Being Black in a predominantly white work environment makes you hypervisible. In my eval, the comment “I don’t see you very much,” was made. Another colleague said, “We don’t want to bug you. It’s helpful if you’re close by.” Y’all. I’m going to do my best to articulate this 1/

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In Toronto, Walter Froebrich went to the emergency room three times in ten days. His friends say he was turned way every time, instead he was given antibiotics.

He never fought, he politely left. Then, he died from his injuries.

globalnews.ca/news/9323950/w…

Today's Parkdale Market pop-up was cancelled. We have our holiday treats at the shop instead!
- Turkey Spice & Cranberry Blondie ice cream sandwiches
- Vegan Egg Nog & GF Gingerbread ice cream sandwiches
- Vegan Candy Cane Crackle choco tacos (gf)
- Cinnamon Bun choco tacos (gf)

Students at York Memorial CI have organized WALKOUT today to protest:

1.POLICE VIOLENCE and SURVEILLANCE

2.RACIAL VIOLENCE

3.UNSAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

JFAAP, Parents of Black Children, & PolicingFreeSchools have endorsed the #Memostrikes rally.

Erica Ifill They never would have gotten past 'call the police' without you on that panel.

Lisa Romaniuk Seriously. Which shows they have no clue about what’s actually going on and instead of listening to those who do they got defensive and protected their egos

Enraged and heartbroken at the news unfolding in Winnipeg.

Jeremy Skibicki, a serial killer preying on Indigenous women,
describes himself as official member of far-right fascist movement 'Holy Europe.'

Gendered misogynist settler colonialism is fascism. cbc.ca/news/canada/ma…

'Since Jared’s death, his mother, family, and a community of supporters have been working non-stop on a public advocacy campaign to bring attention to the killing of Jared, as well as all Indigenous people killed by police across Canada.'

#JusticeForJared globalnews.ca/news/9319251/i…

This article implicitly advocates for harsher sentencing and the criminalization of people living at the intersection of systemic failures. Typical of Ottawa Police Inspector Jim_Elves 🇨🇦 🖤💙🖤 to uplift calls for violence against community members by reframing white discomfort as a 'safety' issue.

At this time last year, Moo Shu began the process of becoming a Certified Living Wage employer via @OnLivingWage. Raising wages meant that we needed to raise prices. With concerns that people would be priced out, we initiated a suspended scoop program inspired by... (1/4)

Analog Blurb💫Trust Kids by Hari BelaFunkay 👐🏾 'if you want to practice non hierarchical relationships & listening, to engender autonomy, solidarity & entanglement at once - this is for you! This multi-voice anthology has me working harder in the best ways - maybe you also.'MassyBooks

Cops are the predators that they warn us about.

Absolutely vile.

#AbolishTheRCMP

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My very REAL house hippo, with an important message. #BreakTheFake

Police were never created to ensure the safety and well-being of communities.