Angela Tozer (she/her)

I'm teaching a graduate level seminar on community organizing this semester. One of the fun parts has been revisiting some old organizing 101 manuals. Here's one by SDS published in 1968.

archive.lib.msu.edu/DMC/AmRad/do...

*Important* At the Senate on Tuesday, the President summarized the Province's plan to cut University funding across the province by 10%. This is nuclear, amounting to ~50M divided among the four universities. (While Irving pulp and paper is to get +45M for tariff relief.) But it is not yet a done deal. All university and union presidents are responding firmly. Please write to your MLA asap. There is not much time.

Dear Hon. Susan Holt, It has come to my attention that the budget for universities in the province may be cut by $50 million. I am writing to plead with you to reconsider. New Brunswick universities like the University of New Brunswick--recently ranked tops in Atlantic Canada and 14th in the country ahead of Western and Ottawa by TIME Magazine--serve a vital role educating the young people of this province. Our constituency is our own children. These proposed cuts would have a catastrophic impact on institutions that quite frankly require more public investment not less. This would be an incredibly short-sighted decision, with devastating long-term impacts. I hope New Brunswick can count on you to reconsider and put its young people first, ahead of corporate interests. Many thanks, Nathan Kalman-Lamb Associate Professor of Sociology, University of New Brunswick

Catastrophic higher education news in New Brunswick: the Liberal government of my MLA @susanholtnb.bsky.social is potentially going to cut 10% of the budget for universities—$50M across 4 schools when much *more* funding is needed, not less.

The impact would be devastating.

Please share, NBers.

watching the Kid Rock TP USA "halftime show" and the Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime show really makes a great case for why we need to fund the humanities

A picture of bad bunny with the word love

Bad Bunny understood the assignment…

Haiti’s Lost Billions (Published 2022) The staggering sum Haiti paid for its independence cemented its path to poverty.

Have you ever seen this article about Haiti's lost billions? We just discussed the Haitian Revolution and the "double debt" in my decolonial class last week, this was one of the readings: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

when they say "political" they mean a challenge to white supremacist imperialism. Read up on the history of Haiti and how their "sin" of defeating one of the most powerful Empires in the world in 1804 resulted in centuries of the west's intentional punishment of Haiti.

ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities. Here’s what it can — and can’t — do | RCI Alberta MP calls on Canada to shut down U.S. immigration and customs operations north of border.

ICE has offices in 5 Canadian cities and has been part of major police operations. Given its role in escalating fascist authoritarianism this should be a clear NO. Abolish ICE and its transnational reach. ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/en/news/...

Canada needs a strong anti-colonial and anti-imperial political party.

"ICE was, in fact, the domestic arm of this (post-911) imperial warfare...we cannot separate imperialism from domestic militarization" settler colonial societies "are intrinsically based on expanding the frontier and intrinsically based on the logic of genocidal elimination"

You could actually structure your moral code around the idea that law enforcement doesn't exist to execute people. You don't have to create perfect victim narratives, you can just refuse to accept that the state gets to kill people.

Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police Reading List In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we offer an extensive reading list about border and police ab...

Yes, literally.

they're still boldly 2+2=5 'ing us even with all of the videos. Learn how to protect yourself against DARVO (Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender) abuse tactics. Because they work, even on the most self-aware of us.

All are welcome! The Department of Historical Studies' 10th Annual Black History Month lecture will be at the Fredericton Public Library for community accessibility 😊

This gif is amazing

Haiti’s Lost Billions (Published 2022) The staggering sum Haiti paid for its independence cemented its path to poverty.

Remember when Citigroup's predecessor got the American government to deploy Marines to rob Haiti's national bank and take the loot to NYC and then invade and occupy Haiti a year later for the next 19 years and then re-institute slavery? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Vicious fascists and milquetoast leaders

Charivari - Wikipedia

Charivari or "rough music" has been used by the people for centuries to target violations of community norms. The goal is to make as much noise as possible. Community power manifests in many ways en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charivari

'Be as courageous as you can': 20 lessons to fight fascism - Halifax Examiner Timothy Snyder's book On Tyranny.

Understand that Canada already has the structures in place that allow for what is happening in the US. Structures rooted in colonial-capital power dynamics of domination, punishment, and control. Resist seeking power as the first step in resisting fascism. www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

There is *no* ethical use of genAI. It is built on stolen art, through exploitative labour, and every day as they train new model and answer query, they burn immense amount of energy & water.

It has no place in our field, none.

my favourite part about this is how it characterizes being a historian as just obliviously spewing dates and nouns at people.

Mark Carney Took Speech Ideas From Billionaire-Founded ‘Build Canada’ The pro-AI and fossil fuel group tells DeSmog that it’s great to see its ideas “get taken up by government.”

Oh my GOD.

This is the Shopify broligarch-involved pet project to influence Canadian policy.

Build Canada told journalist Taylor Noakes that Carney's office "has reached out to Build Canada on occasion to ask about our memos."
www.desmog.com/2025/12/08/m...

I do for real though! It's the rose coloured glasses of nostalgia 😅

ah, I miss this scene

‘Can’t police our way out of this,’ Fredericton official tells meeting on public safety | CBC News At an open house event Wednesday night, Fredericton city and police officials spoke about the challenge of addressing rising rates of mental health needs and homelessness, stressing a need for help fr...

Just FYI, the "public" in "public safety" also includes people with addictions and unhoused/ homeless peoples not just NIMBYs who want their "increased trail lighting" and "security cameras program." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Canada named most positive leader on world stage According to a study by Ipsos, Canada remains the top country expected to have a positive influence on world affairs.

We did it everyone, we won this year's Most Capitalist With A Human Face award! Pipelines, broken treaty relations, impending ecological disaster—service with a smile :) cultmtl.com/2025/11/cana...

Test of Canada’s public alerting system, Alert Ready, coming Nov. 19, 2025 - The Weather Network Mark your calendars: A nationwide test of the Alert Ready, Canada’s National Public Alerting System, is scheduled for Wednesday, November 19, 2025.

On Nov 19th there will be a Canada-wide emergency public alert test. If you have a hidden phone the "Alert Ready" tone will still sound even if the phone is on silent/ do not disturb. The link shows when the test will happen by region #survivors #ipv www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/life...

If you happen to be in Fredericton tomorrow be sure to check out this fascinating lecture!!

YouTube video by Adam J Duncan "Along Came Joe" (Joe Carter song)

last time the Bluejays won the World Series it was 1993 and this song played seemingly non-stop on Toronto radio stations, and it's like I'm 11 again www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZSg...

Massive internet outages and yet outlook still persists 😔

Media poster advertising talk by Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon titled "Cinematic Ruin: My Bloody Valentine and Industrial Crisis in Cape Breton, 1979-1990." 318 Harriet Irving Library, 4-6pm, Monday November 3rd. All are Welcome!

Join us on Monday Nov 3rd for Dr. Lachlan MacKinnon's talk on industrial crisis in Cape Breton-- a theme highlighted in the film My Bloody Valentine. All are warmly welcome!!