Okay CBC Books Waddaya say. We can do a #CanadaReadsForKids I’ll host. Get kids to nominate 5 books (can even use the Forest of Reading SB fiction) - then we get 5 kids to defend. Final airs in June? RT kidlit types if you think this is a good idea

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The most insane thing about MN, or wherever racial injustice is happening (including here in Toronto) is that racism is entirely based on the pigment of someone's skin. Nothing else. Pigment. Tone. A chemical shade of color. Just horrid and illogical.

Covid art project - Soft Sculptures! #AGOfromHome

Not too late: A back-to-school task force - with policy-makers, teachers, principals, support staff, directors, students, parents, trustees, faculties of ed, reps from health and municipalities - could avert standoff, problem-solve & lead to coherent plan. peopleforeducation.ca/people-for-edu…

Keeping kids home is simply not an option for many. Marginalized communities with the highest prevalence of #COVID will likely be the areas with the highest % of parents opting for in-class instruction at (non-private) schools. Ontario Government must invest to make in-class school safe.

Investing in school safety will save more lives than buying 40,000 ventilators. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.”

Ontarians: Retweet if you are not a teacher but you support teachers and their unions as they fight to make schools safe for kids and staff. They need us loud! They are fighting for all of us right now. Thank you! #ETFO #SafeSeptember #onted

The traditional Jewish response to hearing of a death is Baruch Dayan HaEmet—Blessed is the True Judge, or Blessed is the Judge of Truth. It is theologically deeply complicated, and quite a way to end #5780. So, a more radical response: May her memory be for a revolution. #RBG

The Covid pandemic is driving a sharp increase in child labor. Schools are closed. Families need money. In the developing world this means more kids are being forced to work. suhasini raj and I traveled around India interviewing dozens of kids on the job. nytimes.com/2020/09/27/wor…

Pupils start the new school year in Taez, Yemen

Thank you Black Creek Community Farm for the lovely meal. And FTR, good suggestion to save the doughnut for morning coffee...but, couldn't resist! #takebccfhome

⚠️#SDG4: At the peak of the pandemic 1.6B children were not in school and now a year later, 800M are still suffering partially or fully disrupted #education. 🆘Children are also being pushed into abusive situations, from #earlymarriage to #childlabour! theguardian.com/global-develop…

This week my bill for 10 paid sick days will be debated in the Ontario Legislature. Retweet if you support 10 paid sick days and send Doug Ford a strong message. #onpoli #PaidSickDays #PaidSickDaysSaveLives #PaidSickDaysNow

Doctor on The Current on CBC Radio saying she had to help Children's Aid find a placement for 8 yr old whose parents both went into Humber River hospital with COVID. Most patients she's seeing are essential workers. Sick days. Vaccines to hot spots. Mandated PPE. Doug Ford do it now.

Hey friends Vaccine Hunters Canada -another tip For the EastEnders. x.com/ETHPnews/statu…

Holiday news: our pop-up vaccine team is coming to Nathan Phillips Square for 12+ year olds this Sunday. social medicine kicker: free ice cream with the vaccine 🍦

A campaign to vaccinate the rest of the world ($50bn-$70bn) would cost less than 0.1% of global economic output this year.

"If you have the ability to check out, it's because you have nothing at stake." — @caroloffcbc on why people should stay engaged with the news, even when feels overwhelming. cbc.ca/listen/live-ra…

The best of us. Rest In Peace Paul. 💔 #PaulFarmer