upset and action, but for now I’m feeling grief at the dehumanization inherent to all this.

I hear reports both from the early polls and from peers that MANY voting cards did not arrive. You can vote if you bring ID and proof of address, even if you don't have anyone to vouch for you.

Elections matter!

Vote in Ontario's provincial election on Thursday. ✅

The Trump administration continues to use its many levers to push its transphobic agenda. I agree with Caraballo—this will not just be about sport.

For people in “Australia”: The People’s Inquiry into Campus Free Speech on Palestine has been established by a coalition of activists, academics, students, and legal experts. This inquiry is open to the public, and public hearings may be organised where appropriate. apan.org.au/peoples-inqu...

This year’s Trans Rights Readathon will run from March 21st to 31st, ending on Trans Day of Visibility. We hope you’ll join us as we spend 11 days reading, recommending, and celebrating trans+ stories, alongside calls to action to support the trans community both locally and globally.

NYT Hypocrisy: Outlet Criticizes Trump's Attacks On Trans People That They Helped Usher In The New York Times Editorial Board today released an opinion piece calling Trump's attacks on transgender Americans "shameful." The paper has been influential in fueling those attacks.

“The New York Times Editorial Board [has] published an opinion piece decrying the state of transgender rights under the Trump administration…. What the piece conveniently omits, however, is the Times’ own complicity.” www.erininthemorning.com/p/nyt-hypocr...

F*ck Big Book If you're trying to use your purchasing power to hold Trump and his gang to account, you might take a closer look at what you're reading. Big Book has been collaborating with the far right for years.

You’ve heard of Big Pharma, Big Media, Big Retail, and such. In this vital piece, Amanda Crocker writes about Big Book. (My conclusion? Small press forever. 💛 ) btlbooks.com/blog/view/fc...