Recently I have been travelling through northern Kurdistan, and have met with Kurdish people from all different kinds of backgrounds. They told countless stories of the current systematic oppression and repression they face – especially from the Turkish state –, as well as a

CANADA POST IS NOT A BUSINESS, IT IS A PUBLIC SERVICE. Way too many grown ass adults somehow don’t understand this. Anyhow, solidarity to the workers.

Amnesty International’s new landmark report concludes that Israeli authorities have committed – and still are committing - genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip. Full report, out now. #EndGazaGenocide amn.st/6014Q6K9g

building more jails instead of housing

so you agree that boycotts are an effective and legitimate political tool?

Judge finds RCMP violated Charter rights of Wet’suwet’en land defenders: entering & raiding without warrants and using extreme racism against Indigenous women. "I view the conduct as extremely serious involving racism directed towards Indigenous women" cbc.ca/news/indigenou…

FWIW, it was John Tory’s administration and city council in 2022 that locked Toronto into 11 contracts with private companies until 2029 to handle most of the winter maintenance and slashed penalties charged to contractors for poor or slow service: secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda…

Despite Doug Ford’s scandals, cuts to public services, and corporate handouts, he keeps winning. What’s his secret? Ahead of the next Ontario election, Negro Frolics breaks down the formula to Doug Ford’s success.

Thanks to community members, educators, students, panelists who registered and were in space for this important conversation on ways to sustain equity, decolonizing, antiracist education in these challenging times and keep justice work Beyhan Farhadi, PhD moving forward. Many ideas on how

🚨CALLS-TO-ACTION - NO TO ONTARIO BILL 33🚨 📣Do NOT mandate police(ing)-in-schools ‼️ FOUR digital & remote calls-to-action that you can take part in TODAY‼️ ➡️Sign the online petition ➡️Send an email ➡️Make a call ➡️Comment on Gov’t Proposal 🔥 LINKS: policingfreeschools.ca/ontario-take-a…

After advocacy from students, families & the ARPCF, TDSB stated the yearbook photo with keffiyehs should not have been covered. Unaltered copies are now available.

🔥SPEAKER🔥 📣 Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, PhD (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Equity at the OISE, U of T. Her research focuses on surveillance technology in public schools, online education, and resistance to neoliberal restructuring.

📣 JOIN US—DIGITAL TEACH-IN 🔥 Dr. Beyhan Farhadi, PhD (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of Educational Policy and Equity at the OISE, UofT. Her research focuses on surveillance technology in public schools, online education, and resistance to neoliberal restructuring.

‼️IN 2 DAYS‼️ 🔥NATIONAL DIGITAL TEACH-IN 📣Policing Through Technological Surveillance: The Media Story Behind Surveillance in Canadian Public Schools Led by Assistant Professor Beyhan Farhadi, PhD, OISE, UofT ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #PolicingFreeSchoolsCA #PolicingFreeSchools #PoliceFreeSchools

Do not miss our September 22 webinar "How to write a proposal for CSSE" (12pm) led by Beyhan Farhadi, PhD! Register here - utoronto.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

The panel discussion at the ⁦Centre for Leadership and Diversity, OISE⁩ 6th Annual Intl Conference features Alison Mitchell, ⁦Beyhan Farhadi, PhD⁩ Beyhan Farhadi, Dr. Camille Logan, Teralyn Phipps, Dr. Vidya Shah moderated by ⁦Educator⁩ Students are welcomed at reduced rates. Reg link below ⬇️

So excited to share that my new book Online Learning and the Politics of Access in Public Education will be published this January (2026) by University of Toronto Press ✨️ The title says it all! utppublishing.com/doi/book/10.31…